“Lights” Out

October 3, 2006 by Dan in News with 3 Comments

Tobacco companies suffered another blow, when a federal judge denied a request to let them keep marketing “light” and “low tar” cigarettes until an appeal is settled in their case. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled in August that the cigarette makers violated racketeering laws and misled the public about the health consequences of smoking.

Do you think this is right, or are the cigarette companies just punching bags for a bigger problem?

biga

personly, i see this as great. and may i ask what the bigger problem is? this is dealing with something that has been overly proven to cause cancer and other problems, and not even by those who smoke, so i have no problem with it.
Adam

It seems no one is taught about personal responsibility anymore. EVERYONE knows these days that smoking is bad for you, and some people still choose to do it, it’s their choice. I think the Rob Reiner/Anti-Smoking episode of South Park hit the nail on the head as far as this issue is concerned.
Jake

Like Adam said, there’s a lack of personal responsibility. As opposed to allowing people to face the consequences of their actions, we’re given a law to abide by because we apparently can’t decide for ourselves. Now to be honest, I hate cigarettes (I’m a pipe and cigar guy though) but if someone chooses to smoke them and dies as a result, chalk it up to survival of the fittest–if you’re dumb enough to smoke cigarettes, it’s better for the rest of us that you not propagate the species.

As far as misleading the public about health concerns–everybody knows cigarettes are bad for you. People still smoke them anyway. I haven’t seen that South Park episode, but “Thank You for Smoking” just came out on DVD and it’s definitely worth a watch.

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