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smokers sueing tobacco producers
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:01:34 GMT
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Hi all,
The big headline at cnn.com is about the Florida lawsuit against big tobacco.
Can anyone justify this? I am among the folks who think that since everyone
knows smoking is dangerous, so how can the producers be held accountable for
the decisions of the users.
I believe the world would be a better place if the tobacco companies, farmers,
and users all stopped or starved...I have strong feelings about this...but I
think that it is unethical to sue the provider of a known danger. Having
access to known dangers is part of being an adult. I guess this goes back to
the thread on personal responsibility that stemmed from the AIDS discussion. I
wish people would just take it on the chin and admit that it's their own darn
fault, rather than seeking to rip off a big corporation just because they're a
faceless monetarily substantial entity.
ramblingly,
Chris
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| (...) I think if there is any merit to suits, it's by non smokers rather than smokers. Our national health costs more because smokers are passing their increased costs on to us, which isn't fair to us, of course. (However, one could argue that (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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