Let me start by saying that I don't smoke, never have, and have no real desire to start. Maybe when I'm a grandfather, I'll take up smoking pipe (I actually like that smell....). That being said:
I'm sorry, but if you choose to smoke, you're stupid. In this day and age, the disadvantages of smoking far outweigh the advantages of doing so, in the same way that the disadvantages of heroine or crack far outweigh the advantages. I personally believe that as an adult, you should have the right to make all of those choices for yourself.
I'm honestly completely in favor of legalizing marijuana, heroine, cocaine, LSD, all of it. Provided that it is something you are doing to yourself, or it is happening between 2 consenting adults, the government should keep its nose out of it. The government (at any level) should not be passing legislation telling citizens how to treat their own bodies. The government should not be forcing a ban on smoking in all restaurants, and all bars.
That all being said, if the effects of your choices come back to haunt you some day, well, they're also your responsibility. Suing the tobacco industry because your husband died is just plain wrong, and the lady should have been laughed out of court. It is extremely tragic that Stuart Hess died at the age of 55, from lung cancer, it truly is. But the man had smoked for 40 years, even after knowing the risks, and quitting several times before making the decision to go back to it. The tobacco industry did not stick the cigarettes in the mans mouth and light them up for him.
Hopefully the decision is overturned on appeal, but somehow I'm not sure that it will be.
And to Elaine Hess for trying to hold the tobacco industries responsible because your husband made piss poor choices: EPIC FAIL!
And to the jury that found in favor of Mrs. Hess, kindly do the world a favor, and take a long walk off a short pier.
--Jim
I'm sorry, but if you choose to smoke, you're stupid. In this day and age, the disadvantages of smoking far outweigh the advantages of doing so, in the same way that the disadvantages of heroine or crack far outweigh the advantages. I personally believe that as an adult, you should have the right to make all of those choices for yourself.
I'm honestly completely in favor of legalizing marijuana, heroine, cocaine, LSD, all of it. Provided that it is something you are doing to yourself, or it is happening between 2 consenting adults, the government should keep its nose out of it. The government (at any level) should not be passing legislation telling citizens how to treat their own bodies. The government should not be forcing a ban on smoking in all restaurants, and all bars.
That all being said, if the effects of your choices come back to haunt you some day, well, they're also your responsibility. Suing the tobacco industry because your husband died is just plain wrong, and the lady should have been laughed out of court. It is extremely tragic that Stuart Hess died at the age of 55, from lung cancer, it truly is. But the man had smoked for 40 years, even after knowing the risks, and quitting several times before making the decision to go back to it. The tobacco industry did not stick the cigarettes in the mans mouth and light them up for him.
Hopefully the decision is overturned on appeal, but somehow I'm not sure that it will be.
And to Elaine Hess for trying to hold the tobacco industries responsible because your husband made piss poor choices: EPIC FAIL!
And to the jury that found in favor of Mrs. Hess, kindly do the world a favor, and take a long walk off a short pier.
--Jim
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