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The ruling sets out what might be the harshest sanction to come out of a historic case that the Justice Department brought in 1999 accusing the tobacco companies of racketeering.
U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler wrote that the new advertising campaign would be an appropriate counterweight to the companies' "past deception" dating to at least 1964.
Originally posted by deessell
It is worth noting that there are still NO conclusive studies that prove that smoking tobacco kills. Bearing that in mind, the de-normalisation of smoking is social engineering.
Or is it more to do with the war between Big Pharma and Big Tobacco.
Originally posted by Mandrakerealmz
Originally posted by deessell
It is worth noting that there are still NO conclusive studies that prove that smoking tobacco kills. Bearing that in mind, the de-normalisation of smoking is social engineering.
Or is it more to do with the war between Big Pharma and Big Tobacco.
WTF omg your post angers me greatly because of its slight truth and the deceptive way your presenting it.
Smoking cigarettes laced with 5000 chemicals the general public barely understand DOES KILL and edits the way you think whilst smoking them.
Smoking tobacco most likely isnt good for your lungs. HOWEVER tobacco is the raw untreated product before "Big Pharma AND the Tobacco companies add there 5000+ death mind control chemicals.
THAT is the truth. Not what you said........
Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
reply to post by Daedal
That's all they get.. a slap on the wrist for killing people? That's Insane.
To those who don't think it's been proven smoking kills your deluded. Smoke is in itself a carcinogen, a cancer causing agent. This has been proven and it's been proven that long term exposure to carcinogens - gives you cancer and there fore kills you.
I smoked for 22 years then switch to the better tasting non harmful electronic cigarette two years ago. It was my life saver because nothing else I tried could get me to quit smoking. I still get my nicotine in a harmless form and still get to blow out big clouds of thick white vapor that resembles smoke. It's fun, high tech, trendy and can save your life. If you can't quit any other way, I urge you to check them out.
Originally posted by Ghost375
That's just stupid.
Originally posted by BlueAjah
Tobacco absolutely DOES KILL.
It killed my husband. He was a smoker for many years. He tried to quit and was never able to. The products are designed to be addictive, making it very hard to stop.
There is a special box right on death certificates to be checked when the death is cause by tobacco. That is how deadly it is - it has its very own checkbox on death certificates. There is another checkbox for cancer. If something is so deadly that it has earned its very own checkbox on death certificates as a contributing cause of death, then it is not something that anyone should be doing voluntarily.
And yes, that checkbox was checked on my husband's.
Tobacco companies are murderers. They are greedy and evil.
Still doubt it? Check out the facts: www.thetruth.com...
The willingness of the medical profession to blindly observe "guidelines", issued by the Cancer Society generates a continuous stream of death certificates, validating the official line that cigarette smoking causes everything from heart disease to uterine cancer; yet, there is no shred of scientific evidence to validate any of the certificates; they are based on nothing more than official instructions to put down smoking as the cause of death!
Originally posted by BlueAjah
Tobacco absolutely DOES KILL.
It killed my husband. He was a smoker for many years. He tried to quit and was never able to. The products are designed to be addictive, making it very hard to stop.
There is a special box right on death certificates to be checked when the death is cause by tobacco. That is how deadly it is - it has its very own checkbox on death certificates. There is another checkbox for cancer. If something is so deadly that it has earned its very own checkbox on death certificates as a contributing cause of death, then it is not something that anyone should be doing voluntarily.
And yes, that checkbox was checked on my husband's.
Tobacco companies are murderers. They are greedy and evil.
Still doubt it? Check out the facts: www.thetruth.com...
Originally posted by BlueAjah
reply to post by jiggerj
I'm sorry for the losses in your family.
It is true that many addictions can be dangerous.
The problem with tobacco is that the tobacco companies intentionally put substances in their product to make it more addictive. They WANT people to get hooked. This is why they targeted young people in their ads, back when they were allowed to do so. Get them hooked when they are young and vulnerable - and have customers for life. (as long as their life lasts, that is). There is a reason why it is so very hard for people to quit smoking. Tobacco companies intentionally use nicotine to make it addictive. What other purpose would they have for putting such things in tobacco? The plant itself would likely not be nearly as deadly if tobacco companies did not add things.
Yes, it is also hard for an alcoholic to stop drinking, but the fact is that most people can drink and not get hooked on drinking to the point of alcoholism. The same with caffeine.