These lawsuits were for actions that happened before the warnings, and for concerted action to deliberately lie and obfuscate the truth. And about collusion between the supposedly competative companies to keep the lies going.
I agree, if they just said "These'll kill you", then your own your own. But they didnt say that. They continued to insist that there were no adverse health affects. And that they were not addictive (and at the same time, doing all science could do to make them more addictive). A lot like the current hubbub with the USAs. On 3/23/07, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I dunno if that's how "right wingers" feel...but that's how I feel. > > I think lawsuits against tobacco companies are ridiculous. They have a > warning label, if you ignore it, tough toenails. I love that as an American, > I have the choice to slowly chip years off my life in the name of instant > gratification if I choose too. That's freedom man. Suing the people who > warned me each time I did, even while providing the option, seems illogical > to me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:231183 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
