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| Spuds_Buckley | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 7:43 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00  | Jury orders Philip Morris to pay $3 Billion to a life long smoker. MSNBC article below Visit this Website Now correct me if I am wrong...but I could swear I see Surgeon General warnings on the outside of the pack telling me of the dangers related to tobacco. Philip Morris didn't light that cigarette and put in your mouth, you did it out of your own free will.  Can't murder...eating | ||||
The sky is blue | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 7:47 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00 | I've always said that the cig companies have too much influence on politicians, society, etc, but this is too effing much.  See My Sig Pics! If you want to be adopted by me IM me at fezoanda and email me at [email protected] Currently I've adopted meatballnip | ||||
| o&aswallow | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 7:48 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | It's a social statement by the couts and from jury's. They have attacked the tobbacco companies from all fronts and have failed to put them out of business. This statement sends the message that if your product is going to kill people, you will pay for your acts. o&aswallow Recognized His Destiny Early. Too Many Hotties, Not Enough Horny Goat Weed Now accepting foster children applications. Cash only, no checks. Email at [email protected] Currently teaching TwatGunk how to walk. If he stumbles contact me with the gory details. God have mercy on his soul. It at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed. - Curly Howard. | ||||
I Need An Old Priest And A Young Priest | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 7:52 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | $3 Billion? What is this guy going to do with 3 Billion?!? He better fork over at least 75% of it to cancer research. Adopted Newbie Within the Protected Big Arms: Jesus H Christ Officially Part of JWO: skitchr4u & JasonFromRiverEdge | ||||
| Spuds_Buckley | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 7:53 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Cigarette companies are not forcing anyone to smoke. All they do is provide a product, that you choose to use as you wish. Cigarettes are like a gun they are totally harmless unless someone uses it. If I go out and buy a carton of ciggies, they will not hurt me in any way unless I light it and smoke it. The choice is up to the consumer Can't murder...eating | ||||
| o&aswallow | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 8:00 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Spud, your point is completely correct. However, those in society that insist on passing their values on us, want to take the tobacco companies down. I'm a smoker, I know the risks, but there are those that feel they need to try to dictate to me what I should and shouldn't do. The ruling has nothing to do with common sense. It's a very aggressive agenda of the political right. o&aswallow Recognized His Destiny Early. Too Many Hotties, Not Enough Horny Goat Weed Now accepting foster children applications. Cash only, no checks. Email at [email protected] Currently teaching TwatGunk how to walk. If he stumbles contact me with the gory details. God have mercy on his soul. It at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed. - Curly Howard. | ||||
| Kid Afrika | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 8:01 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 70 | I do believe the success of the recent lawsuits against the tobacco companies is due to the fact that it was proved that they knowingly added nicotine (or increased levels somehow) in cigarettes. Knowing that nicotine is addictive, and adding more to your product is just plain wrong. I smoke, and I'm not going to sue, but I say fuck them. They've made money off of people with a product known to kill people for too long. The government won't outlaw tobacco yet, they make too much money on it, from taxes.
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| onehung lo434 | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 8:03 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: Tell that to the A-hole thats sueing Stanley/bostitch for having a spike shot into his head  | ||||
| The Painter 1/2 a bottle of Jack Daniels... it's a cure-all | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 8:11 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00 | quote:You gotta be kidding with that one. It's the political left that is doing this. The political right owns the tobacco companies. | ||||
I have Cool-Mod-Powers and can read the Cool-Mod-Forum, then I drive home in my Cool-Mod-Car UFC | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 8:19 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | ehh.. if it were someone like me I could agree with you.. but a 56 year old smoker who's probably been smoking since his teens? That would mean he STARTED smoking before warnings were on the packs, even though they had reports as to the dangers of cigarrettes even as far back as the 50's.. back when Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble were cigarette spokesman. By the time awareness got to the point that smoking ads were no longer allowed on children's shows, let alone television, and the warnings were printed on the packs this fellah was probably allready addicted. And trust me.. cigarettes are a VERY hard habit to kick, I've been trying for 3 years. Now I'm not saying that someone my age should even be entitled to sue phillip morris. in fact, I'm of the opinion that if you started smoking back in 1980 you have no right to sue, because by then the dangers and addictiveness of smoking were clearly known to the public.. but some people got caught before that awareness existed. THOSE people do have a certain right.. the cigarette companies knew the risks of smoking even though the public didn't.. and directly targeted people they could get the most money out of, children. Here's something for comparison.. Coca-Cola.. ever wonder WHY it was named that? Because when the product was first sold they laced it with cocaine to get their hooks into customers and hold them. Of course.. this was prior to cocaine being illegal.  No! I am NOT a Goth Dude!! "Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun!" | ||||
| Sluggo667 SLASH's New Buddy, but shhh... I am not allowed to tell anyone. | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 9:06 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Apr. 01 | quote: The cocaine was put in for the energy boost,just like the caffeine that's in there now... I'm a smoker,been for far too long,and I wouldn't even think of suing the tobacco industry. that would be like suing Harley Davidson if I dumped my bike...I know they're dangerous but I ride anyway.  Sluggo667...Neighbor of the beast... | ||||
| slackjaw The Cunt-Twat is my WORLD! The Great Pumpkin | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 9:18 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Have to agree with you Magus. I am 29 and have known all my life that smoking was bad for you. The way I see it, anyone born after let's say 1965, has no right whatsoever to sue. They knowingly used a product that was dangerous, they must suffer the consequences. I use Skoal, and I may well die from it, but I am well aware of that and continue to use it, should I take ill, so be it. That being said, the older generations come from a time when smoking was vaunted as "cool" or "classy". It was the stylish thing to do. They did not know until much later the dangers, unfortunately, by that time, they were hooked.  Still one spot open! I am pleased to announce that DevonGetTheTable is the newest addition to the Slackjaw family! Report any transgressions to me. | ||||
| bluetarp | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 9:22 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Warnings have been on cigs since the late 60s or early 70s. One of the components that smokers get from tobacco is nicotine and it's side effects are what they want. Although I no longer smoke, I did smoke for 14 years. These frivolous lawsuits are a bunch of DEMOCRATS and a few Republicans, with an entitlement mentality. I revert to my previous statements. The stupid shall be punished. If you smoke, you risk your health. I am big time in defending smokers rights. Thought I should add that. The stupid shall be punished! | ||||
| SpiderBob | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 9:51 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | I agree with some of you. I don't smoke, and never will, I personally just can't stand the smell and the ucchhhhh. Anyway, my point, I think everybody knows what they are getting into when they start smoking (whatever it is). It is almost like the government making Betty Crocker pay me money because I got fat eating their products, even though the Nutrition facts were on the box. Doesn't make sense does it??? | ||||
| CriticsLoveSnatch i know better than to ask for a status from you mean ol' mods I shall call him mini-FTL | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 10:18 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | though i think the $3 billion is ridiculous, there is one point that you people are missing about this. Smoking not only endangers your own health, it endangers the health of anyone around you. If it were a personal thing that I wanted to smoke and it wouldn't affect anyone else, then so be it then there is nobody to blame but yourselves. but since smoking affects non-smokers as well as smokers, then the argument that "i choose to smoke so leave me alone" does not hold water. if you choose to smoke and a baby is in the room getting sick, then you have no right telling anyone to leave you alone, period. Props to PanterA for the sig "Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups" My adopted mini-critics are Stefanie and BarbieDiesDos | ||||
| IkeaBoy P.L.F. Portugese Liberation Front- Liberating Status' everywhere from the Tyranny of Portugal I will die a traitor's death | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 11:05 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Sep. 00 | You know, I don't smoke but I support the cigarette companies after shit like this and those tools at The Truth.com. How messed up is it that voluntary smokers get more money per law suit than Holocaust survivors? Sure the tobascco people have a big pull on government, I won't lie about it but people don't deserve money for not realizing that smoke is bad. Fuck these people looking for a way to get as much money as they can from an evil known as lawyers and greed. Tripod Fucking Sucks Ass, bastards shut down my site which really only had sounds but a way for others to download it Eliza Dushku- Hotter Than Britney Read my column at Foundry | ||||
| slackjaw The Cunt-Twat is my WORLD! The Great Pumpkin | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 11:14 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: There's a hot sauce lobby in Washington? Still one spot open! I am pleased to announce that DevonGetTheTable is the newest addition to the Slackjaw family! Report any transgressions to me. | ||||
| MrQuotes NO!!! You can't have any smiley faces in your status!!! G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Missile Command | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 11:14 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Nov. 00 | im sueing best buy because i stubbed my toe on the table that i bought from them... i know that was exaggerated but this is beyond me, all you have to do is be a fucking idiot and you can make millions, im gonna go to mcdonalds, get a big mac, then intentionally bite my tongue off, so i can get 8 billion dollars. oh yea.. im sueing froy because this board has taken away my social life "Wearing apathetic displays Sharing flesh like envy in cages Condenscending Not intending to end"-Dreamtheater This message was edited by MrQuotes on 6-6-01 @ 11:16 PM | ||||
I have Cool-Mod-Powers and can read the Cool-Mod-Forum, then I drive home in my Cool-Mod-Car UFC | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 11:15 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | in truth it's all an elaborate conspiracy.. The tobacco industry approaches long time smokers and solicites them to file a lawsuit against them If it looks like the plaintiff will not win the suit, the tobacco company will then settle for a ridiculous amount. the end result.. Make those who complain about the dangers of smoking seem ridiculously self-centered and basicly pull the teeth of groups like truth.com, as well as garner public sympathy and support for tobacco industries.. It's all an elaborate ploy based on reverse psychology!! If you don't hear from me, the tobacco industry probably discovered i had stumbled onto their master plan and had me liquidated. Wish me luck fellow patriots! Wish me luck... No! I am NOT a Goth Dude!! "Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun!" | ||||
| IkeaBoy P.L.F. Portugese Liberation Front- Liberating Status' everywhere from the Tyranny of Portugal I will die a traitor's death | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 11:16 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Sep. 00 | Quotes just get coffee and pour it on yourself then sue them for millions. It's funny cause it happened twice. EDIT: You won't be liquidated Magus, just sent to the Island. Tripod Fucking Sucks Ass, bastards shut down my site which really only had sounds but a way for others to download it Eliza Dushku- Hotter Than Britney Read my column at Foundry This message was edited by IkeaBoy on 6-6-01 @ 11:20 PM | ||||
| slackjaw The Cunt-Twat is my WORLD! The Great Pumpkin | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 11:20 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: Uh Oh, Magus must have just watched The Insider as part of his Russel Crowe marathon. :) Still one spot open! I am pleased to announce that DevonGetTheTable is the newest addition to the Slackjaw family! Report any transgressions to me. This message was edited by slackjaw on 6-6-01 @ 11:22 PM | ||||
| adolescentmasturbator | posted on 06-06-2001 @ 11:26 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | 3 billion is all that much considering how much money tobacco companies make. And I believe you Magus.  Resident Board Socialist Email me at [email protected] or [email protected] IM me at stickysituation2 or pinkorag I have brought Gamepro100 into my comintern | ||||
| Spuds_Buckley | posted on 06-08-2001 @ 12:16 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | 3 billion is still 3 billion...that's not pocket change. Obviously the judgement will be lowered, but you know who's gonna pay for whatever the final amount is? That's right, you Lord Magus and all those other smokers (more precisely Philip Morris smokers). I don't know how much ciggies cost in the city but out in the Jersey Sticks, they run around $4. I'm expecting that price to rise considerably Can't murder...eating | ||||
Pompous, Arrogant, Enigmatic, Bitter, Quirky, Misanthrope with a Weird Sense of Humor and an Iron Clad Memory while flooding the board with my Stream of Consciousness UFC STRIKE 3 (I'm a dick and I like to ruin people's plans) | posted on 06-08-2001 @ 12:41 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | quote: Like every religion out there... At least the tobacco companies pay taxes, and are held accountable for fuckin' up people's lives.  Funny how ev'rything was roses When we held on to the guns Write To Me Here Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable? Or am I miserable because I listen to pop music? It's a friend's responsibility to fulfill your needs, not your emptiness The sugared-plums that used to dance in my head are now Equal plums 'cause Mom's on a new diet | ||||
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| Psychopath Registered: May. 01 | OH MY GOD, Slash is soooo fucking right. Where are the warning labels on religious pamphlets , doctrine, and even churches? The government has been making kajillions for years off cigarette taxes. Down here in Westchester County, NY, the County Executive, Andrew Spano, outlined and implemented a revitalization plan for Westchester County last year that was going to be funded by Westchester's share of THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. I thought the money from the settlement was supposed to go to providing health care for sick smokers! The Tobacco companies' major fault was not admitting their guilt and moving on from there. The penalty they would have had to pay just HAD to be substantially less than what they are paying now. Heroine is addictive as well. Do we sue the dealers and hunt down the manufacterers to sue them when a loved one is hooked? No. These people might go to jail, but the people who are hooked check into rehab. Plain and simple. The ones who don't, die. Alcohol is addictive as well. What do alkies do? GO TO AA. We don't sue the Jack Daniel's company. We don't sue Bacardi or Jose Cuervo. These lawsuits are desperate attempts by the government to rape more money from someplace and label it "morally right" to excuse themselves from their base greed. Tobacco companies are evil, I will not deny that. But I would rather take the lesser of two evils any day, and the government has Satan himself in a headlock. little newbie since 5-31-01 | ||||
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