I think old people who smoke who didn't know the dangers when they started, should be allowed to sue. But younger smokers who knew the risks shouldn't. Sure tobacco companies make it even more addictive by adding ammonia and other chemicals to cigarettes, but younger smokers knew the risks when they started. There's even a warning on the cigarette packet. But I've heard of people in America trying to sue tobacco companies when they get a smoking-related illness. Why? Is it because they want money, or because they can't take responsibility for their own choices?
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No they should not!! That includes me. I began smoking in the late 1960's, AFTER the first Surgeon General's report on the dangers of smoking, AND after my uncle died of lung cancer. I know, I know, I'm dumb. And, I'm addicted. But I knew the dangers back then, i was just too young and stupid to worry about it.
I have no right to sue a tobacco company.
To answer your ending question, it's both.
