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KieronGames February 15th, 2010 1:00 PM

Why aren't many shops closed down...
 
They should since many drugs kill and one example is a cigarette.
Many shops sell that even though all illegal drugs can kill.
So shouldn't many shops be closed down?

FreakyLocz14 February 15th, 2010 1:08 PM

Because cigarettes aren't illegal, deary.

KieronGames February 15th, 2010 1:09 PM

they should be though since many die

Honest February 15th, 2010 1:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreakyLocz14 (Post 5554875)
Because cigarettes aren't illegal, deary.

^That, and if it were made illegal, people would just start boot-legging them, and that would cause even more deaths, and arrests, and etc.

So it wouldn't be worth it. It's a person's choice to smoke.

Luck February 15th, 2010 1:10 PM

This is America.
Since when was America perfect?

Prohibiting a popular item is stupid. The only way it would actually work is if you make people want to quit smoking.

KieronGames February 15th, 2010 1:11 PM

in the uk each year 114,000 people die from cigarettes
wow thats where i come from

Virtual Chatot February 15th, 2010 1:11 PM

I would read into the history of prohibition my friend. Making things illegal does nothing to stop their flow and always creates a black market that does more harm than good.

Kikaito plush February 15th, 2010 1:16 PM

Curtis mum has smoked since she was 13 and nothing has happened to her.. I think we should make drinking illegal since many die from that- driving when drunk, ruinning your liver and dieing waiting for a transplant.. so yeah drinking illegal.

KieronGames February 15th, 2010 1:17 PM

yeah thats actually a good theory
my dad nearly done drink driving once...

Honest February 15th, 2010 1:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salty sea bucket crew (Post 5554908)
Curtis mum has smoked since she was 13 and nothing has happened to her.. I think we should make drinking illegal since many die from that- driving when drunk, ruinning your liver and dieing waiting for a transplant.. so yeah drinking illegal.

Read the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) Then read what happened afterward. All I'm gonna say.

alisaie February 15th, 2010 1:18 PM

Just look back at when America made Alcohol Illegal. Crime Rates went up, and there we a whole bunch of others things, like bootlegging and that of the sort.

Making Cigarettes would do the same thing, and though us Americans ain't the smartest of the bunch, we at least know those consequences, and not want to repeat history.

... Pretty much what ~Bloodex said above me as well. XD;

Ayselipera February 15th, 2010 1:29 PM

Well there are enough awareness commercials, billboards, and everything else to warn people of the dangers of smoking. I think it's up to the person to choose whether or not they'll buy a pack of cigarettes. Banning them altogether would probably make more uneeded problems.

FreakyLocz14 February 15th, 2010 1:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Game-Maker (Post 5554882)
they should be though since many die

Just because they should be doesn't mean they are.
Shops aren't going to close until they are made illegal if they ever are.
But making them illegal with mean cigarretes will be sold by drug dealers who kill for territory and start violent street gangs.

Anxiety. February 15th, 2010 1:38 PM

Making cigarettes illegal would do more harm then good.

Dealers would see the sudden need for an illegal way to obtain cigarettes, and take advantage of it. They'd make cheap ones, using even more dangerous chemicals, and sell them for more than they are sold for now, and we'd buy them, because of how addictive nicotine is.

Same if they made alcohol illegal. Dealers would start to sell it. And we all know how dangerous dealers can be. It would also cause an rise in the amount of dealers out there, and how active they are. Which could cause problems for the police.

Plus, since when did you need to close down a whole shop to stop people from buying one product?

EDIT: Ah, you're 10 I see. You'll understand all of this fully when you grow older.

.little monster February 15th, 2010 1:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Game-Maker (Post 5554882)
they should be though since many die

It's a little too late to make them illegal.

1. They make too much money.
2. Too many people smoke.

It would only cause harm to the economy if they made it illegal.

Plus people know what smoking does to them. If they keep on smoking, or start smoking, that's their own choice and they chose the consequences that may come of it.

The Darkest Gale February 15th, 2010 1:46 PM

they won't take ciggarettes away because the goverment (which I want to punch and make them go through hell right now) don't make them illegal cause it makes them money and when have the goverment EVER CARED ABOUT US >: (

Esper February 15th, 2010 1:56 PM

If you want people to stop smoking just get the government to put huge taxes on cigarettes. People hate taxes so they won't buy cigarettes. Oh, wait, government <3 the tobacco industry. Nevermind.

twocows February 15th, 2010 4:09 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States
Making something illegal doesn't mean people will stop buying it. It just makes the law seem stupid. Read: marijuana, piracy, patenting, copyright, obscenity...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galatea (Post 5555026)
If you want people to stop smoking just get the government to put huge taxes on cigarettes. People hate taxes so they won't buy cigarettes. Oh, wait, government <3 the tobacco industry. Nevermind.

Your theory fails, though. Taxes on cigarettes are already huge, and people still buy them. They just go broke in the process.

jasonresno February 15th, 2010 4:31 PM

Cigs are a legalized poison. We sell them because people will get addicted to them, slowly kill themselves, and spend all of their money doing so.

It's all about the benjamins, bud.

Nothing positive has EVER come out of cigs existing or being legal. It ruins lives with no positives.

But this is America: Where you are free to eat, drink, and smoke yourself to death.

Algo Fonix February 15th, 2010 6:13 PM

I say tax the hell out of them. I know there's already a huge tax on them, but why not take it even higher? Seems like it'd be better for the government, what with people potentially living longer and continuing to pay taxes. Dead people aren't profitable.

luke February 15th, 2010 6:15 PM

Make sure you guys keep this discussion civil or its going to get closed.

jasonresno February 15th, 2010 7:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Algo Fonix (Post 5555792)
I say tax the hell out of them. I know there's already a huge tax on them, but why not take it even higher? Seems like it'd be better for the government, what with people potentially living longer and continuing to pay taxes. Dead people aren't profitable.

Agreed. Tax the hell out of them. It'll help break peoples addictions and for those that are STILL willing to pay obscene money for cancer-in-a-box: it'll just help out our economy.

Win win win.

.Gamer February 15th, 2010 8:03 PM

Nobody forces you to smoke cigarettes...

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonresno (Post 5556018)
Agreed. Tax the hell out of them. It'll help break peoples addictions and for those that are STILL willing to pay obscene money for cancer-in-a-box: it'll just help out our economy.

Win win win.


It won't make people stop smoking them, it will just make them poorer, cartons cost ~$75 in NY and people smoke them

Algo Fonix February 15th, 2010 8:11 PM

Obviously it won't make everyone stop smoking, but it'll probably persuade quite a few people to at least cut back.

KieronGames February 16th, 2010 12:38 AM

Which would people want to do:
Buy stuff for their family?
or
Smoke highly priced cigs. all day?
Many choose #2 so many dont care about their families


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