Cigarette Adds Should Be Banned From The Media

"Being trapped in a car can make it hard to breathe but it does not hinder someones breathing over the course of their lifetime. The time scale of the damge is not really relevant to this debate. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "Car crashes are unexpected and most of the time unwanted. No one gets in their car and says "I want to cause a car crash today," but people do intentionally light up a cigarette. Most of the time unwanted? And yet people, knowing that there is a very real possibility that they could be injured or even die, still get into their cars and drive. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "So no one actually knows when or if their going to die in a car crash but they know very well that they will obtain some sort of health problems from smoking." Not everyone experiences health problems, just like not everyone who drives a car gets injured. But there is still a risk and it is the job of the individual to weigh the risks and decide for themselves. Or in the case of a child, it is the responsibility of the parent to explain the dangers of smoking. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "What exactly is the service that is being provided by the cigarette" I am talking about the relief that a person feels when they have a cigarrete, the sense of calm after they light up. I'm not saying that the benefits outweigh the risks or that smoking is right, I am saying that again, it is up to the individual to weigh the pros and cons of a product. It is no business of the government. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "There are pros and cons to EVERYTHING in this world, but the cons of those things should not be compared to the devistation that is brought on by smoking. You can choke while eating a strawberry. Does that mean strawberry ads should be banned? No. A person can die from a football injury. Does that mean the game of football should be illegal? No. I'm not saying that there aren't other things on this planet that effect the lives of humans, I am saying however that cigarette ads are putting a positive image in the minds of young human beings. An image that should not even be portrayed to begin with." You do not seem to understand my point. You are arguing that because cigarettes are harmful, they should not be advertised. I am saying that anything can be harmful and again it is not up to the government to decide if a person should be subjected to an advertisement. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "What good can possibly come of smoking? Does it actually make one happy? Or relax them? Maybe at the time of use but in the long run, there are no positive outcomes to smoking a cigarette." So what if cigarretes don't always work out in the long run. In the long run, we all die, civilizations fall, and whole generations are forgotten. Why does this warrant the govt. to to censor tobacco companies right to advertize?