Annihilist
Member
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-17/plain-packaging-heads-to-high-court/3954122
What do you think of this?
I personally don't think it's necessary and I don't think it has a place in our society. Most of us are intelligent enough to know the risks of smoking and make our choice based on that. The government doesn't need to take responsibility for people who choose to smoke and choose to destroy themselves. I hear arguments about how dangerous and cancerous it is - everyone knows that. You cannot fail to know that. In this case, ignorance really is no excuse.
Personally, I don't understand why we need to take responsibility for what other people do with themselves. Why do we feel the need to pass legislation designed to coerce people into making a particular decision? Everyone already knows the risks of smoking. But what we are doing is making it worse for people who decide to smoke. No one wants to carry around packets that look like that. Not because it reminds them of the risks of smoking, but because of the social stigma attached to it. The government is trying to make choices look unappealing to coerce people into making decisions they want them to.
What's your opinion on it?
What do you think of this?
I personally don't think it's necessary and I don't think it has a place in our society. Most of us are intelligent enough to know the risks of smoking and make our choice based on that. The government doesn't need to take responsibility for people who choose to smoke and choose to destroy themselves. I hear arguments about how dangerous and cancerous it is - everyone knows that. You cannot fail to know that. In this case, ignorance really is no excuse.
Personally, I don't understand why we need to take responsibility for what other people do with themselves. Why do we feel the need to pass legislation designed to coerce people into making a particular decision? Everyone already knows the risks of smoking. But what we are doing is making it worse for people who decide to smoke. No one wants to carry around packets that look like that. Not because it reminds them of the risks of smoking, but because of the social stigma attached to it. The government is trying to make choices look unappealing to coerce people into making decisions they want them to.
What's your opinion on it?