Knowledge is contagious

[Dankmike]

Tobbaco kills 20 times more people than murder.

BULLSHIT.

i know that like a dude gets killed at least every minute AT LEAST.

what do you all think about this.

Dankmike Reviewed by Dankmike on 12-07-2006. Knowledge is contagious Tobbaco kills 20 times more people than murder. BULLSHIT. i know that like a dude gets killed at least every minute AT LEAST. what do you all think about this. Rating: 5

[Perp]

I believe it.

[birdgirl73]

Here are some statistics so you can increase your knowledge. The first is about tobacco-related deaths:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/factsheet..._factsheet.htm

Now for some violence-related death statistics:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/profiles/nvdrs/facts.htm

Tobacco is still the winner, hands-down.

[Frivolous248]

Man, murder isn't THAT common.

In fact, think about any time you hear about a murder. Its usually a somewhat big thing. People in hospitals die all the time due to tobacco though.

[iwantFUEGO]

cigarettes are horrible...

Tobacco companies: :chainsaw:

Tobacco smokers: :buzz_saw:

[MastaChronic]

cigarettes are horrible...

Tobacco companies: :chainsaw:

Tobacco smokers: :buzz_saw:

HEY MOFO! im a chainsmoker, smoking doesnt harm YOU. second hand smoke lung damage is a myth. the official paper written on it states that second hand smoke is not harmful, but the tobacco prohibitionists outright ignored that and went on to claim that it DOES kill.
me and my fellow smokers have done you no harm, however, i too am agains the tobacco companies because they are money grubbing thieves....*muttering to myself*$5 for a damn pack of smokes, damn them, it used to be a dime, what changed?..........death should be cheap

[TallulahGreen]

Tobbaco kills 20 times more people than murder.

BULLSHIT.

i know that like a dude gets killed at least every minute AT LEAST.

what do you all think about this.

OBVIOUSLY KNOWLEDGE ISN'T CONTAGIOUS...you think that someone doesn't die from cigarettes every minute?

s;dkjhsdjhkl;!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[birdgirl73]

HEY MOFO! im a chainsmoker, smoking doesnt harm you. second hand smoke lung damage is a myth. the official paper written on it states that second hand smoke is not harmful, but the tobacco prohibitionists outright ignored that and went on to claim that it DOES kill.
me and my fellow smokers have done you no harm, however, i too am agains the tobacco companies because they are money grubbing thieves....*muttering to myself*$5 for a damn pack of smokes, damn them, it used to be a dime, what changed?..........death should be cheap

Someone has given you some very incorrect information, and you must also be in deep denial. Both primary and second-hand cigarette smoke are very dangerous, I have asthma and a tendency toward bronchitis and pneumonia because I grew up in the house with a smoking mom. And she has emphysema today. Smoking does indeed harm, whether you're the smoker or not. This has been proven time and again. And I won't let harmful misinformation stand here without challenging it. Educate yourself. And if you choose to keep smoking, so be it. That's your choice and your right, even if it's a really destructive choice. Just don't do it around others.

http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35422
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/secondhandsmoke.html (a site with many links)

[TallulahGreen]

I wish my mom and boyfriend didn't smoke.
I don't even try to convince them not to though.
I used to try with my mother when I was a kid.
Now I just accept it, as sad as it is.

I don't think I will ever be a CIGARETTE smoker.

[birdgirl73]

I think the thing smokers ought to do is make a twice-weekly visit to the pulmonary ward of a large hospital and just observe the patients there. That'd change their minds fast. It's not pretty to watch people in the end stages of smoking-related diseases.

Good for you for not smoking, Tallulah! I wish everyone could be persuaded not to do it. It's such an easy way to prevent premature death. And, for that matter, to prevent premature aging, too.