Hollywood Lungs

Reason Staff | 6.17.2003 4:13 AM

New at Reason: Study shows kids who view uncensored footage of cigarette smoking end up helplessly quivering, puffing, and grunting "Smoke good!" Convinced? Neither is Jacob Sullum.

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Jough 23 years ago

The activists are just doing what activists are known to do. The journalists (or is that "journalists"?) and editors look like the guilty party to me. Or are they only guilty of incompetence?
WLC 23 years ago

I smoke to give my critics strokes in mid-rant
Lefty 23 years ago

I just wonder if, at the end of the day when all these fraudulent studies are proved to be so, Stanton Glantz and his crowd will be held legally liable for the intentional distortions and lies they have concocted. RJR should have a lawyer working fulltime keeping score on this.
WLC 23 years ago

Lefty,

Amen. I'm not a lawyer--nor do I know much about the law (hell, who can)--but couldn't these groups be nailed under RICO? Just curious.

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