04-14-2014, 04:44 PM
HotD, does this reasoning hold true if the seller of the item knowingly sells something he has directly made toxic? Because this is the argument big tobacco and Monsanto use to avoid responsibility for the poisons they've knowingly sold. "Hey we didn't twist anyone's arm." But they did add known poisons to their products, tinker with the processing to include stuff with proven deadly effects, specifically obscure data and lie to hide any negative reports, and add addictive elements to the products in order to ensure difficulty in "just saying no." Behavior perfected by drug dealers the world over. Provide a product, make it highly addictive, choke off any other options, add toxic stuff to dilute the purity, PROFIT.