04-14-2014, 09:00 PM
(04-14-2014, 07:12 PM)sally Wrote: It's the User's fault. Alcohol, cigarettes and prescription narcotics cause just as much, death, suffering and addiction as any other substance. The only difference is the government says it's legal and there is a disclaimer on the package.
Yeah, it comes down to choice for me too.
Suppliers who knowingly contaminate water and food with toxins that can cause disease, deformity, or death (as alleged to be the case with PGE Hinkley, Monsanto, Dow, etc...) are a different story. If those suppliers lie and cover-up / refuse to disclose / fail to correct the problems...because they don't want to bear the associated costs, they should be held accountable and liable for any health crises they can be shown to have perpetrated.
But, that's not really comparable to the OP scenario in my mind because the consumer has no choice or knowledge of the risks when drinking the water or eating the crops that were contaminated, though he does when he chooses to consume products like drugs, alcohol, cigarettes...