Editorial: Why so much hate surrounding cigarettes.

Smoking is now a day considers as a bad habit that most people wants to get rid of. But it wasn’t always like this back in the days where cigarettes were considered as “The cool things to do”. Movie had a huge impact on the cigarette industry. Indeed, directors had the need to make their actor do something when talking. Now, when someone is smoking, he’s either a psychopath or European. But why so much hate around cigarette? Do you really believe that cigarette is the number one killer in America? Studies have proved that obesity was overtaking smoking. According to CNN, heart disease is still the America’s number one killer in America. Though these proven facts, have we stamps all burger and any cholesterol product with death skulls? Are they as many warning sign on cigarette than on cheddar cheese, the number one cholesterol in America? Well no… Then why should cigarettes?

Some people will tell you that these logos are required to warn the person who’s not aware of the danger of cigarette. Those people are mostly children who tend to be easily influenced and fascinated by harmful product. Indeed, if the adult can do it, why not them? However, awareness of danger doesn’t come from a sign of a pack of cigarette. It comes from education, from teachers and mostly, from parental education. It is there responsibility to warn their children of all the danger of our world so they can decide for themselves and be prepared.

Long time ago, liquors were a big issue and were even prohibited for a period of time. However, this prohibition only worked to a certain extends and now is revealed as a complete disaster. Crime rates surrounding liquor has arisen drastically.

By implementing such harsh rules on cigarettes, aren’t we afraid to redo the mistakes of the past?

Does it really make sense to put some death logo to packs of cigarettes that isn’t the number one killer in America? If yes, why not cheese burger and all other food loaded with cholesterol?

Do people actually know that they are even more dangerous product than cigarette?

Is the tobacco industry to blame or should it be education?

These questions deserved to be asked since there is so much debate concerning the tobacco industry.