Thread: obesity lawsuits

For once the Republicans have done something smart.

I agree with the exception of one part, these lawsuits are laughable regardless of the severity of the disease.

lol I cant believe it took this long..


I guess its a trend though. They also passed a bill called the,"PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT"

It stops people from suing gun manufacturers when somebody gets shot.- Which I agree with.
The guns are produced, sold, and regulated- all legally done. As long as theres no malfunction on the firearm's part, theres no reason to sue the maker.

Perhaps now people will focus on suing the real criminals: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, (ect) and the American people who have yet to overthrow that horrible doctrine of murder our forefathers imposed upon us when this country was founded.

Humorously enough the brady Campaign is seeking to stop the bill because its unconstitutional.. I mean.. wow



irony.


I wonder if anybody will challenge the cheesebuger protection law.

"Two-thirds of American adults are overweight, and nearly one-third are obese"

nearly 100% of adults are overweight or obese? What the fuck?

Originally Posted by Minotaur

For once the Republicans have done something smart.

Holy shit look!!! It's a Democrat, but which one? They all sound exactly the same.

any lawsuit like this should have been dismissed by the judge, what a freaking waste of tax dollars.

Originally Posted by ihateschoolmt

"Two-thirds of American adults are overweight, and nearly one-third are obese"

nearly 100% of adults are overweight or obese? What the fuck?

They mean 1/3 of all American adults (so half of the 2/3 of overweight American adults) are obese.

I like the name of the Act: Cheeseburger Protection Act.

I'm going to play devils advocate here

If the tobacco industries have to pay then why not the fast food industry...Both products are detremental to health...They both got caught marketing to kids (Ronald/happy meals/playlands). If tobacco has to play there is a direct parallel and one can almost apply precedent and star decises in this case.

I think the real reason why this got passed in Congress is b/c the fast food industry has more powerful lobbyist than the old tobacco industry.

Originally Posted by lnvanry

I'm going to play devils advocate here

If the tobacco industries have to pay then why not the fast food industry...Both products are detremental to health...They both got caught marketing to kids (Ronald/happy meals/playlands). If tobacco has to play there is a direct parallel and one can almost apply precedent and star decises in this case.

I think the real reason why this got passed in Congress is b/c the fast food industry has more powerful lobbyist than the old tobacco industry.

The tobacco industry shouldn't have to pay shit either.

Originally Posted by ihateschoolmt

The tobacco industry shouldn't have to pay shit either.

I agree, but if one pay for unhealthy products and imporper marketing the other should too.

Originally Posted by lnvanry

I'm going to play devils advocate here

If the tobacco industries have to pay then why not the fast food industry...Both products are detremental to health...They both got caught marketing to kids (Ronald/happy meals/playlands). If tobacco has to play there is a direct parallel and one can almost apply precedent and star decises in this case.

I think the real reason why this got passed in Congress is b/c the fast food industry has more powerful lobbyist than the old tobacco industry.

Im going to disagree.
1st off, very little food is,"healthy" to just eat without reguard, or regulation.. In other words stuffing your face with a big mac and fries, with a super sized coke is no worse than sitting at home, eating a full bag of potato chips, drinking a 2 liter of coke, and ordering a large pizza(or if pizza delivery is fast food.. then its not delivery, its digorno!)

Or you could chop up seven potatos, bake them in grease, cover them in ketsup, and eat them with your bacon.
Its food. Food is food. You may get more calories, fat, and cholesterol out of one food than another, but thats what personal judgement is for.


Tabacco on the other hand offers NO positive effects. At least marajuna has medical purposes.

That aside, I believe the reason tabacco companies were sued- in part, was because they didnt list all of the harmful ingredients of their products for the longest time. I totally support that. Just about any other reason for suing them is and was rediculous.

Also not all,"fast food" is detrimental to your health.

McDonalds offers 4 salads which, while expensive- are quite good.
Personally if I have to eat Mc'ds I get a 10 piece mcnugget instead due to cost(unless I wont be seeing food again for a long damn time that day )

On another note, Tabacco companies could have easily picked the high road and not advertised twards kids..

Now imagine what would happen if fast food companies had their employees start eyeing customers and saying,"No, you're too fat, you shouldnt be eating here. The largest order I can give you is 4 chicken strips and no sauce."

All the information is out there. People, Parents, choose to be stupid; and make their kids stupid(temporarily, at least) as such. Instead of parents of fat kids suing fast food companies, I think fast food companies should have a hotline to call when they see someone with a total porker for a kid in their restaurant. The,"crimes against humanity" police will then come, and assuming the child doesnt have some medical condition(kid would be registered if he did to avoid inconvienience), the parent would be thrown in jail, the kid throw into a weight loss camp followed by foster care.

I can play the devil's advocate too

Originally Posted by Chain Link

Im going to disagree.
1st off, very little food is,"healthy" to just eat without reguard, or regulation.. In other words stuffing your face with a big mac and fries, with a super sized coke is no worse than sitting at home, eating a full bag of potato chips, drinking a 2 liter of coke, and ordering a large pizza(or if pizza delivery is fast food.. then its not delivery, its digorno!)

Or you could chop up seven potatos, bake them in grease, cover them in ketsup, and eat them with your bacon.
Its food. Food is food. You may get more calories, fat, and cholesterol out of one food than another, but thats what personal judgement is for.


Tabacco on the other hand offers NO positive effects. At least marajuna has medical purposes.

That aside, I believe the reason tabacco companies were sued- in part, was because they didnt list all of the harmful ingredients of their products for the longest time. I totally support that. Just about any other reason for suing them is and was rediculous.

Also not all,"fast food" is detrimental to your health.

McDonalds offers 4 salads which, while expensive- are quite good.
Personally if I have to eat Mc'ds I get a 10 piece mcnugget instead due to cost(unless I wont be seeing food again for a long damn time that day )

On another note, Tabacco companies could have easily picked the high road and not advertised twards kids..

Now imagine what would happen if fast food companies had their employees start eyeing customers and saying,"No, you're too fat, you shouldnt be eating here. The largest order I can give you is 4 chicken strips and no sauce."

All the information is out there. People, Parents, choose to be stupid; and make their kids stupid(temporarily, at least) as such. Instead of parents of fat kids suing fast food companies, I think fast food companies should have a hotline to call when they see someone with a total porker for a kid in their restaurant. The,"crimes against humanity" police will then come, and assuming the child doesnt have some medical condition(kid would be registered if he did to avoid inconvienience), the parent would be thrown in jail, the kid throw into a weight loss camp followed by foster care.

I can play the devil's advocate too

I laugh and I agree.

Originally Posted by Chain Link

Tabacco on the other hand offers NO positive effects. At least marajuna has medical purposes.

This is incorrect. It's not even entirely correct for smoking tobacco products.
Just read here... http://www.forces.org/evidence/files/brea.htm

I know you meant the health benefits of tobacco use do not outweigh the negative health risks, but I just wanted to point this out. Plus eating is a necessity to live, unlike smoking. What do you think would happen if a guy was flying a plane, the plane went down in the ocean and they ended up on a deserted island with nothing but a McDonalds. That person was rescued 10 years later and was obese as shit, but alive. Do you think he would sue McDonalds for making him obese, or praise McDonalds for saving his fucking life?

Originally Posted by gococksDJS

This is incorrect. It's not even entirely correct for smoking tobacco products.
Just read here... http://www.forces.org/evidence/files/brea.htm

I know you meant the health benefits of tobacco use do not outweigh the negative health risks, but I just wanted to point this out. Plus eating is a necessity to live, unlike smoking. What do you think would happen if a guy was flying a plane, the plane went down in the ocean and they ended up on a deserted island with nothing but a McDonalds. That person was rescued 10 years later and was obese as shit, but alive. Do you think he would sue McDonalds for making him obese, or praise McDonalds for saving his fucking life?

If he were American, he would sue McDonalds for making him fat, and then he would sue the aircraft manufacturer of the plane that resued him for the separation anxiety he is experiencing from leaving the island.