Warning labels in cigarette packs: what are they for?

@manong05 (5027)
Philippines
January 31, 2007 9:14am CST
Warning: Smoking is dangerous to your health. Warning: Smoking Kills Is this supposed to be to scare smokers (not effective though)? Were they printed to lessen the guilt of the manufacturers? When a person dies of smoking, they will not feel guilty because they have warned people already? It's just like saying "Don't blame me, I've already told you" Do you think they are good deterrents?
2 responses
melissa1177
@melissa1177 (90)
• Canada
31 Jan 07
Interesting view! I think you may be on to something. As a smoker, the warnings do not deter me. Maybe they deter potential smokers.
manong05
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
31 Jan 07
I agree they are not effective warnings against smokers. For potential ones, I'm not so sure. It might make them more curious and try and to smoke.
leopardxtasy
@leopardxtasy (2426)
• United States
31 Jan 07
they put that on there to protect themselves they told you what would happen if you smoked but if you still smoke anyway thats your problem because they warned you already
manong05
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
31 Jan 07
I tend to think this way to. This includes the government for allowing manufacturers to produce instead of stopping them.