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Should fat people be able to sue McDonald's for their heart attacks?
A lawsuit filed by an obese New Yorker against several popular fast-food chains should be immediately dismissed because individuals � and NO ONE ELSE � are responsible for what they eat....Caesar Barber, a 5-foot-10-inch, 272-pound maintenance worker, blames fast-food chains for his diabetes, high blood pressure, and series of heart attacks....This lawsuit isn�t just an attack on Burger King and McDonald�s; it�s an attack on the very notion of personal responsibility, without which a free society can�t function....Keep in mind that if businesses can be punished every time someone abuses their products, eventually they will go bankrupt, their employees will be jobless, and responsible consumers won�t have access to these products....The successful lawsuits against tobacco companies set the precedent that people were not responsible for their own unhealthy behavior....Politicians were only too happy to pile on by suing tobacco companies for billions of dollars and using the money to create new programs. It became inevitable that other industries, such as guns and even fast food, would be targeted as well....But instead of wondering which industries are going to be next, Americans should stand up for personal responsibility and demand an end to such ridiculous lawsuits.

posted by Hal 7:42 PM