A message to the industry that causes 1 September 11th every 3 days:
we know what you did. We know what you're doing; and that's why we got involved, and we won't stop until everyone knows what you're doing.
What would you do for $51 Billion?
$51,000,000,000
Would you spend millions of dollars to buy political support?
Would you fight against legislation that protects human life?
Would you kill 420,000 Americans every year?
Would you sell a product that KILLS?
Would you kill Fathers and Mothers? Sons and Daughters? Parents and Grandparents?
Would you put a price on human life?
Just one of the American Tobacco Companies made $51 billion in tobacco revenue in just one year. What do you think the tobacco industry would do to protect that kind of money?
LIE
DECEIVE
MANIPULATE
ADDICT
KILL
SWAT
- DEFENDING> A GENERATION
Why did you join the fight?
This fight, Its getting personal.
Our fight, has only just begun.
Its time for things to change.
Together we can win this fight.
A raging fire, that has been ignited in the hearts of Florida youth can never be extinguished.
Quotes from Big Tobacco Executives
"Our
profile taken locally shows this brand [Newport] being purchased by black people
[all ages] young adults (usually college age), but the base of our business is
the high school student."
-August 30, 1978
Lorilard memo from Achey to CEO Curtis Judge about the "fantastic success" of
Newport.
"It is important to know as much as possible
about teenage smoking patterns and attitudes. Today's teenager is tomorrow's
potential customer."
-March 31,
1975 market research report on young smokers entitled "Young smokers prevalence,
trends, implications, and related demographic trends." written by Philip Morris
researcher Myron E. Johnson and approved by Carolyn Levy and Harry Daniel.
"To ensure increased and longer term growth for
Camel Filter, the brand must increase it's share penetration among the 14-24
age market. . . which represent tomorrow's cigarette business."
-R J
Reynolds, 1975
"If you are really and truly not going to sell
to children, you are going to be out of business in 30 years."
-Bennet
Leslow, CEO Brook Group LTD
"We don't smoke that shit. We just sell it. We
reserve the right to smoke for the young, the poor, the black and the stupid."
-R J
Reynolds executive, June 1992
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UNITED WE STAND: AGAINST BIG TOBACCO!