Re: Court authorized wiretaps in the U.S. surged last year

On Fri, 6 May 2005 08:19:54 +0000 (UTC), toor@xxxxxxxxxx (John S.
Dyson) wrote:

>In article <d5ehop$mur$3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> kensmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Ken Smith) writes:
>> In article <jtui7151e6cfns9tvt6rru0t9p9hj1edj4@xxxxxxx>,
>> Ben Bradley <ben_nospam_bradley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> [...]
>>> Looking at the total number of deaths caused by alcohol, caused by
>>>tobacco, and caused by all illegal drugs combined, it looks like the
>>>US laws are totally backwards! Illegal drugs might as well be
>>>legalized, but tobacco and alcohol should be made illegal!
>>
>> More people die of cancer or heart disease.
>>
>If you look at the long term numbers, no more people die given tobacco
>smoking than if no-one smoked!!! It is just that people tend to die
>sooner. :-).
>

Actually, fewer die. Smoking causes both cancer and impotence, both of
which reduce the birth rate.

John

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