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Jump to full article: scotlandonsunday.com (The Scotsman), 2003-10-19
Author: John R Polito, South Carolina
Intro: McTear cannot win her suit - not because she isnt right but because, like Ms Garavelli, the jury pool is tainted by a deeply ingrained perception that, aside from legality, those who peddle nicotine are somehow different than those who peddle cocaine or heroin. . . .
Ms Garavelli, who seems to know as much about drug addiction as McTear did with his first puff, sees them as weak-minded and the more than 200 neurochemicals commanded by nicotine as their personal "shortcomings."
Yes, Ms McTear will lose this case because society still sees nicotine the same way her husband did before nicotine stripped him of his autonomy. -- John R Polito, South Carolina
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