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EDITORIAL: Personal choice plays a part in tobacco case 

But just as no one forced Cooper to mount wild broncos, neither did anyone force him to chew tobacco. By the time Cooper died, consumers had been aware of chewing tobacco's dangers for nearly two decades, and many had quit.

No one would deny that tobacco producers have profited from a dangerous product that kills its users. But a consumer's personal choice to use a product should play a significant part in determining whether a company is guilty for the consumer's death.

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