Should people be allowed to sue fast food restaurants for causing obesity?

[drgoodhi]

yes

[onesexysquirrel17]

no

[Toughmountain760]

No one is forcing anyone to buy fast food or cigarettes. As long as people demand it, they will supply it.

[edit]
I studied the latter case in my law class. That woman deserved the money because the hot coffee burned and severely damaged her genital area. She suffered 3rd degree burns, that coffee was WAY too hot, it was over the boiling temperature. By the way, she got the contingency fee deal with her lawyers and McDonald's appealed. So, the 23 million was greatly reduced and with the contingency fee, the lawyers' paid for their research with the money and on top of that got 1/3 of what was left, so she barely got any of that money.

[Jennifer L]

I swear they put chemicals in their food to make you want to go back. I am addicted to Wendy's right now. Ha. It is easier to eat fast food than to eat healthy. Tastes better too. But back to the point, we're fat because we choose to be fat. The fast food industry just gives us a tool to get there. They aren't to blame. We are and we shouldn't be allowed to sue them for our own over-indulgences.

[Freesumpin]

In a free economy where the Law of Supply and Demand works fairly well there ARE speed bumps (lard bumps?). As long as people can buy what they want, and as long as companies can advertise almost anything, this is what we seem to be stuck with.
Do companies have any responsibility for selling crap foods that kill our children? I say yes. But people also have the responsibility to educate themselves.

An argument can be made for the conspiracy theory about kids being brainwashed by advertising from the day they were born, getting them hooked by processed sugary foods in a country has rampant juvenile diabetes, eh?

Good luck!

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[country girl]

No one is forced to eat in a fast food restaurant every day-they choose to do so. There are healthier meals available. Fixing a lunch at home to take to work is less expensive and a lot healthier. Restaurants should not be punished by having to face law suits filed by people who are too lazy to fix themselves healthy meals at home.

[Stan]

Are they shoving it down your throat? I don't think so! Quit being a fat slug and take responsibility for your self!

[Helen]

Unless there is intentionally misleading or deceitful nutritional information provided by a fast food restaurant, then no, consumers should not be able to sue them for obesity. There comes a point when you must force someone to accept personal responsibility. I believe this is it.

[DEEJAY]

Slowly our freedom to choose for our self is being chipped away and we seem to allow it to happen.

Food doesn't make us fat if we use self control and limit our intake.

What makes us fat is lack of exercise. Playing games for hours on end.

Next they will find a way to take the games or police how many hours we play games.

They are pushing us to the limit.

They will soon be fining us if we have an open container of food in our cars and they will fine us for listening to radio or playing music while driving because it is a distraction.

We have to stop them some way. We need to unite.

[debbie]

NO, no one tells you to go there and eat and you dont have to super size everything you get