Illegal cigarettes? Blame government
An ongoing advertising campaign to stop people from buying illegal cigarettes puts all of the blame on the buyer and none on the one entity that could actually do something about it — the government.
The Crime Stoppers Toronto radio ad says, “You may think that buying contraband tobacco doesn’t really hurt anyone. But I bet you didn’t know that illegal cigarettes are distributed by a drug dealer network, or that illegal cigarettes finance organized crime. Or that illegal cigarettes make you an accomplice when you buy them.”
In the background there is the sound of a motorcycle suggesting, I suppose, that biker gangs are a part of the illegal activity you are financing.
But why do otherwise law-abiding people go to the black market for their smokes? Easy. Price.
The Sun
Well D'uh, god bless the addicted bastards, lol.
An ongoing advertising campaign to stop people from buying illegal cigarettes puts all of the blame on the buyer and none on the one entity that could actually do something about it — the government.
The Crime Stoppers Toronto radio ad says, “You may think that buying contraband tobacco doesn’t really hurt anyone. But I bet you didn’t know that illegal cigarettes are distributed by a drug dealer network, or that illegal cigarettes finance organized crime. Or that illegal cigarettes make you an accomplice when you buy them.”
In the background there is the sound of a motorcycle suggesting, I suppose, that biker gangs are a part of the illegal activity you are financing.
But why do otherwise law-abiding people go to the black market for their smokes? Easy. Price.
The Sun
Well D'uh, god bless the addicted bastards, lol.