Two-year-old Indonesian boy hooked on cigarettes

[nick]

A two-year-old Indonesian boy has become addicted to cigarettes after trying his father gave him his first when he was just 18 months.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01641/smoking-_1641741c.jpg

Ardi Rizal, who lives in the fishing village of Musi Banyuasin, in Indonesia's South Sumatra, is part of a disturbing trend. Data from the Central Statistics Agency showed 25 percent of Indonesian children aged 3 to 15 have tried cigarettes, with 3.2 percent of those active smokers.

The percentage of five to nine-year-olds lighting up increased from 0.4 percent in 2001 to 2.8 percent in 2004, figures from the agency showed.

His father, Mohammad Rizal, said: "I'm not worried about his health, he looks healthy. He cries and throws tantrums when we don't let him smoke. He's addicted."


Full story here (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/indonesia/7749581/Two-year-old-Indonesian-boy-hooked-on-cigarettes.html)

[Blood]

That poor kid...his parents should be ashamed of themselves.

[Kaius]

<.< That should be deemed child abuse.

[Sage]

What a shitty country. Probably better that they die off young though.

inb4 hate

[Jess]

omg that poor boy! how can his parents do this???

[MaliciousBunface]

Poor child :/, I never liked Indonesians..they all have the weirdest names...talk about bad parents, eh?

[Atonement]

Cigarette companies need money. So they go to poor nations and addict the children.

[UnknownError]

His parents are those are the kind of people who should be tied to a tree and shot.

[AgusCO]

Terrible parents but still: How in earth can a 18 months old baby know how to smoke?I don't get it

[ShatteredWings]

Yeah...
Why, exactly, would you want a child that young smoking?

[MyNameIsJack]

Maybe they think that having their child smoking it's cool. You know, weird countries..

[Paladino]

Surely that would kill that little guy because his lungs would be so weak.

[Jess]

I know! and it's shocking they let an EIGHTEEN month baby smoke.

[Lifeguard18]

ten bucks this kid is going to die by the age of 30 if he keeps smoking, maybe even younger. poor kid. his parents should be ashamed.

[Perseus]

Wow, that's pretty hardcore, lol. I wouldn't expect a fucking two year old to enjoy smoking, but whatever. Indonesia has some weird customs.

[Brighter.Tomorrow]

Cigarette companies need money. So they go to poor nations and addict the children.

The companies have nothing to do with it, they are not raising the child.
Thats like blaming the gun company when someone gets shot.
The companies just make it, what people do with it is they're own cause.
..Don't understand how a kid so young would understand smoking...

[Peace God]

I wouldn't expect a fucking two year old to enjoy smoking, but whatever.
lol i was thinking the same thing... wtf?

[Nickk XD]

Do you agree or disagree with this statement. It is SEMI TRUTHFUL, just to let you know:

Tobacco is the only consumer good, that used as intended, kills.

[Nickk XD]

They don't "understand" smoking. "My parents do it, I should too" is the idea and mentality. They don't need to understand smoking to become addicted to nicotine, either. Their brain is less mature but reacts the same to addictive substances like Nicotine or even Caffeine.

It is TRUE that tobacco companies target smoking to kids, primarily teens. They do not intend on getting 2 year old kids addicted...that's the parents fault. But in older kids, the tobacco companies (even in US) target primarily target them. They send out ads with vivacious young looking people and "hip" culture. I remember my parents got something a few years ago for "Camel Number 9" which target teens aged 14-17: http://www.counterfeitchic.com/Images/camel%20no%209%20and%20chanel%20no%2019.jpg


The companies have nothing to do with it, they are not raising the child.
Thats like blaming the gun company when someone gets shot.
The companies just make it, what people do with it is they're own cause.
..Don't understand how a kid so young would understand smoking...

[Perseus]

They don't "understand" smoking. "My parents do it, I should too" is the idea and mentality. They don't need to understand smoking to become addicted to nicotine, either. Their brain is less mature but reacts the same to addictive substances like Nicotine or even Caffeine.

It is TRUE that tobacco companies target smoking to kids, primarily teens. They do not intend on getting 2 year old kids addicted...that's the parents fault. But in older kids, the tobacco companies (even in US) target primarily target them. They send out ads with vivacious young looking people and "hip" culture. I remember my parents got something a few years ago for "Camel Number 9" which target teens aged 14-17: http://www.counterfeitchic.com/Images/camel%20no%209%20and%20chanel%20no%2019.jpg

Cigarette companies are not allowed to target their ads to children anymore. They used to like back in the eighties in stuff, if I remember correctly. Now no cigarette ad can be intended for children, at all. This is for the U.S., by the way. In other countries, especially in poor ones, they probably go all out, but I dunno since I'm not them.

[Nickk XD]

They aren't allowed to market "specifically" to children; however, they are completely allowed to make ads that seem hip and appeal to the younger generation as well as the older generation.

What you're referring to is that they are no longer allowed to sponsor kid activities, put their ads on TV, etc. They still can design their products to appeal to the desires of children without ever stating specifically "Buy these kids".

Cigarette companies are not allowed to target their ads to children anymore. They used to like back in the eighties in stuff, if I remember correctly. Now no cigarette ad can be intended for children, at all. This is for the U.S., by the way. In other countries, especially in poor ones, they probably go all out, but I dunno since I'm not them.

[The Dark Lord]

Why are these morons allowed to have kids, if hes addicted at 2 is he going to live to 40?

[aekid]

That is just sick. I couldn't see myself smoking that young!

[charlie w]

Well, that was seriously disturbing.

[Hanyo]

Disgusting... Its hard to believe people would do stuff like that.

[Watta Tem]

i think POVERTY is the main reason. The parents are trying to kill there son. We all know what that smoke could done to us! And the parents are not worried about the health of the kid.

its our neighboring country! wtf!!!

[Φρανκομβριτ]

parents like this should be shot. Disgraceful and disgusting. Let him throw a fucking tantrum, you shouldn't have given him the shit in the first place!