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What does criminal enterprise even mean?

Mostly everyone is a criminal, if you've gotten a city parking ticket you're a criminal.

If you've let your meter run out but didn't get caught it's still criminal. Didn't wear your seatbelt? Criminal.

Were you having a bad day but when you talked to the city clerk you told them it was going well? You're a criminal.

Altria sells a product that is harmful to people's health while providing other benefits, like most other products including car manufactures, coffee shops, etc.

Does Altria break a criminal statute? It's pretty much inevitable that they do.

Would I characterize them as a criminal enterprise? No.

Some people are far more concerned about living life than prolonging death. If you don't like cigarettes don't smoke.




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