Responsibility

This article almost makes me want to laugh. Okay, yes, junk food bad...but why in the world is it the companies fault? Where did personal responsibilty, or more so in this case, PARENT responsibilty go? After all, it's not like 8 year olds are self-sufficient, so either Mom and Dad are providing for them, or letting them mooch of their friends. Disclaimer, yes, I know I'm not a parent and know I'm not aware of all the trials, but isn't this a bit elementary? When did raising children become the responsibility of the Kellog Corporation and Viacom? It reminds me of those commercial I saw couple years back about 'the truth' and how our problems with smoking are the tobacco company's fault. Well, not to be cruel, but I would think that'd be the responsibilty of the person who smoked. It's not like it wasn't known those were dangerous. I'm not advocating smoking, I hate it, and wish it was banned. But suing the company for killing your husband is stupid, you should be suing your husband for ingesting poison. Why can't people just accept the fact that life is their own responsibilty, and deal with it? Maybe it's because we can't accept the fact that we're nearly hopeless outside of God. I mean, I know I fail, somehow, daily, but it's hard to admit that, especially if you want me to go into specifics. We are so low, and we don't want to admit it's our own fault.

Edit: Found this which illustrates my point wonderfully, thank you Scott Kurtz