Man there is so much smoke-copium in this thread, it annoys me to no end.
People shouldn't be allowed to smoke in public and they should be forced to pay for the cost of their own healthcare if they develop any disease that has even a minimal chance of being related to smoking.
Edt: for sure is right to have mercy on them when they realize it was a mistake, but they still should be penalized to some degree, they did that to them selves while in their right mind.
Social conditioning must be the right answer, I think that for me, the animals actually do look silly.