Ardi Rizal, Sumatran 2-Year Old, Smokes 40 Cigarettes A Day

Below is an image of Ardi Rizal, aged 2, who smokes two packs of cigarettes a day.

The Sumatran toddler was first given a cigarette when he was just 18 months old.

'I'm not worried about his health, he looks healthy,' shrugged the boy's father Mohammad Rizal.

'He cries and throws tantrums when we don't let him smoke. He's addicted.'

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Comments

[tploomis]

04:13 PM on 07/03/2010

The problems here are broader than a 2 year old smoking. He controls the father with his temper tantrums and gets lots of attention from others for his acting out behavior, including news coverage. I guess you can find poor parenting everywhere.

[steppenwolfsayshi]

07:38 PM on 06/30/2010

It sounds like the parents just need some education on the risks, since apparently this is not so uncommon in Indonesia as it should be, so its good the government is involved. It's not too hard to dry out a 2 year old. It's like they can sneak out of the house behind your back and go buy some smokes.

[manoflamatzah]

11:26 PM on 06/17/2010

well, thank heaven for Rebbe Barr.... now I have a Tamidic tract I would like her opinion on...

[meriane]

03:00 PM on 06/11/2010

In USA this is old news already. More about little kids who's smoking cigarettes. http://2su.de/M9S

[lost souls rembrd]

06:56 PM on 06/08/2010

the tobacco industry's latest promo

[kennyfasugbe]

07:05 PM on 06/03/2010

I don't know why i keep coming to this thread. I won't stop until someone agrees with me that that kid looks like Eric Cartman from SouthPark!! lol

[RonRutherford]

10:09 AM on 06/07/2010

Once he's 8 he certainly will.

http://therationalreport.blogspot.com/

[DarkWitch]

08:48 PM on 07/12/2010

He certainly acts like him.

[fraulin]

09:46 AM on 06/02/2010

Well one should realize that this happened on USA as well. And the father is giggling. Gee. http://bit.ly/2-yeard-old-smoking-in-usa

[kittyma]

11:52 PM on 05/31/2010

This is just plain sick and is child abuse

[turboturd]

04:46 PM on 05/31/2010

Now all he needs is a tattoo and some malt liquor.

[RickRude]

02:09 AM on 06/01/2010

Jeezus, don't give him liquor, he smokes twice as much when he's on the booze

[MarkInEugene]

04:45 PM on 05/31/2010

Uh...ok...so....what? Emphysema at 10? Congestive heart failure at 13? Lung Cancer at 9?

More proof that the human animal can do some insanely stupid things with their offspring.

[Chise67]

02:23 PM on 05/31/2010

Unreal! Whoever gave that child his 1st puff should be beat w/in an inch of their life!

[Indoboy7]

01:14 AM on 05/31/2010

Sadly, this is what happens when ANYBODY can breed.The spermdonor who calls himself father of this boy is no better than the mangy dog roaming around loose.The US tobacco Industry, having been ostracized in the USA has found a ready made treasure trove in third world countries such as Indonesia.ALL HONOR TO THE BOTTOM LINE phooey to morality/ethics...

[Mark Harker]

12:47 PM on 06/01/2010

whoah - way to advocate eugenics.

[Nisse Hult]

06:35 PM on 05/30/2010

The tobacco industry is controlled by multinational giants, mostly American. Wouldn't surprise me a bit if the likes of Philip Morris (Altria) or R. J. Reynolds made money of every puff the kid takes. Big tobacco has been promoting their products in the third world hard for decades now, trying to find new customers since we in the west smartened up

[mamababa]

07:19 PM on 05/30/2010

Yup.

You'd find Kent, Camel and Marlboro kites all over SE Asia.

[socraticsarah]

05:16 PM on 05/30/2010

I'm not gonna lie, my first reaction at this article was laughter. Then I felt deeply saddened for this boy and his father who, unfortunately, has no idea the harm he is causing his son.

[wendoxia]

02:10 AM on 05/30/2010

let him throw a tantrum until he's blue in the face.( my own darling baby used to scream until she literally passed out). but maybe that way they wont get the tips they probably get by showing off their little freakshow......