Leon Isaac Kennedy was born on January 1, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Lone Wolf McQuade (1983), Body and Soul (1981) and Penitentiary (1979). He has been married to Lolita Armbrister since 1995. He was previously married to Jayne Kennedy.
The reason for this is that bacon is cured meat. There are two reasons not to eat raw meat: taste and food safety. Taste is individual, some people are OK with the taste and eat raw meat as long as they can find a source of meat fresh enough (think sashimi, carpaccio, steak tartare). Food safety is not a problem with bacon. The process of turning pork to bacon includes salt and smoke.
Products like Parma ham and Schwartzwaldschinken are proven to be adequately preserved for consumption without cooking. Modern bacon is not, in general. OTOH I know for a fact that raw packet bacon is commonly eaten in Spain without cooking, and I've met people who eat raw sausages (not a good idea in my opinion). Me, I wouldn't eat it uncooked ...