Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
so what makes it alright to ban smoking compared to banning fast food or vehicle emissions?
what makes anything right? this can spin out to anything. Thats way im saying this thread is getting out of control.
ChemEnhanced
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Originally posted by Inrush
I guess its different when you know someone that has been directly affected by second hand smoke
I have relatives that have died from smoking and second hand smoke....but I still don't see why the government has a right to say smoker's can't smoke outside. People have choices and the government should allow them to make those choices. The only thing the government should be doing is providing people with the material to educate themselves about smoking and second hand smoking. If the government truly wanted people to quit smoking then they would offer free services to help people quit.
The government has no interest in people quiting but they want to make the whiners happy by banning people from smoking everywhere. The reason smokers are not up in arms about all this is because they already know...deep down...they shouldn't smoke.
Inrush
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Originally posted by jsibilin
thats ed up.
ChemEnhanced
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Originally posted by Inrush
what makes anything right? this can spin out to anything. Thats way im saying this thread is getting out of control.
and right there is the problem...if people allow the government to step in and say you can smoke anywhere then whats to stop them from saying you can't drive vehicles or you can't eat hamburgers.....its a slippery slope. People have choices and we can make those decisions ourselves...we don't need papa bear stepping in every time we need to use our brains.
Inrush
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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
I have relatives that have died from smoking and second hand smoke....but I still don't see why the government has a right to say smoker's can't smoke outside. People have choices and the government should allow them to make those choices. The only thing the government should be doing is providing people with the material to educate themselves about smoking and second hand smoking. If the government truly wanted people to quit smoking then they would offer free services to help people quit.
The government has no interest in people quiting but they want to make the whiners happy by banning people from smoking everywhere. The reason smokers are not up in arms about all this is because they already know...deep down...they shouldn't smoke.
People do have choice. I choose not to breath in second hand smoke. Thats why there are rules about buildings and job trucks so i dont have to worry about breathing in all that ... This is just an extension of the rule.
Jayx1
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Originally posted by smuncky
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Inrush
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Originally posted by Jayx1
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ChemEnhanced
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Originally posted by Inrush
People do have choice. I choose not to breath in second hand smoke. Thats why there are rules about buildings and job trucks so i dont have to worry about breathing in all that ... This is just an extension of the rule.
and a smoker has a right to smoke....so if someone is smoking outside...stay away from them. I can understand them banning smoking in places of business...as you don't have a choice in going to work or not. You do have a choice if you want to sit on a park bench beside a smoker or walk within 10 feet of a smoker.
Jayx1
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Originally posted by Inrush
what makes anything right? this can spin out to anything. Thats way im saying this thread is getting out of control.
You are right. laws like this can spin out to anything. Thats the point he is trying to make. Take your mentality and apply to just about anything for similar results.
Inrush
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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
and a smoker has a right to smoke....so if someone is smoking outside...stay away from them. I can understand them banning smoking in places of business...as you don't have a choice in going to work or not. You do have a choice if you want to sit on a park bench beside a smoker or walk within 10 feet of a smoker.
you have never seen before the ban people smoking right at the doors? With ash trays right there but they still through the on the ground.
Jayx1
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Originally posted by Inrush
People do have choice. I choose not to breath in second hand smoke. Thats why there are rules about buildings and job trucks so i dont have to worry about breathing in all that ... This is just an extension of the rule.
You have the right to stop breathing. That will solve your problems LOL
Jayx1
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Originally posted by Inrush
you have never seen before the ban people smoking right at the doors? With ash trays right there but they still through the on the ground.
