Grope, grope, grope.
Stretch, stretch, stretch.
Rationalize to beat the band!
It's the nature of smoke-in-hand!
Party on! Party on! It's our right!
To blazes with the off-spring. It's their night.
So....you hate smoking around children?
Fine. Join zillions of people in that rational opinion. (including me)
But what's your mission, other than to jawbone about the awfulness of second hand smoke?
Jailtime for offenders? Perhaps a hefty fine, and sensitivity training?
Perhaps we sterilize anyone who smokes so they could never light up near a little one.
In that case, we must also go after those who fail to 'child-proof' their home, or those who have dangerous back yards, or those who bring along children in their vehicles.
After all, statistics likely will prove that more children are killed or maimed during vehicle accidents than by second hand smoke.
In fact, I can't recall ever seeing on a child's death certificate "Cause of Death: Second Hand Smoke", and as a newspaper reporter, I've seen many a death certificate.