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To: semaj
Was this shooting deliberate or an accident.

It seems to have been a combination of both.

Was the strange man intent on harming the women?

We may never know.

Was the anger the man displayed towards the women uunjustified when you take into consideration the fact the smoking while pregnant contributes to birth defects, low birth rate, down syndrome, etc...

This is a loaded question on your part. The anger of the man toward this woman was without a doubt misdirected.

As to your assertions about smoking and its contribution various birth defects - the jury remains out on all of that. I've heard some crazy assertions of what maternal tobacco smoking does to the unborn child, but Down's Syndrome is NOT one of them.

Who will pick up the tab when this women delivers an unhealthy baby because she exercised her right to smoke, therby poisoning and injuring her unborn baby?

How do you know this child will be unhealthy? I smoked through my pregnancy and my 4 year old is as healthy as a race horse. And she is far smarter than some of her contemporaries. Please do not make generalizations based upon personal prejudices.

I have no problems with people smoking if that's what they want to do, but when it hurts somebody else, there has to be a trade off.

The only person hurt here was the pregnant woman who happens to be a smoker.

It's one thing to berate someone and qujite another to pull out a handgun and start busting caps.

What right does some stranger have to berate another adult engaged in a perfectly legal activity?

138 posted on 10/06/2002 10:55:05 AM PDT by Gabz
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To: Gabz
I enjoyed reading your post.

I have a only one first cousin , who's husband thinks that all smokers are going to Hell. He, however drinks from the time he get's home from work and passes out in his recliner for the night.
As a smoker I was never made to feel welcome in their home. The previously let friends smoke in ther home. Then their children would make obnoxiou gestures and comments ( probably taught at school ) to the point I never stopped to see them again.

Now. of course it was their home and had every right to react as they did.

I was also my right to change my will . Their attitude cost them close to one million dollars.
When the will is read I'll bet they will wonder why. Oh, by the way , they are Liberals.

My other first cousin (Conservatives) and her husband used to smoke and still have ash trays in their home. They win the Lottery. Maybe my addiction is Political! Ha.
160 posted on 10/06/2002 11:26:26 AM PDT by Royce
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