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Mom Sent To Jail For Smoking Around Kids
WRAL Raleigh ^ | August 13, 2004 | Associated Press

Posted on 08/13/2004 5:24:43 AM PDT by Hatteras

Mom Sent To Jail For Smoking Around Kids

POSTED: 6:43 am EDT August 13, 2004

BOWLING GREEN, Va. -- A woman was sentenced Thursday to 10 days in jail for defying a court order not to smoke around her children.

Tamara Silvius was banned last year from smoking around the youths, now ages 8 and 10, as part of a custody arrangement with her ex-husband.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigbrother; consantismoking; naanylaw; nannycrap; nannystate; pufflist; secondhandsmoke; smoking; tobacco
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To: MeekOneGOP
What's wrong with this picture ¿¿

I know, Meek. I know...........

141 posted on 08/13/2004 10:46:15 AM PDT by SheLion (The terrorist are here.......living among us. It's too late to close the borders.)
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To: HawkeyeLonewolf
You can smoke in your house, fine.

You can smoke some leaves in your own house. The treatment of marijuana smokers is truly tyrannical.

142 posted on 08/13/2004 10:47:16 AM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: SupplySider
Feeding the kid french fries would have been worse for his health. A simple reprimand would have been more than enough.

Exactly.

Who will live longer.......kids that were exposed to some ETS or these kids? If they don't lose that fat.

143 posted on 08/13/2004 10:48:17 AM PDT by SheLion (The terrorist are here.......living among us. It's too late to close the borders.)
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To: Doe Eyes

Marijuana is illegal (and rightly so).


144 posted on 08/13/2004 10:48:24 AM PDT by HawkeyeLonewolf (Christian First, American Second)
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To: HawkeyeLonewolf
NO more do I leave smelling like crap because morons want to light up in public.

I suspected you were a do-gooder, but now I see you're just self-centered.

I don't patronize restaurants that play music loudly and position tables too closely together. That's the free-market way. In a similar vein, I do patronize restaurants that are cigar friendly. And I expect people who strongly dislike smoke to take their business to other restaurants, not to prevent me from enjoying myself.

145 posted on 08/13/2004 10:48:48 AM PDT by Fifth Business
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To: Egon

A few years back, a study on second hand smoke, came back negative. No evidence second hand smoke was harmful.
Instead, of being truthful, it was covered up by the libs & I'm sure conservatives too. The results given to the public, supposedly was second hand smoke was just as bad as, if you were smoking yourself.

This news was on Rush's talk show, so I most definitely believe it. Why are so many people concerned about others health? Is there that much love for our fellow man, in this country?
I remember back in the 60's when the Politically Correct crap all started, how strange it all sounded. Just like propaganda.
Smoking is bad, but not nearly as bad as, being a liberal.


146 posted on 08/13/2004 10:49:23 AM PDT by auggy (http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-DownhomeKY /// Check out My USA Photo album & Fat Files)
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To: swarthyguy
But its for a good cause, Komrad.

I know. Sickening. :(

147 posted on 08/13/2004 10:49:31 AM PDT by SheLion (The terrorist are here.......living among us. It's too late to close the borders.)
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To: Fifth Business

So you are self-centered as well.

You want YOUR rights to come before the rights and the health of others.

Very liberal.


148 posted on 08/13/2004 10:50:38 AM PDT by HawkeyeLonewolf (Christian First, American Second)
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To: Egon

Negative ghost rider, its a COURT ORDER!!!


149 posted on 08/13/2004 10:50:42 AM PDT by TheGunny
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To: HawkeyeLonewolf
Marijuana is illegal (and rightly so).

So is smoking tobacco in many places.

150 posted on 08/13/2004 10:50:46 AM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: Argh
Good question, Miss Lion! "They" are probably worried about having 75 million angry smokers after "them", many of those millions also being gun owners. Also, "they" like "their" tax revenues from tobacco. But maybe "they" are just "stoopid". :^)

I've never seen the likes.......being able to buy a legal product but being treated like a criminal for using it.

~sigh

151 posted on 08/13/2004 10:51:10 AM PDT by SheLion (The terrorist are here.......living among us. It's too late to close the borders.)
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To: BriarBey
Bravo, applause, applause.

You are precisely correct. My sentiments precisely.

152 posted on 08/13/2004 10:51:48 AM PDT by TOUGH STOUGH (Vote for anyone but Darlin' Arlen in November.....)
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To: BriarBey
Bravo, applause, applause.

You are precisely correct. My sentiments exactly.

153 posted on 08/13/2004 10:52:30 AM PDT by TOUGH STOUGH (Vote for anyone but Darlin' Arlen in November.....)
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To: HawkeyeLonewolf
It is, with no doubt or question, equal to wanting to prevent abortion because it endangers the child. That too is a conservative view. Liberals want to say "if you don't like abortion don't have one" which is, in fact, the argument you are presenting.

I see your point about the validity of passing laws to protect the rights of citizens from being infringed, but I don't think I'm using the same argument as the "pro-choice" abortion crowd. The unborn child has no say. The wronged smoker can choose to go elsewhere.

154 posted on 08/13/2004 10:53:03 AM PDT by SupplySider
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To: SittinYonder
Rob Reiner must be rubbing his chubby little hands together in enthusiasm after this victory.


155 posted on 08/13/2004 10:53:55 AM PDT by SheLion (The terrorist are here.......living among us. It's too late to close the borders.)
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To: HawkeyeLonewolf
So you are self-centered as well.

You want YOUR rights to come before the rights and the health of others.

No, I want the market to decide. I am not trying to impose laws on others.

Very liberal.

You are confusing liberalism with liberty. They are distinct.

156 posted on 08/13/2004 10:54:52 AM PDT by Fifth Business
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To: SheLion
I've never seen the likes.......being able to buy a legal product but being treated like a criminal for using it.

Not lets see. Liquor is legal, but if I drink it in my car they treat me like a criminal.

157 posted on 08/13/2004 10:56:10 AM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: SupplySider

Excuse me, I meant to say the wronged non-smoker.


158 posted on 08/13/2004 10:56:27 AM PDT by SupplySider
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To: SheLion

>.being able to buy a legal product

As many have said wait til the food cops are on. Smaller portions for higher prices, much like many establishments have already done with food and beverages after the smoking bans in bars have kicked in.


159 posted on 08/13/2004 10:56:28 AM PDT by swarthyguy
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To: Kackikat
As for God's opinion of smoking, look again....we are not supposed to defile God's temple--our bodies, and yes we have freewill but will reap consequences of same.

I believe that God cares more about what comes out of our body's then what goes in.

A lot of hate can come out. Our souls are our temples. Our bodies shrivel up and turn back to dust.

160 posted on 08/13/2004 10:58:31 AM PDT by SheLion (The terrorist are here.......living among us. It's too late to close the borders.)
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