Posted on 01/19/2006 4:34:38 PM PST by qam1
Only took until the fourth post today.
Speaking as a non-smoker who genuinely enjoys eating in the absence of cigarette smoke, this law is evil.
We are guaranteed the right to life, liberty and property- and the freedom to do with it as we choose.
Just as I would not want to inhale the exhaust of a diesel truck I similarly would not want to breathe in someone cigarette exhausts.
The fewer places it is allowed the better.
Back in my hippie days (before I grew up), almost all potheads also used tobacco. That was the 60's-70's. EVERY dope smoker I've known or met in the last fifteen years has been a rabid smoker-hater. You had to go outside their house to have a puff on the evil cigarette, but you could light up a joint anyplace in the house, anytime you wanted. Consequently, I've come to hate them just as much as they do me.
No one I have ever talked to, has EVER supported these measures, yet they always seem to go through...
A twofer!
I'm sure you don't do anything that annoys anybody.
Ping
The smell of coffee makes me sick. I think it should be banned in all public places, including coffee shops. After all shouldn't I be able to go into a coffee shop without getting sick? :)
While we're at it could we please ban little kids who don't know how to behave in a restaurant. They're bad for my mental health. LOL
I hate drunks, too. We should ban alcohol.
You know what else? Bad drivers are really offensive, and fatalities are sky high, not to mention the emissions problems. No more cars.
And what about the evil guns? They kill so many innocent people.
Ban the guns.
While we are at it, fat people really disgust me. All that obvious gluttony and lack of self control. Let's ban places like McDonalds and Dairy Queen, since people obviously cannot be trusted to do the right thing for themselves.
Personal freedoms suck. I think we should ban everything that offends anyone. You are right on.
Places like restaurants and bars have always been regulated as public spaces.
What right do smokers have to stink up the hair and clothing, and to irritate the eyes and respiratory passages of non-smokers? Talk about violating someone's property.
I think people who have b.o. and bad breath should be fined, and not allowed in public places. Oh, and people with mullets, too. They are icky.
Unfortunately, there are many so-called Conservatives right here on Freerepublic who are very happy when big government tells a business owner at the point of a gun what legal activity they can/can't do on their own private property.
*sigh*
Here's the deal. If I own a restaurant, that means I have all the property rights. That, in turn, means I can choose which legal activities I allow on my property. If I choose to allow smoking, that is my right even if I don't smoke.
And it is your right to not come in to my restaurant.
YOU AS A NON-SMOKER DO NOT HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN I DO AS A PROPERTY OWNER, YOU FRICKING NAZI.
I'm sure you don't do anything that annoys anybody.
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I'm sure I do, but not spraying carbon monoxide at them.
uumm, that's exactly what you do every time you drive by them.
You are all over the place and none of your analogies work.
Guns do not kill anyone...the person who misuses them do.
Dittoes for the other items EXCEPT smoking. The smoke blown in the direction of anyone's lungs can harm/damage the person.
So quit it! And if you can't, do it where the exhaust does not approach others.
That's right, I drive by them...I don't stand there forced to breathe it in.
I guess you've never had to wait for a bus on a busy road. Get to suck in a lot of fumes then.
That's right, and now smoking is going to be illegal in bars and restaurants.
Was smoking alone what was studied or was a specific substance (i.e. tobacco) singled out?
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