Look, I'm not burying my head in the sand and claiming that there is no such thing as a public nuisance.
The house behind our development of McMansions (it's not part of our development) is a rented house. 3 years ago they rented it to a bunch of "hip hoppers" for lack of a better term. At 2 AM, I would hear P Diddy blaring from the loudspeakers at 190 decibels, while my kids were trying to sleep. There were taxis dropping people off at all hours of the night. Risking life and limb, I first tried the man to man approach...tell them to their face. I walked over there and told them to cut it out. It stopped for a while. Then inevitably returned. Before I even thought about calling the "authorities" they were gone anyway. Thank God, or so I thought.
A month later 30 Mexicans moved in. Instead of "Public Enemy" on the speakers, it was salsa music. Soccer balls were flying over the fence like Scud missiles. I'm a soccer player myself, so I would intercept them like a Patriot Missile and kick them right back.
What the hell was my point, anyway? Oh yeah...just be very careful what you call a nuisance. It should be reserved for only the most heinous offenses.
Otherwise, something you enjoy will be banned next.
your right to smoke what you want ends when the smoke drifts, and becomes a nuisance
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Oh, BTW, your right to eat what you want is all fine and dandy...until your high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, hypoglycemia, heart disease drive up MY HEALTH CARE COSTS.
Now I'm paying $500/month in health care premiums because of somebody else's glutony for Bacon Double Cheeseburgers. Second hand fat. I will not stand for it. It's a severe nuisance to my wallet and ability to afford the American Dream.
Where's the number for my Congressman Rush Holt? Surely a progressive, liberal like him will do something to stop this.