[wideawake]

It worked for non-smokers ...

Terrible analogy.

Smoking in a public area is just a rude activity in general - driven by the inconsiderateness of addicts.

And a much, much higher percentage of the population have asthma, emphysema, and other lung conditions that can be exacerbated by stewing in smoke for hours.

Peanut allergies are far less common, and peanuts are not burned and dissipated through the air.

[lonestar]

It isn't a terrible analogy because we're talking "control."

For decades people smoked in public... wherever, wherever they wanted and no big deal was made of it. I lowered the window when a person smoked in a car.

And a much, much higher percentage of the population have asthma, emphysema, and other lung conditions that can be exacerbated by stewing in smoke for hours.

The conditions you mentioned are caused more by smog than any short term exposure to second hand tobacco smoke. My cousin had emphysema...never smoked but lived near the refineries on the Gulf Coast.