ArchangelMadzz said:
hunter_alien said:
The problem with this, is that you will have to go a step further and start banning everything that is unhealthy. Smoking, even if only second hand, kills a whole lot of people, but so does sweets, fast food, car emissions and of course, the king of it all, alcohol. The question arises when are you still protecting the innocent bystanders and when your are trampling on other people's right (no matter how bad of a habit it is).
I am a smoker, and I have nothing against smoking only in designated areas. But if I am doing that I am at least expecting a ban on people using their cars in a 1km radius ride around their home, simply for pleasure purposes, as I can guarantee you, that does far more harm than the 1 cigarette I would smoke next to a bus stop.
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Can you honestly read that and not see your flawed logic?
If I am eating a burger whilst walking down the street, the persons colestoral or fat percentage doesn't go up from being near me.
It is not someone elses right to directly affect the health of those around them from they OWN choices.
If anything it's someone's right to be able to walk down the street and not inhale cancerous smoke from someone choosing to smoke it and blow it around.
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Thats my point. I think you havent read my post all the way. I am all for smoking designated area, but at least we can have a choice as well. How that will affect me its my own choice and not yours to make. Thats why I am perfectly fine to smoke in a separate room if that is necesary.
Its also my own god damn right to go down the street and not inhale the smog comming from the cars, but allas thats not going to happen anytime soon, will it. People tend to be a bit hypocritical whgen it comes to smoking especially how many "choice" related things they decide to destroy their bodies and health with.
