BAN ON SMOKING

[nsdjoe]

Chicago goes non-smoking on January 1. Can't wait.

[DonkeyKongSr]

Best State Ever.

[kylephilly]

Damn philly only has the ban in bars and restaurants.

Can't wait until this happens here.

[rjoefish]

Question. Is banning smoking on public property the same as public intox tickets?

[Jamougha]

The evidence on the dangers of passive smoking is getting a lot better. In Scotland, since smoking was banned in enclosed public places, heart attacks among non-smokers have fallen by 20%. Unfortunately no-one thought to do similar studies in the other places it's been instituted. Article in The Guardian

Having said that, banning smoking in open areas is just ridiculous.

[MattDog]

WHERARETHEHOMELESSDUDESSUPPOSEDTOSMOKE???????????? ???????

FREAKING MEXICO?

[shipitkthx]

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Chicago goes non-smoking on January 1. Can't wait.

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OMFG I hate you people.

If I own a bar and I want my customers to be able to smoke, WHO THE [censored] ARE YOU TO TELL ME I CANT???? If you don't want to be around smoke, DON'T COME TO MY [censored] BAR!!!!!!!

[By-Tor]

you aren't allowed to smoke in airports either but i still managed to smoke 10 waiting for my flight to shanghai last year at sfo.

ban away...i could give a [censored]...i do as i please.

[shipitkthx]

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Damn philly only has the ban in bars and restaurants.

Can't wait until this happens here.

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STFU You Selfish Prick

[shipitkthx]

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Welcome to the United Nanny States of America, where your rights don't mean [censored].

Get used to it. You're gonna lose more and more rights as an American/free thinking human.

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Whilst im not sold on quite how dangerous passive smoking is, it would be impossible to try and make a case that it is 100% not dangerous.

Your 'rights' as a smoker should never infringe on the rights of a non smoker.

Im not against smoking, im not even that big on avoiding smokers (my housemate smokes and one of my close friends does too and ive no problem with them smoking when im in the room or anything). But nobody truly chooses to smoke passively when in public, and so i have no problem whatsoever with such a ban.

Smoke in your car, smoke in your home. Move house if you cant smoke in your home. Whatever. Banning smoking is 100% right on every level.

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The 'rights' of a non smoker should never infringe on the rights of a smoker.

There's 2 sides to every coin.

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If you dont see why someones right to not smoke cancerous chemicals is more important than the rights of those who wish to do so, you should probably take yourself out of the gene pool for the good of the species.

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You are [censored] retarded and are missing the [censored] point. If a government building wants to ban smoking, FINE. If a private establishment wants people to be able to smoke, YOU HAVE NO [censored] RIGHT to tell them they can't, that goes for restaurants, bars, etc. If you don't want to breathe the smoke, OPEN YOUR OWN [censored] BAR AND BAN SMOKING. And if you actually support banning smoking OUTSIDE you are the most selfish POS I have ever encountered.