Should smoking be banned outright?

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Suppose we ban smoking in public spaces because you don't like the smell... Well, then we'd also have to ban cheap perfumes and legally require people to brush their teeth... And for that matter, we might as well ban ugly people from all public places, since you don't like to look at them...

Now, suppose we're banning it because of 2nd hand exposure... That makes more sense, right?... Ok, but then we also need to ban cellphones, smoke detectors, security scanners, and any other sources of potentially cancer-causing radiation... And for that matter, we need to ban the SUN itself, since it is FAR more likely to cause cancer than 2nd hand smoke...

I wouldn't go as far as outlawing smoking entirely.

I just think they should only be allowed to smoke on property that they actually own.

If smoking is banned them I want the IRS banned next.

Or where the owner gives them permission to smoke.

ruveyn

Sure. If you want to lower your property value go ahead. But i do mean owner.

No, but I believe that we should continue to torture them legislatively. Maybe make them smoke standing on one leg? Once upon a time smokers were everywhere and it wasnt pleasant. If they are unhappy now, I couldnt care less.

I didn't say it should be a crime.

But smoking in public areas should be an offense. With penalty. Just like public pooping and littering. Like releasing toxics on people? well, be my guest and do community service for a weekend.

We ban pooping in public places because we don't like the smell and it causes disease. Just like smoking.

BTW, Cell phones don't cause cancer. No, not at all. 0%. It was a fraud to sell cell phone covers.

I smoke in public all the time.

People in the Victorian era didn't find anything wrong with pooping in public areas either.

Well today we have a thing called the toliet so I dought people would start poopiing in public areas any time soon lad.

Where can I buy a "toliet"?

what the hell is a toilet?

I think if people want to smoke, they can. I'd just prefer it not be around me. Cigarette smoke makes me so nauseous and I think I have the right to clean air more than a smoker has to dirty it up. I love that people can't smoke inside a business anymore in California. I love that I can get a job and not have to worry about cigarette smoke.

I remember going to the grocery store and bringing home produce that smelled like cigarettes. Yuck! How rude!

However, bad manners aside, I don't think it should be taxed like it is. I think that's just another unfair money grab by sleazy politicians.

No. It's not the governments place to tell me what I can put in my body. Only I can choose that.

I am, however, fine with not allowing people to smoke inside of public buildings and businesses. I wish you could smoke inside of a bar, but hey. It's not a big deal to me really.