| Subject: Re: RIGHTS WATCH! |
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Juwanna Layung
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Date Posted: 10:10:43 02/27/03 Thu
In reply to:
Dave
's message, "Re: RIGHTS WATCH!" on 09:40:40 02/27/03 Thu
Please, second hand smoke has NO, read ZERO, proven effect on anything. There has never been one single fatality linked to second hand smoke in the World. Now, if you are talking about a child living in a home with 2 smokers, then that's different, but as far as second hand smoke that the everyday adult non-smoker experiences, nothing. As a matter of fact, doctors know that if a person who has smoked for 30 years quits smoking, within a few years the doctors would barely be able to tell they ever smoked. That's 30 years of exposure to "first hand" smoke. So explain to me how even 2-3 hours of exposure is going to have any discernible lasting effect. I agree that there should be no-smoking in some specific areas (hospitals are a prime example) but as far as restaurants, bars, malls, etc... it should be up to the business owner whether or not they allow smoking. If someone is a non-smoker and they don't want to go home smelling like smoke (the only true lasting effect from a 1.5 hour meal at a smoking restaurant) then they should choose to eat or shop or whatever somewhere else, that's there choice. However, the gUBERment has no business trying to force anyone to quit smoking, which is exactly what they are doing. What will happen to Extreme Sports once smoking is banned? How can the gUBERment try to prevent someone from smoking (saying it costs too much money for health care) and allow someone to endanger their lives? For that matter, how can the gUBERment force anyone to wear a seatbelt? Obviously the seatbelt issue is driven by the Insurance Lobby, don't even get me started on those money-grubbing bastards. I am a smoker but also believe that I shouldn't force my smoke on anyone else, at the same time, I don't agree with trying to force me to quit smoking either. If you do that, you will have to force everyone to quit eating at McDonald's and eating any other food that is linked to obesity (another big expenditure for health care). Why are all taxpayers to willing to fork out money for healthcare for fat asses with health problems, but not smokers?
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