26% Say Smoking Cigarettes Should Be Outlawed

[Kregisen]

26% of Americans should be traded for people from statist countries that would appreciate some freedom.

*sigh* If only that were possible....I can't believe 26% are really that stupid. (yes I knew americans were stupid but still shocking)

 

[silentshout]

26% of Americans are scary idiots.

 

[akforme]

I bet a few are bitter pot heads who just feel that way because their choice is illegal.

 

[dannno]

I bet a few are bitter pot heads who just feel that way because their choice is illegal.

A few as in a few people in the entire world, maybe.. a few as in a significant amount of those who were polled, i don't think so.

 

[Icymudpuppy]

I am torn on this one.

Second hand smoke does harm others, and violates the non-aggression principle.

Therefore, I am in favor of a ban on cigarettes in public places. Private cigarette use on the other hand is perfectly acceptable in private establishments that support smoking, or in private homes in which all persons are of age to give consent.

I should be able to sue you for exposing me to second hand smoke against my will. Including if a breeze blows it in my direction as I walk past.

 

[Natalie]

That is stupid. Let's ban McDonalds too. Along with butter and bacon and everything else that is delicious and fattening. Obesity is now the leading cause of preventable death in the US. It kills more people than cigarettes do. But choosing to eat healthy food is the responsibility of the individual, and choosing whether to smoke or not should be as well.

 

[JeNNiF00F00]

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[Travlyr]

I am torn on this one.

Second hand smoke does harm others, and violates the non-aggression principle.

Therefore, I am in favor of a ban on cigarettes in public places. Private cigarette use on the other hand is perfectly acceptable in private establishments that support smoking, or in private homes in which all persons are of age to give consent.

I should be able to sue you for exposing me to second hand smoke against my will. Including if a breeze blows it in my direction as I walk past.

Utter nonsense... how about I sue you for having to smell your body odor? Some reasonableness is required. Who are you going to sue if you happen to drive past a forest fire?

 

[dannno]

Car fumes are probably even worse. I used to ride a bike everywhere instead of driving, and had more colds/lung infections etc. than I did just by 2nd hand smoke.

Ya, there is really nothing dangerous about second hand tobacco smoke.. unless you are literally stuck in tight quarters all day with somebody smoking, it's not going to have any affect on you.

Hey, ICMUDPUPPY, do you think that people should be allowed to burn wood in their fireplaces What about campfires, should those be illegal, too

I find it absolutely ridiculous that the same people you can go and sit around campfires and suck in smoke with, then drove back to the polluted city to breathe in polluted air all day, are the same people who claim that you shouldn't smoke ANYTHING because it is absolutely horrible for you..

The reason people are dying of lung cancer is not from smoking the tobacco the native americans used to smoke, anyway.. it is from the countless nasty additives as well as the radiated fertilizer that sticks to the leaves that causes cancer. If tobacco was grown naturally, then FIRST hand smoke would likely pose little if any danger to individuals.

 

[BlackTerrel]

That is stupid. Let's ban McDonalds too. Along with butter and bacon and everything else that is delicious and fattening. Obesity is now the leading cause of preventable death in the US. It kills more people than cigarettes do. But choosing to eat healthy food is the responsibility of the individual, and choosing whether to smoke or not should be as well.

Nothing annoys me more than a fat dude being repulsed by cigarettes and going on a tirade of how cigarettes will kill you. I've seen this at least twice.

 

[dannno]

Nothing annoys me more than a fat dude being repulsed by cigarettes and going on a tirade of how cigarettes will kill you. I've seen this at least twice.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154265

 

[JeNNiF00F00]

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[echebota]

Denis Leary about drugs and vegetarians

YouTube - Denis Leary about drugs and vegetarians

 

[Fredom101]

I think the people who are against freedom in this country (26%?) should just leave.

 

[Theocrat]

A Nation of Hypocrites

Nothing annoys me more than a fat dude being repulsed by cigarettes and going on a tirade of how cigarettes will kill you. I've seen this at least twice.

Hypocrites. I know someone who bitches about carbon footprints but then doesnt think twice to take a 9 hour drive one way for a day trip up into the mountains. Annoying.

Or liberals who indignantly condemn genocide in other countries, but say it's okay for mothers to kill their unborn babies.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

No surprise here.

People like their vices but don't mind banning the vices of others.

Most of them are probably x smokers who can't stand the temptation from others.

The only people I have ever run into that want to make cigarettes illegal are current and ex-smokers. Some current smokers claim it is the only way they would be able to stop.

 

[catdd]

The only people I have ever run into that want to make cigarettes illegal are current and ex-smokers. Some current smokers claim it is the only way they would be able to stop.

There's nothing worse than a reformed crusader. I did my share of it the first couple of years after dropping drugs and alcohol.
I'm sure people hated to see me coming their way during those days.

 

[JeNNiF00F00]

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[ChaosControl]

Woohoo neo-prohibition!

Wonder how much I'll make selling cigs on the black market?

 

[dannno]

Woohoo neo-prohibition!

Wonder how much I'll make selling cigs on the black market?

It's a kitty!!