Re: TOT Smoking Ban 2007

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <z0SSh.8981$NK2.4849@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
DannyT <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The dangers are different. I could drink alcohol till I fell over and
be no danger whatsoever to anyone, but if one person lights one
cigarette in an indoor space, nobody has any choice but to breathe it.

Rod.

Indeed. Plus the fact that regular drinking in moderation doesn't
particularly harm you - many medical experts say it's actually good for
you (especially red wine)!

Indeed. You only have a drink problem if you drink more than your doctor.
Of course everyone knows you can't get addicted if stick to wine or beer.
Oh no.

Smoking, on the other hand, is highly addictive and regular smoking will undoubtedly cause you harm.

You think you can't get addicted to alcohol?

Also, how many of us have actually been harmed by people who have drunk excessively?

The thousands killed by drunk drivers? Wives beaten up by drunken
husbands? Etc etc times a hundred.

All illegal last time I checked.

So, how about we propose outlawing actions of people that adversely affect others? It has been done for alcohol already. Why should someone pathetically addicted to some herbage be given special treatment?
.

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