KC residents - How are you voting on the smoking ban in April?

[Adept Havelock]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Why?

Because at this point in human history, cigarette smoke has been deemed a carcinogen that causes cancer. Smoking and smoking-related illnesses costs governments worldwide countless billions of dollars.

Alcohol kills as well, and it's legal to consume. As is tobacco. Do you want the Government to nanny you and protect you from everything that's bad for you?

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

What makes a bar or a restaurant exempt from smoking laws? As I've asked in the other thread, why wasn't there outrage when smoking in grocery stores and shopping malls was banned?

There was, but the folks whining to the government instead of letting folks decide for themselves sadly carried the day.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Smoking at gas stations while filling your car with gas?

Because of the potential for a large explosion and fire? Please tell me you're not so much of a dipsh*t you can't see the difference between lighting up after dinner and drinks, and flicking your Bic at a gas pump.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Why is this outrage directed towards bars and restaurants?

Because it doesn't stop there, just like it didn't stop with malls, stores, etc. See my previous comment regarding the dipsh*ts who tried to ban smoking in your own home or vehicle. IMO, it won't stop with tobacco either. Too many whiners in this country who can't be bothered to take responsibility for their own decisions.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Why can't some people in Missouri understand the ramifications of public smoking?

IMO, the vast majority of smokers and non smokers do. As I've said, I quit years ago.

Why can't folks in California understand the ramifications of letting people and businesses decide such a matter for themselves? Why can't they understand the ramifications of letting the market decide? Oh, right...that's a very foreign concept in California.

Here it is in a nutshell: If there are people opposed, they won't go a bar/restaurant that allows smoking. If they aren't, they will. If the bar is suffering because it does or doesn't allow smoking, it will adapt or go under. Simple. Too simple for some, apparently.