Spinoff: Second Hand Smoke Risks: Fact or Fiction?

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by Pushead2

secondhand smoke & smoking in general are ****ing gross.

Ok, you are welcome to your opinion. Now, because you believe that.. does it A) make it a scientific fact that it is a health risk and B) give a valid justification for curtailing a property owner's right to chose a smoking or non-smoking environment for his business?

Clearly no. Just because something is gross doesn't make it harmful nor should it be a legal justification.

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[Pushead2]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

Ok, you are welcome to your opinion. Now, because you believe that.. does it A) make it a scientific fact that it is a health risk and B) give a valid justification for curtailing a property owner's right to chose a smoking or non-smoking environment for his business?

Clearly no. Just because something is gross doesn't make it harmful nor should it be a legal justification.

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I hope the business owner would consider it as more of a courtesy.

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by Pushead2

I hope the business owner would consider it as more of a courtesy.

I'm completely on board with you there. If I owned a bar in a town that allowed smoking, I'd probably designate a smoking area and install a completely separate air filtration system. If done properly (although at a pretty hefty expense) you can almost entirely eliminate even the odor of smoke if you know what you are doing. Or I'd just restrict smoking to an outdoor patio... but those choices should be mine to make.

[ct]

Originally Posted by Pushead2

secondhand smoke & smoking in general are ****ing gross.

this, and I'm a former smoker

Originally Posted by AustinChief

Ok, you are welcome to your opinion. Now, because you believe that.. does it A) make it a scientific fact that it is a health risk and B) give a valid justification for curtailing a property owner's right to chose a smoking or non-smoking environment for his business?

Clearly no. Just because something is gross doesn't make it harmful nor should it be a legal justification.

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A) Irrelavent, from an individual preference point only

B) Absolutely NOT! Business owner can do as he wishes and patrons can do as they wish, including not patroning said business. Get gov't out of our business.