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Originally Posted by penchief
Second hand smoke has been proven to be a carcinogen. That fact alone should end the debate. No person has the right impose the consequences of their choices (or uncontrollable habits) onto others. What a person does to themselves is their choice as long as they don't harm others when doing so (a violation of that other person's right to choose for his or herself).
The same goes for cigarette butts. A cigarette butt, en masse, is a disgusting thing. And people who smoke take it for granted that God placed somebody else upon this earth to follow behind them and pick up their nasty-assed cigarette butts. In certain environments such as apartment complexes with young children, that can be a very unsanitary situation.
All that said, anyone interested in the statistics will find that wherever these smoking bans have been enforced, businesses have prospered. It's amazing how many people will spend money to go out for a meal or have a drink without having to breathe second hand smoke or have their clothes and hair smell like smoke after they get home.
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First time I've ever agreed with you.