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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
And, not that it matters...but, you're breathing in more toxins driving in traffic thatn you're going to inhale sitting next to a smoker. No one ever wants to hear that, though.
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This is an argument that comes up quite often, and not just when it comes to smoking, and each time it boggles my mind that anyone would actually consider this as a valid argument or even a point worth bringing up.
Let me see if I understand the "logic" of this argument. Since we have to inhale toxins when we drive, we should go ahead and add to those toxins with cigarettes? Maybe we should start adding Drano to each glass of water we drink, because, hey, our water isn't perfectly clean either. Given the fact that we are already being exposed to poisons on a daily basis, why can't some smokers understand when we non-smokers object to them adding their poison of choice to the soup?
In case you can't tell I am happy about laws that prohibit smoking in public places. I know that it's not fun when the government steps in and makes laws to dictate behavior, but when common decency fails, there is little recourse but to make a law to protect the public.