ObieX

One could just as easily make the case that bars serving alcohol should be banned because afterwards people have to get home from wherever they are. In most cases that means getting into a car and driving to that home. This is a huge problem public safety wise, therefore we should ban anyone from drinking alcohol except while in their own home, and anyone caught driving with any alcohol in their system whatsoever should have their license revoked. The current system of drunk driving punishment obviously isnt working (like non-smoking areas) so why not ban drinking all together in public areas? Why should *i* have to pay for your inability to drink responsibly by having to deal with you driving with alcohol in your system and possibly slamming into me/my family/my car/my home. If you insist on drinking in public areas you should be forced outdoors, often into the freezing cold weather and find a dark alley someplace out of view of the public, with your bottle/can in a brown paper bag so that your "problem" doesnt effect my senses. You may then walk home in the frigid weather knowing your uncontrollable urge to indulge has been satisfied.

Also i think that the comparison to over weight people and fatty foods is quite good. We pay as a society by the MASSIVE (no pun intended) medical costs that are pushed upon us as citizens - which means more hours of forced labor to pay for this (higher taxes = less $ to feed myself, therefore i need to work that extra hour, or pick up that extra job). It could also mean less money spent where it may otherwise be put to good use, like fixing those pot-holes or actually funding the education system.

Hey, how about banning those black people in public places too, their hair is greasy, so i could slip and fall from their jerry curl juice and break my neck. They are also very hostile and unpredictable, you never know when they'll revert to their animalistic ways and punch someone out who is waiting in line for pizza.

While we're at it we should ban all forms of motorized transportation too, the businesses may suffer cuz people cant get to work, but who cares, cuz all that smog is giving our children cancer and polluting our air/land/waters. We must remove all cars from the road for public safety, imagine all the accidents that would be prevented, all the medical costs prevented, all the deaths to wildlife (aka roadkill) that can be prevented, all the money that could be saved on not paving roads, and law enforcement for speedy and wreckless drivers..

Just for the record I'm not a smoker, i also think i've been playing Jennifer Government for too long. I was a smoker for many years but have not been smoking cigarettes for quite a number of years now. In my opinion less government involvement is needed in many areas, this area is a good start. People always come forth with some remark requesting someone to point out the last time they were oppressed by the government, or interfered with by the government - to that i can only say, what can you name that ISN'T regulated by the government these days. Hell i cant even retile my bathroom without getting a permit.

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