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Originally Posted by World's King
I disregard all signs that say where I can smoke outside. I'm OUTSIDE!!
If you don't wanna be near me. Then don't. Why should I have to change my habit? Why can't you change yours? Oh, that's right... I smoke. So in a non-smokers mind I'm no longer a human. I'd have more rights if I gave a girl an abortion on the front steps.
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Hmmm, interestingly self-righteous even from a guy who calls himself king :-p
Honestly, you are the person committing the disruptive action. Therefore the ball is in your court to make the change. How do I figure the above? How is it that the smoker is the disruptor and not the inhalee? Let's look at science. In science there is a principle (if someone can name it, awesome, I have long since forgotten) that states a natural stance or situation is one that is fallen into by default, i.e.- not smoking. As a human, we have no base level instinct to smoke. We are not born with cigarettes growing from our fingers. Smoking is dangerous to our health rather than beneficial. Therefore the non-smoker must not be the disruptor, as they are following the natural course in that aspect while the smoker is going out of his/her way to do something unnatural and disruptive.
Basically, to sum it all up, you smoke in your house? Awesome! You smoke within 100' of me? Fuck off! And yes, non-smokers SHOULD have that right. People have other similar basic right against having their space violated. Why should smoking be any different? Why should it be any different than a noise control ordinance? If you aren't allowed to play loud music on the street, which actually DOESN'T hurt anybody (unless you have a really amazing fucking system), why should you be allowed to smoke... something that DOES hurt people (and the environment, though that's less my concern)?