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Originally Posted by n0nsensical
So I guess we should ban cars too because car exhaust contains hundreds of carcinogens that can cause illness and death? What, you GET cars? Cars don't cause any problems for you? Oh, right, they're good for YOU, and the economy, you're not going to complain. Something is used for leisure, you don't get it, you don't like it? Let's ban it. When did it become your right to tell everyone else what's good for THEM? If you don't like the effects of tobacco smoke you are free to not inhale it. Used to be a different story in public, sure, but the current set of laws takes care of that quite well. This is turning from a public health issue to another morality crusade.
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Cars are necessary. I never said they're "good" for me (I do love the flashy ones and I have had a couple of speeding tickets) but yes. I 'get' them. It is my belief that the accidents caused by vehicles are higher in proportion to the deaths caused by smoking. If watered down to a percantage, smoking is more dangerous than driving. At least that is what the studies suggest.
Given this, why is it legal still? I mean, if I come to your house and tell you, "your gonna die on tuesday. I know cause I'm at your house, I know where you live and I will come kill you in the afternoon maybe after 3:45 cause I got yoga after" ... why wouldnt you move?