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Well, of course it's basic courtesy that a smoker not blow his smoke towards non-smokers (or other smokers, for that matter) where possible -- it's not always possible. I've never been convinced that second-hand smoke is as deadly as people claim -- if someone wants to send me a link to an actual study, I'd be happy to read it. And bars can install air-purifiers. In South Bend, there's a bar downtown where they have several of these, so that, even though there's usually a ton of people smoking, the air's not very smoky (or even not smoky at all). And if it's not harmful to one's health, it comes down to whether the smokers should be allowed to annoy the non-smokers, or the non-smokers annoy the smokers. And that should be left up to the market, rather than the state. If it really annoys most people, won't someone take advantage of that by starting a non-smoking bar?
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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