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Old 03-13-2012, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
Of course you are.

It's another law that needs to be put in place because the legislators are quite convinced that the general public is too stupid to do the right thing.

The right thing is to stop smoking. It doesn't take a genius to realize that the by-products of burning ANYTHING are toxic to the human body. Do we really need to discuss the level of toxicity that is necessary for the body to generate a negative response to the stimulus?

If the "right thing" was done by the population, you wouldn't need the law.
Well, no I am not. If 2nd hand smoke is indeed toxic and dangerous, then it should be limited.

I do have a problem with your idea of the population doing "the right thing". I would ask, "the right thing" as defined by whom? That argument could be broadened to force people to do all sorts of things that some desire them to do.
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