why do people but into others lives about smoking just like if i want to wear a seat belt or not ?

Answer 1

Hey! I feel the same about some of these things, but out of common sense, Some people think that they know what is best for you. I wonder where these people are when it is time to pay my bills?

Answer 2

You need to get that these are really hygiene factors or social contracts.
If you are living like Tom Hanks in Castaway, no one would bother to trouble you with these things.
And of course, if you have an accident, the people pay for the money spent on the DMV/emergency workers hauling you out (apparently the insurance cos, but someone is paying for your non-compliance)
If you are smoking, you are polluting the environment and forcing other people to become unhealthy by inhaling your second hand smoke filled with carcinogenic gases, while you puff away.

Answer 3

Well, let's see. Second hand smoke can be as dangerous as first hand smoke. Not wearing a seatbelt can make you a dangerous flying obsticle to anyone else in the vehicle should an accident occur, and being a (nevermind)

Answer 4

Because people are buttinskies by nature. The predominant attitude in America is: If I don't approve of it, there outta be a law.

I'm not saying we've done wrong by banning smoking in eating establishments and other public places. Cigarette smoke smells like hell and is pretty damn disgusting to folks who don't smoke. But it definitely seems unfair to tell bar owners they can't allow smoking in their place of business when most of their clientele and employees are smokers anyway.

I think once many states started outlawing smoking in these kinds of establishments they crossed the line. After all, if you're a non-smoker, there are usually plenty of non-smoking establishments you can choose if your not comfortable in a smoking bar. In my town for example, most of the bars have gone NO SMOKING on a voluntary basis (no state law against it yet), but a few still allow it. It works out fine. Smokers socialize at the smoking bars. Non-smokers go to the rest.

Those in favor of a total smoking ban in the name of the health of non-smokers should also push to ban SUVs and any other civilian vehicle that gets under 20 miles to the gallon. The link between exhaust and cardiovascular disease is well established. Anyone living in a big city knows this. For example, Milwaukee Wisconsin issues about a dozen "ozone alerts" every summer because intense summer heat, stagnant air, and car exhaust create dangerously high levels of ozone making it unsafe to go outdoors.

During one of these "ozone alerts", you're probably safer sitting in a smoky bar. Still, I haven't heard the American Lung Association or anyone else for that matter trying to outlaw SUVs. Why is that? I guess lots of folks on the "ban smoking" soap box drive them. Go figure.

Smoking is really just one of the many issues facing the battle of personal choice in America. Seat belts, helmets, marijuana use, air bags, sex and violence in the media, etc. They are all regulated, legislated, outlawed, or required based on logic that when applied to other facets of our daily lives will prove to be a cumbersome obstacle in every Americans pursuit of freedom.

What I'm getting at is: it won't end, ever. Everything in excess is harmful. Just about every action we take in our daily lives could potentially lead to death. In order to absolutely insure public health and safety, we'll continue to pass more laws and outlaw more vices (fast food, coffee, chocolate, candy bars, soda pop, beer, booze, etc.). Once that's finished, we need to protect our selves from injury by hooking up every American to a catheter, a colostomy bag, and an IV, and putting them in a straight jacket in a padded room with a padded television that shows nothing but the Oprah Show, 24 hours a day.

AHH wouldn't that be the life :)

Answer 5

They are the type of people who try helping others. I used to think that my parents did not let me do anything. But I was glad that they did watch every step that I took. I never wanted to try cigarettes, my grandmother died from emphazemia. I was already 35. I don't drink. Therefore, I don't want to risk losing my own life or someone else's. I wear my seatbelt, too many of my friends died from not wearing one. And as that resulted, I never go without wearing my seatbelt in my own car or someone else's car.

Answer 6

Oh, that's easy.

We are no longer allowed to laugh at drunks, mock people with foreign accents, or tell jokes that rely on stereotypes for their humor. There has to be a safety valve.

And, we're it! Yes, that's right, we're a free target for anyone who wants to feel superior, for anyone who wants to preach.

So, next time someone lights into you for smoking a cigarette, remember that you're helping this poor schmuck avoid exploding like a grenade from unrelieved stress.

Answer 7

Yah know i am a smoker and i am always told the same thing . I think they say it sometimes because they care about you and your health , and even there's if there around . That is the only thing i can figure about it .

Answer 8

some want to help some want to hurt

Answer 9

Because we care about you. :-)

Answer 10

ok Forest...stupid is as stupid does.