If they want to kill themselves with the toxins of their own smoke then fine, that's their problem, but how can they not know (or not care) that it affects the heath of other people, too?
2006-10-29 00:03:04 · 12 answers · asked by FireKracker187 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
pathfinder, it's going to end when you care about someone beside yourself. When you're doing something that is putting the health of others in detriment, you should be courteous enough to do it in a secluded place. Don't expect me to openly let you piss on my right to air quality and my health just so you can light up.
2006-10-29 00:10:13 · update #1
Arnie - At least you're an honest prick.
2006-10-29 00:19:58 · update #2
I sure have heard of freedom of choice, and that's fine, but when your freedom of choice negatively affects the health of those around you who may not have a choice (ie at a bus depot, etc), it is just common sense and common courtesy to take that fact into consideration.
2006-10-29 00:35:44 · update #3
Because to them it's no big deal. They can't smell themselves I guess.
2006-10-29 00:05:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I completely agree.
It's not freedom of choice crap. People still drink and drive putting everyone else's lives at risk and people still smoke in public places and put others health in danger. What I find worse than the occasional person smoking in a restaurant is the people who smoke in their homes when they have little children or when the husband smokes and the wife is pregnant. It is totally selfish and reckless. Just growing up in an environment where your parents smoke can not only lead to major illness like lung cancer but can also lead to more severe forms of minor illnesses. Studies have shown that Children who grow up in homes with smokers are much more likely to get more frequent ear infections which can lead to hearing loss. After I read this I realized that this is exactly what happened to my father who now suffers from hearing loss and had frequent ear infections as a child, incidentally both of his parents were smokers.
2006-10-29 02:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by t 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you may be generalising a little here - not all smokers are like this - I am a smoker, I tried quitting at one stage but wasnt really committed to it so failed - now I dont bother trying to quit as I enjoy the habbit however I go outside to smoke, If Im around someone who doesnt smoke I ask if they mind if I smoke or I move away or downwind of them so the smoke doesnt go in their face etc.. I dont know about where you are but here in Australia its been made pretty much illegal to smoke indoors in most places now including many pubs (they have smoking areas but thats it) I dont complain about the rules as they come in - I just go with the flow.. I guess I dont like being called a selfish vocal person about my right to smoke wherever I want.
2006-10-29 00:09:17 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Kazz♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I smoke. I'm not selfish or vocal about it. I do feel I have the right to continue doing as I wish. I have no problem stepping outside of a bar when I am enjoying drinking a beer. I only ask that non-smokers stop making comments such as this and quit warning me how bad smoking is for my health. I know that I have an addiction, it is bad for my health, but I choose not to quit. If you don't want to be around smoke, go to places where it is not allowed.
2006-10-29 00:11:07 · answer #4 · answered by monkay78 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Because they don't want to admit how strongly they are addicted to it, so instead loudly state their "right" to smoke. I used to smoke and it took me several tries to quit. Thankfully that happened before my kids came. If smokers could only see what their habit is doing to their lungs, they would think again. They could also talk to the many individuals who have lost their larynx to smoking...it would give them a better perspective the next time they have laryngitis.
2006-10-29 00:14:37 · answer #5 · answered by C M 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I suspect because smoking was SO acceptable for so long. It's hard to hear that something you were raised to believe was "cool" and "sophisticated" is suddenly neither...and that other people are now impacted by the habit.
2006-10-29 00:12:46 · answer #6 · answered by Kaia 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree, when I was pregnant my sister in law & her friend would smoke in the house , I had to go in the most far away room as possible , why couldn't they have a LITTLE
more respect & smoke outside w/ out my Father-in-law asking them to ?
I don't care if one smokes, just don't do it around me please!
2006-10-29 00:15:19 · answer #7 · answered by start 6-22-06 summer time Mom 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it is not such a big deal to them. They don't really believe it's harmful, and that's why mothers smoke while holding their babies, and smoke in the same room as their kids. They don't really think they are making their kids sick. I personally think they should be charged with child abuse.
2006-10-29 00:11:31 · answer #8 · answered by Nana Susie 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It is not just the smoking itself, it is about the erosion of our rights.
Today it is cigarette, tomorrow it could be coffee. Where is it going to end?
2006-10-29 00:05:57 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
ever heard of feedom of choice?
and just for the record you dont CHOOSE to be gay
2006-10-29 00:29:49 · answer #10 · answered by ☺Everybody still loves Chris!♥▼© 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋