quittin' smoking

[Brian Pennington]

On Mar 14, 2006, at 12:47 PM, Christopher tm wrote:
> No unbiased study has been performed that I've ever seen. Studies
> funded by Phillip Morris show that Second-hand smoke is not the least
> bit dangerous (of course), while studies funded by certain other
> "politically-minded"groups, the EPA for example,

	If you doubt that secondhand smoke is harmful for you, I should  
introduce you to my best friend's mother's tiny little dog,  
Jellybean, which has developed emphysema as a result of his mother's  
smoking. Jellybean can no longer run, although she can manage to  
waddle a little, provided she gets a spell to cough afterwards and  
get her breath.

On Mar 14, 2006, at 1:21 PM, Chris Rapier wrote:
> No, I just think that people should respect each other and not use
> laws to bludgeon them into forms of behaviour one group thinks is
> best.

	Why should I respect someone who chooses to pay The Man to slowly  
kill himself or herself and is trying to throw a little sumthin  
sumthin into my lungs while he or she is at it? That someone has  
obviously chosen not to respect my right not to inhale smoke, I think  
their right to avoid bludgeoning regulation is thereby invalid by proxy.