Some say kids are over protected these days. Some say we were not so protected decades ago and we survived.

I am not certain about this, but hasn't tobacco become increasingly more addictive over the years because the industry added more nicotine. Also pretty sure changes in growing, drying, production processes have added more toxins to tobacco.

If we really want to reduce the exposure to poison, we can't stop at individual use of tobacco. Poison is in everything. Air fresheners, shampoo, deodorant, fabric softener, carpet, upholstery, MDF. It leeches from the plastic containers into drinks and food. There used to be flame retardant in baby clothes and childrens pajamas for fuck sake. Do they still do that in the US?   Humankind is constantly bombarded with toxins. And we are all getting sicker for it.

Ms. H....? Are you Ms. H....? You are under arrest because you permit your children to live in a poisoned house and ingest poisoned food and wear poisoned clothes.

Laws and sanctions need to be directed at the manufacturers of products that poison humans and the earth. But let's get real. That is not going to happen.

A woman was pulled in the UK last year for eating an apple whilst driving, apparently because she could be a danger to others. Was she actually driving dangersously while she ate that apple?

How much more a danger are flying embers? A law that prohibits smoking in a moving vehicle, based only on the safety issue it presents to the driver, other drivers, and nature, would be a better idea. This is a common sense solution which will happily benefit children (at least when they are in the car) without singling out smoking adults as child abusers.