The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56295   Message #880133
Posted By: GUEST
01-Feb-03 - 02:05 PM
Thread Name: BS: Smoking ban in Ireland 2004
Subject: RE: BS: Smoking ban in Ireland 2004
Odd isn't, to see how violent the reaction is against the reasonable efforts to protect the majority's health from the devastating health effects caused by a minority of people with an addiction that can kill and maim so many of the people around them? That people are actually throwing terms around like "human rights" to describe the rights of the addicted smoker?

Why is it that so many here seem to believe that people with such a destructive addiction that clearly impacts the health of everyone around them, should have some special sanctions so they can continue to "enjoy" their addiction? At everyone's expense?

Just bizarre, but that is the nature of culture and tradition, I suppose.