If people who are outside have a problem with smoke, they can go inside or move over a bit.
Smoking outside is not harmful to others, it’s just kind of annoying for people who get annoyed by it.
It’s dumb not to leave this up to the venue, unless we want to start policing other annoying public behavior like talking on your cell, or chewing food with your mouth, bringing your kids out, etc…
They might not kill you outright, but they certainly contribute to health problems. Personally, I don’t want other people exposing me to unnecessary health problems.
What do I do when every other person is smoking in the area? Should only smokers be allowed the best seats outdoors, and everyone else has to put up with them or leave?
And yes, we should be policing other disruptive behaviors in public spaces, like loud conversations, screaming children, etc.
If you’re outside, it’s ok to smoke.
If people who are outside have a problem with smoke, they can go inside or move over a bit.
Smoking outside is not harmful to others, it’s just kind of annoying for people who get annoyed by it.
It’s dumb not to leave this up to the venue, unless we want to start policing other annoying public behavior like talking on your cell, or chewing food with your mouth, bringing your kids out, etc…
Smoking outside next to people still leads to second hand smoke. Not as harmful as it were inside, but still harmful.
Not even close. The second hand smoke studies were in regards to living with a smoker who smoked in the house.
We’re not that fragile or our own campfires would have killed us in the late Pleistocene.
Out of interest, what was the life expectancy for someone living in the late Pleistocene?
They might not kill you outright, but they certainly contribute to health problems. Personally, I don’t want other people exposing me to unnecessary health problems.
What do I do when every other person is smoking in the area? Should only smokers be allowed the best seats outdoors, and everyone else has to put up with them or leave?
And yes, we should be policing other disruptive behaviors in public spaces, like loud conversations, screaming children, etc.
By the same logic, where can someone smoke where there aren’t people?
That’s where those people can go if they choose to be bothered by it.
Just take your filthy habit down a dirty alleyway.
Smoking is a choice. Being subjected to smoke is not. Do you see the difference here?
Society still picks up the bill through social security though… even just for yourself…