SC - smoking-OOP-OT

[Jenne Heise]

> Cigarette Tobacco is not (yet) an illegal substance,
> and so any prohibition on its use, for any reason, is
> tantamount to an infringement on personal rights and
> freedoms.  Yeah, it may not be the most heavenly odor
> to inhale, but I'd prefer it to farting or spitting
> all over the place.

Farting, while noxious, is not only involuntary but 
does not cause severe allergic reactions. I've seen too
many of my friends suffering from asthma attacks 
and struggling to breathe because of cigarette smoke
to defend other people's rights to cause that reaction.

Prohibiting the use of a substance under certain 
circumstances is sometimes necessary to protect other
people's health-- as when consumption of alcohol to 
excess is forbidden while driving.
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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at tulgey.browser.net
disclaimer: i speak for no-one and no-one speaks for me.
"I do my job. I refuse to be responsible for other people's managerial 
hallucinations." -- Lady Jemina Starker