I think public farting should be banned.

 

Unless you are a Democrat. I've been told that their farts don't stink.

I think public farting should be banned.

 

Mine smell like roses so I don't think that is a problem.

Bird flu is a health crisis. The common cold from lack of hand-washing is not. Its a question of where to set the bar, LBBC.

 

But what about the other direction on that scale? How far do we allow people to go with their individual choices that affect others?

Not if people are putting their choices onto you.

 

But aren't you doing the same thing??

But aren't you doing the same thing??

 

My choice is breathing. They are intereferring with my choice of breathing without getting sick because of their DIRECT actions.

 

I guess I could choose to not breath.

But what about the other direction on that scale? How far do we allow people to go with their individual choices that affect others?

 

This is America. I'm for setting the restriction on activity bar very low. However, LBBC is trying to frame the debate in terms of damage, not in terms of activity. He equates second-hand smoke to battery. There is no question the government should curtail battery. I equate it to sex and violence on TV, and I don't think that we should be regulating that. Its a question of spectrum.

My choice is breathing. They are intereferring with my choice of breathing without getting sick because of their DIRECT actions.

 

I guess I could choose to not breath.

 

No, your choice is knowingly going into a place with smokers.

No, your choice is not breathing. No one chooses to breathe. Respiration is an involuntary action controlled by the brain. What you call your choice is your desire to breathe smoke-free air. So yes, you are trying to impose your choices/desires onto other people.

No, your choice is knowingly going into a place with smokers.

 

No, it is their choice of knowingly going into a place with non-smokers. Why can't this be the view.

 

Why is it that I have to limit my actions because of the actions of someone else.

 

You're saying I should have to limit my quality of life because of the actions of others.

My position on this issue is the same as it has been in the previous 8,000 threads on this topic: Ban in public places where people must frequent (courthouse, city hall, etc). Private businesses can decide for themselves. I'm sick of the "ban smoking in private businesses" rally cry. If you don't like smoke, don't go to restaurants that allow it or open your own restaurant and disallow it there.

 

As a business owner, I admit I am VERY biased on this topic.

No, your choice is knowingly going into a place with smokers.

 

But if smoking isn't regulated there may not be any place you could choose to go that there isn't at least a few people smoking.

 

The smell of smoke and the way it irritates my wife and myself would be like someone sitting behind you at a restaurant and continually setting off an air horn. It is just irratating.

 

If you are addicted to cigarettes fine, then smoke them at your leisure in your home, in your car, in your yard, outdoors (but not in doorways of public places).

 

You can smoke then in a box you, can smoke them with a fox.

You can smoke then in your house, you can smoke them with a mouse.

Just don't smoke them where others have to breath in that crap if they do not want to.

No, your choice is not breathing. No one chooses to breathe. Respiration is an involuntary action controlled by the brain. What you call your choice is your desire to breathe smoke-free air. So yes, you are trying to impose your choices/desires onto other people.

 

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

I am sorry that my desire to breathe smoke-free air is imposing on other people.

 

Guess this stops the global warming debate on here. We don't want to impose our desire for clean air on others.

 

Why is it that I have to limit my actions because of the actions of someone else.

 

 

Why do others have to limit their actions because of you?

I live in the City, and I hear a lot of barking dogs, and also police sirens. They sometimes keep me up at night. Maybe we should ban dogs and the use of sirens, because they are imposing their choice to make noise and interfering with my freedom to sleep noise-free. After all, when I don't get any sleep, I get headaches.

 

Also, in Bardstown, the distilleries churn their sour mash in the spring. It makes an extremely pungent smell that wafts throughout the city. It makes my 2 year-old nauseous sometimes. I think we should ban distilleries because they choose to directly make noxious odors two weeks a year and that interferes with my sons freedom to breathe sparkling clean air.

My position on this issue is the same as it has been in the previous 8,000 threads on this topic: Ban in public places where people must frequent (courthouse, city hall, etc). Private businesses can decide for themselves. I'm sick of the "ban smoking in private businesses" rally cry. If you don't like smoke, don't go to restaurants that allow it or open your own restaurant and disallow it there.

 

As a business owner, I admit I am VERY biased on this topic.

 

Should a private business be allowed to refuse service to blacks because of the color of their skin?

 

If no, you are saying then that government has every right to make decisions for the private business owner on discrimination issues but not health issues?