Surgeon chap says secondhand smoke bad

[Lancer]

Originally posted by alva
I see noone trying to ban cars.

[Lancer]

Originally posted by Colon™
Found some tobacco leftovers in a drawer.

I used to be like that.

[Colon™]

I'm in favour of expropriating all cars and selling them to the benefit of cancer research.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Colon™
I'm in favour of expropriating all cars and selling them to the benefit of cancer research.

It would do more for cancer to simply scrap (well, reycle) them.

[GePap]

To Sava:



Grow up. And watch as smoking bans proliferate. Hurray for the march of sound public health policy!

[PLATO]

Originally posted by GePap
To Sava:



Grow up. And watch as smoking bans proliferate. Hurray for the march of sound public health policy!

After 28 years of smoking I am now the proud owner of a stint in my heart. Its really funny to argue the pro smoking point until you get one of those. The 14 different pills I take everyday for the rest of my7 life are sooo cool too.

Ban smoking now! It really is just plain stupid.

[alva]

Yeah, 'cuz banning smoking in public places is making people quit.

How about setting up some decent (free) programs helping you to do so, I'd be all in favour of that.
How about forcing the tobacco compagnies to do some serious research on making the less dangerous and less addictive.
The truth is that they like the money smokers bring in, just not the rest, who are the hypocrites, you tell me.

Smokers are the victims here!!!!

[Guynemer]

As a pediatrician, I'm going to try to restrain myself here from getting too emotional in this thread.

I will just say that the effects of secondhand smoke on children are well-established, and awful.

[alva]

Originally posted by Lancer

Oh noes, not teh car!!! I need it to get to the grocer shop 50 yards away!!!

Why should I breath in the fumes of your two 4x4's?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Sava

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Guynemer
As a pediatrician, I'm going to try to restrain myself here from getting too emotional in this thread.

I will just say that the effects of secondhand smoke on children are well-established, and awful.

Which is another reason why the little brats shouldn't be allowed in restaurants (though I'm not a smoker) .

[Urban Ranger]

Re: Re: Surgeon chap says secondhand smoke bad

Originally posted by Sava
And how about the internal combustion engine... you talk about a public health risk... what spews out more deadly gases, a cigarette or a car?

Like what? Complete burning of petrol gives you CO2, water, a small amount of SOX and NXO.

Compare that to the deadly mix of gases coming out from the burning end of a cigarette.

[alva]

I rather sit in a room with smoker, than in a garage with an engine running.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by alva
Yeah, 'cuz banning smoking in public places is making people quit.

Yes, no, maybe. But probably "who cares?"

Originally posted by alva
The truth is that they like the money smokers bring in, just not the rest, who are the hypocrites, you tell me.

Well, since banning wouldn't work (Prohibition iin the US serves as a fine example of why not), what else could you do other than tax the hell out of it?

Originally posted by alva
Smokers are the victims here!!!!

Did someone point a gun to your head to make you start?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by alva
I rather sit in a room with smoker, than in a garage with an engine running.

Not if you want to commit suicide. The latter is faster, cheaper, and less painful.