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Originally Posted by punky
I would have thought so. If I stabbed you in various places on your body, they will die. There's no risk, as its a certainty. Its quantifiable and provable. If you inhale second hand smoke, then there a chance you'll die, whoever, not wishing to count research into the effects of smoking, but the chances are not quantifable at all, and are quite random. People who smoke 40+ a day have been known to live into their 90s, where as some don't.
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the link betwen passive smoking and lung cancer is well established and if a pub allows smoking then all in it are at risk, but esp[ecially the staff. despite the lurid headlines i would respectfully suggest (and without being able to back the suggestion up
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But what can I do, invest in a bubble? Ditch every friend who smokes? Bit paranoid. Besides, my parents smoked for years so the damage is well done now.
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well here you do have a genuine choice i guess. staff in smoking pubs certainly don't and those who want to sit with friends who dont smoke in an environment where others do have a limited choice and limited protection. this really is quite simple for me. a pub is a public place. the govt, employers and indeed all of us have a duty to protect the public insofar as we can in places which are open to the public.