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Originally Posted by clarie
Just because currently the idea to ban alcohol is not being discussed, it doesn't mean we shouldn't ban cigarettes. That's like saying, well we can't ban all knives, so let's not ban guns either.
Agreed, alcohol can be as dangerous as smoking. But the smoking brigade are all for freedom of choice with regards dangerous substances. All we can currently do is try to protect those who chose not to smoke from those who do. No one is trying to stop people from smoking. With alcohol, there is currently no proof that there is a direct impact on the health of non-drinkers from people drinking around them that is strong enough to warrant prohibiton of alcohol consumption in public places.
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And what is wrong with freedom of choice?
From what I can see in this thread the smoking brigade are as you say all for freedom of choice. They aren't saying that they should be allowed to smoke anywhere that they want. They just want people to be allowed to decide for themselves whether smoking is or isn't allowed on premises that they own.
Some of the non-smoking brigade though are saying that there should be no freedom of choice. They say that their view should be applied to all places no matter what the owner or his customers want.
Why did we fight in two World Wars? Why do we fight against discrimination? Banning smoking in
all public enclosed spaces is discrimination and is a loss of freedom.