imrandy's Blog

The topic is the smoking ban, and it is a step in the correct direction. However, if you want to get off topic, blame Bush for loosening restrictions on industrial pollution. Cleveland has the sixth worst air quality in the country, thanks to Bush and the changes he made in favor of his cronies.

I do have a right to smoke as you do not to. I am ok with not smoking in public places, but I am not ok with not being able to smoke outside. This is just as much of my right as yours to do as I please outside. To the guy who commented this morning on the news..if everyone would just mind their own business. How true is that. As far as smoking responsibly, I see just as many beer cans and bottles thrown along the sides of roads as you see cigarette butts, but like you said that's not the issue. Like klh said there is more to pollution than smoking. This is not about any one's rights here. It's just another way of trying to control Americans.

Oxygen is needed to live. Cigarette smoke is not. When I smell smoke inside my car coming from someone else's cigarette, their bad habit is affecting my health. Obviously, if I can smell the smoke, I am inhaling the carcinogens. I have a right not to inhale that, you do not have a right to adversely affect my health. My health is my business (even though I am not the guy who commented anywhere but here). You apparently cannot mind your own bad habit and how it affects others, so it is other people's business. Does seeing litter make it okay for you to do so?! Do you throw trash in your own yard? How would you like it if others threw their trash in your yard? You're wrong, it's about my right not to inhale cancer-causing agents; you don't have a right to pollute my air. Why do so many people justify their poor behavior by pointing to everyone else. I thought the Bushies were about personal responsibility. I'm not seeing it here. I suppose the little child in the photo should just give up on life because the adults certainly don't have the ability to show any shining examples of why it is better not to smoke than to smoke.

chemist don't you know that drinking doesn't kill people? Duh. All the pollution that people take in on a day to day basis isn't what is the problem. It is a little bit of second hand smoke that some people might inhale that is polluting the world and killing everyone.

My boyfriend works downtown and he was sitting on the steps outside his building and a couple people were smoking, he does but not at the time. Anyway this older women comes walking past and puts her shirt over her nose and mouth so she wouldn't inhale the smoke. IT IS DOWNTOWN! The smoke is probably better for her to breath in then all the pollution down there from smoke stacks and everything else that was burned.

I am just sick of the hypocritical non-smokers.

imrandy
I'm blowing a big puff af smoke your way!

klh-right you are!
I'm not going to say smoking is a wonderful thing because we are all aware of the dangers, but as you said everything you breathe around you is bad for you, everything you eat is bad, on and on I could go. I'm sure NOT condoning(sp) smoking but I am really tired of hearing about the non smokers rights blah blah already.

I just have to say something on the taxes on cigarettes going to stadiums. You are very much missing the point. I am a non smoker I think it is very wrong to constantly target one group of people anytime somebody wants money for something. Just like the arts. They want the money so they target one group of people. That is wrong and hypocritical especially since you won't give them a designated place to smoke. Considering how much money a professional sports team brings in why do they need any sort of tax money.

It is WRONG to target one group of citizens. How would you like it if they constantly targeted something you buy to fund something. I doubt you like it.

I agree!

drinking kills

I'm amazed at how the topic of smoking draws the most response from people. It's a freaking stupid, unhealthy habit. I don't care that you are still alive after 'x' amount of years of smoking--you apparently have the right genes for not getting cancer. And for all you people who are convinced that everyone has to die of cancer, grow a freakin' brain! You are complaining about SMOKING! Is it really that gosh darn important to you?! If you had to give up something in your life, you wouldn't give up smoking?! You are extremely weak people! Blow that freakin' smoke up your *sses! I won't breathe you BLEEP if you keep it the h*ll away from me. Don't tell me where I can breathe, I'll tell you where you can smoke--in H*LL!