We talk about Second Hand smoke, but what about Second Hand drinking, you know, when someone is driving home on a beautiful night, enjoying their life and at an instant, they are hit by a drunk driver and suddenly, life is no more.

Originally posted by foremanator
Well in that case. We should legalize heroine and crack. Why not? We could tax them, and pay of the national deficit a lot quicker. Neither are as addictive as nicotine. And well lets face it. If you are dumb enough to start it would be your own fault...right?

Yes. We should legalize all the drugs. You may be being sarcastic there but, in reality, everything you said is absolutely true. We should legalize prostitution too. It opens up an entirely new job base and it can be regulated. This is insanity.

I'm a smoker...it was my choice. I was bombarded with all the anti-smoking crap that goes around the whole time I was growing up and I STILL chose to start smoking. I know it's bad for me, now leave me alone.

I normally wouldn't have a problem with non-smokers. But you people whine and complain and smokers have tried to be polite with you people but you just wont let up.

We got out of the restaurants and we got out of malls and stores and we even gave you people the WHOLE damn airplane and you still whine and moan about how we smoke. That whole crap argument about us "forcing" you to breathe in smoke is ridiculous. If you go outside, regardless of smokers, you are breathing in air that contains carcinogens and pollutants anyway.

Originally posted by Oceanborn

Non-smokers that I dislike are the one's that are whinning.Excuse me but yeah.
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Can you explain how my whining is injurious to your health? Your smoking affects everybody in your environment not just you. Smokers always feel it's their rights that they are protecting. You're depriving me of my rights to be healthy.

Originally posted by Mynaeris
Your rant is pretty non-sensical. Sorry because you seem to be an intelligent person, but to be saying that others complaints are annoying YOU are the one depriving them of their rights. THEY are not asking you for second hand smoke - you are insisting on giving it to them. The drug and prostitution rant is pretty nonsensical too but belongs to another thread.

I'm not depriving anyone of their rights. You're twisting around the reality of the situation. Are you aware of just what's in the AIR you breathe, inside and out, regardless of present smokers? I'm not giving anyone anything. If YOU don't want to be around me while I'm smoking, don't be there. You don't have to stand next to me and I don't have to move just because you're there. My drug and prostitution bit was in response to another post if you didn't pay attention.

I'm not being nonsensical, I'm being logical.

Originally posted by NativeAmerican
It's obviously evident the people that say she killed herself have actually never been addicted to cigarettes to begin with. Recent studies from leaders in addictive research have shown nicotine to be more addicting than heroine. Don't believe me. Do a Google search.
I suppose my friends that began smoking in 3rd grade knew well of the risks

[edit on 27-1-2009 by NativeAmerican]

Well I have been smoking since I was 15 years old(I am 28 now)..I smoked while in school, I smoked while I was in the Marines, and I am still smoking.

I started at a pack a day, than wound up smokin 2 packs a day. Only the past couple years have I been smokin only a pack again(even thats a lot). So while I respect your google skills, Statistics arent everything my friend. The only true person that can know about addiction, is the person addicted to it, while others just 'think' that they know. Smoking cigarettes is addictive just the way hard drugs are addicted I.E smoking Meth, Crack.

Im sure you have heard the saying ..
"Guns dont kill people, People kill people" well its the same with cigarettes.
And if we put a cigarette to our mouth and start smoking, well then we are only pulling the triggers to our own heads.
You cant blame the gun manufacturer for making the gun, cause all you would have done was find another way.

The majority of smokers dont smoke because they HAVE to smoke, they smoke because they think that they like to smoke. They think that when they wake up in the morning, that they need that cigarette(eventhough its all in the mind).

I feel bad for people that lose their lives over cigarettes, but in the end, they are the ones who pulled the trigger, not the people who make em.
Point is, lots of things can harm you, but its your choice whether or not you allow them to.

Do a google search.

Originally posted by foremanator
Well in that case. We should legalize heroine and crack. Why not? We could tax them, and pay of the national deficit a lot quicker. Neither are as addictive as nicotine. And well lets face it. If you are dumb enough to start it would be your own fault...right?

I've never known of anyone who smoked cigarettes that committed burglaries or violent crimes to support their habit.. Have you? You're comparing apples and oranges here..