[joeysteele]

Yes,of course they have rights, it is true cigarettes are harmful to health but as so many people have pointed out here, so is alcohol and most things people eat really.
Smoking is not illegal in the UK,nor is the purchasing of cigarettes etc, people pay council tax and income tax to have the rights to do all that is legal. Smokers also pay massively higher taxes to the govt when they purchase cigarettes.

Therefore it is wrong to discriminate. In enclosed buildings such as restuarants,theatres, cinemas shopping centres etc, banning smoking is understandable but anywhere else, no way.
Why just cigarette smoking anyway, what about petrol fumes,I feel sick in an enclosed bus station with the fumes in there.

Also while I agree smoking is harmful, so are many things in life and so I say smokers do have rights and should not be looked down on when they smoke in open air public places.

I have never smoked and am not likely to ever to but I have friends who do and it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

[arista]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Yes,of course they have rights, it is true cigarettes are harmful to health but as so many people have pointed out here, so is alcohol and most things people eat really.
Smoking is not illegal in the UK,nor is the purchasing of cigarettes etc, people pay council tax and income tax to have the rights to do all that is legal. Smokers also pay massively higher taxes to the govt when they purchase cigarettes.

Therefore it is wrong to discriminate. In enclosed buildings such as restuarants,theatres, cinemas shopping centres etc, banning smoking is understandable but anywhere else, no way.
Why just cigarette smoking anyway, what about petrol fumes,I feel sick in an enclosed bus station with the fumes in there.

Also while I agree smoking is harmful, so are many things in life and so I say smokers do have rights and should not be looked down on when they smoke in open air public places.

I have never smoked and am not likely to ever to but I have friends who do and it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Get off the fence.


Rude Stinking Smokers are a problem

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

Get off the fence.


Rude Stinking Smokers are a problem

I am not on any fence at all on this one arista, I do not smoke at all but would stand up for anyone discriminated against because they do.

Rude stinking people are the big problem in the UK not just some of the smoking element.