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Copyright 2008 by Christopher Aldridge, All Rights Reserved. I have never been a smoker and never want to be. I do, however, think that it should be mostly illegal. The fact that smoking kills thousands upon thousands upon thousands of smokers a year is really irrelevant because it's their own choice, no one is forcing them to do it. They knew that if they did this they stood a good chance of an early, most likely painful death. So, they have the right and the freedom to govern their own bodies. HOWEVER, they DO NOT have the right to harm others, and second-hand smoke has been proven to kill. Around 5,000 people, probably more, die every year from second-hand smoke exposure, which is usually a result of lung cancer and heart disease. No matter how much they argue, smokers do not have the right to harm others. In my opinion, killing someone with second-hand smoke is the same as murder, because the smoker knows that second-hand smoke is highly deadly, and that if they impose it on others, they could very-well die. So these smokers know the probable result of their disrespect for human health and life. Smoking should be not just banned, but illegal in ALL public places. Furthermore, it should be illegal for parents to smoke around and/or expose their children to second-hand smoke, seeing how it harms children even more. One reason I was released from my last job was becuase I could not tolerate second-hand smoke from guests in a public facility. In other words, my employer thought that my health and safety was irrelevant. These kinds of things should stop. The United States government is one of the biggest dirtbags on the planet. As long as they can make money off of something, it'll fly. Smoking kills 438,000 people a year? Who cares? We make tons of money off of it. The United States government is by far one of the most immoral sale-outs in the world. It's not a matter of principal or freedom, it's a matter of money. Smoking is also terrible on the environment, but does it matter to the government? No, ofcourse not, they make too much money off of it, not to mention that smoking is a great way to control population growth. So the next time the US government tries to play the moral card, remember that they are profiting in someway. Do not honestly be so naive as to think that they are doing it just because it's right and out of the goodness of their hearts. I don't know what smokers have against quitting, I honestly don't. More than likely, they will live a lot longer, save a heck of a lot of money over time, and show that they care about their Earth and fellow-man and woman instead of being self-centered jerks. I mean, what is so horrible about quitting smoking? I hear Conservatives and Republicans argue all the time, "You should not care what's good for you, but what's good for the people and the country." Well, practice what you preach, friends. Getting rid of smoking is a great way to show how much you care for the people and the country as a whole.
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