misterman
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that's some retort there.
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Much like yours.
that's some retort there.
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Trite, but I cannot think of a more appropriate expression of the absurdity of the topic. I realize the current trend is going in this direction, but I hope my son does not have to live in such a sterile world.
I think about the last thing we need is one more way for the government to tell parents what they can and can't do with respect to their children. It has subsumed far too much parental authority as it is.
I say this as a smoker who has never and will never smoke in the car while the kids are along for the ride.
I think Arkansas is doing the right thing. Who gets to speak up for the kids in the back seat who have to inhale those toxic fumes? 5+ years of damage to those kids would probably be pretty bad, right?
You don't want your son to grow up in a world where children's growth isn't stunted by second-hand smoke and aren't exposed to carcinogens constantly? That "sterile" world?
Get real. This is a public health issue. Your son will not be harmed because adults can't smoke in a car, even if the government has to make them stop being so stupid. What's next, are you going to mourn the good old days when kids could wallow in asbestos and drink lead in their water free from the bad old government spoiling their fun? WTF?
I'd much rather we make it illegal to expose kids to high-fructose corn syrup, non-stop television & video games, total lack of sufficient exercise, and high-fat foods.
How much harm is done by being in the car with the smoker?
Should we put cameras in houses too...someone may be smoking around a child and we should stop it, yes?
No. Lots of people smoke. Particularly back in the day when there was less information lots of people smoked around children. It didn't seem to make a significant impact on our population. Many of them grew up to be just fine in fact.
You want me to post all the studies showing the many harmful effects of second-hand smoke on children?
Besides, it's SMOKE, for God's sake. Come on....
You want me to post all the studies showing the many harmful effects of second-hand smoke on children?
Besides, it's SMOKE, for God's sake. Come on.
Don't play that game.
...Children should not be exposed to any kind of smoke in an enclosed area. If you can't agree with that, you explain why.
No they didn't. Lots of people had all kinds of terrible diseases, from asthma to cancer. You just didn't notice because you were used to it, or you didn't know that their diseases were linked to smoking, or they died and you forgot about them.
guess we should also ban campfires, as they create lots of smoke...breathed in by innocent children.
No. Lots of people smoke. Particularly back in the day when there was less information lots of people smoked around children. It didn't seem to make a significant impact on our population. Many of them grew up to be just fine in fact.
guess we should also ban campfires, as they create lots of smoke...breathed in by innocent children.
On the other hand, Thunder and Ikari have points about the ridiculousness of writing and enforcing such a law. How many cigarettes, at what distance is it considered "child abuse"?
As if we don't handle details like this in the law every day. It's not easy, but that doesn't mean we don't try.
This is not a public health issue you (impersonal of course ) snotty imbecile. I do not smoke in enclosed spaces with my son or anyone else. I just find that your presumption to know the limits of what others may or may not do is anathema to me. I have rarely seen such an abject idiotic argument. Are you for real? Do you have any friends?You don't want your son to grow up in a world where children's growth isn't stunted by second-hand smoke and aren't exposed to carcinogens constantly? That "sterile" world?
Get real. This is a public health issue. Your son will not be harmed because adults can't smoke in a car, even if the government has to make them stop being so stupid. What's next, are you going to mourn the good old days when kids could wallow in asbestos and drink lead in their water free from the bad old government spoiling their fun? WTF?
Yes, campfires inside cars on a daily basis should also be banned.
Don't play this game, it's stupid.
think about..the children.
In retrospect, I apologize in advance, but truth to tell, I have difficulty in hiding my contempt.This is not a public health issue you (impersonal of course ) snotty imbecile. I do not smoke in enclosed spaces with my son or anyone else. I just find that your presumption to know the limits of what others may or may not do is anathema to me. I have rarely seen such an abject idiotic argument. Are you for real? Do you have any friends?