As an intolerant ex-smoker, I don't want to be exposed to smoke in any public place, not just while eating. It leaves a horrible smell on my clothes. Smoking has been banned in the UK from all enclosed public venues though people can still smoke outdoors. If someone wants to smoke in their own house or car, that's fine as long as they aren't harming anyone else.
The problem with being allowed to smoke in your own house or car is that people have children in their homes and it has been shown that second hand smoke is harmful to children. That is why I would like tobacco to be outlawed worldwide, to save the children.
They can't be saved.
Death is inevitable.
Death isn't the issue, because death comes to all, no matter what. :) I bet, if insurance companies start denying covering children who has asthma, allergies, other "heath issues", IF either parent smokes, there may be a few parents who would stop.
There will always be insensitive parents, when it comes to doing things that harms children, due to our nature of being selfish and self centered. OH yes, and there are many ways of harming children, besides smoking.
What about being a drunk in the house? Why not talk about alcoholics and drug addicts also? What about pills that put parents in a state of numbness, to get over depression, so their kids are running around outside, NOT being watched? The list is long k. You want to protect kids? Why not speak up about abortion that has killed over 20 million unborns..and speaking of that,
if you are an american, remember that our president allows third trimester killings, when the baby can already live on her/his own. Yes, I agree, let's protect the children by getting more conservatives into the white house..lets just start there k?!
Never thought of it like that before.