Cigarettes?

Why do some people seem be be against others smoking?

Smoking is fantastic. It just doesn't make sense???

1. Second-hand. Even a lot of smokers don't like the smell of smoke. Why the hell should I have to put up with it when I'm not the one getting high? This is the only reason I'm against others smoking. If you can smoke without making me cough up a lung I'm cool with it.

2. To a non-smoker, smoking doesn't make sense. Do I want to get my lungs paved with tar, blow a ton of money, and do stupid things like stand outside in freezing wind just so I can get a buzz? There are other ways of having a good time, eh?

We are very cute how we litter. We all use kitty litter. remarkable stuff : )

Will also say that some smoke smells pretty good. I guess it depends on the brand.

A personal attack at my hygiene status when never meeting me is proof that non-smokers are easily manipulated to think as told.

Just because u are either lazy, eat poorly, unhygenic etc etc etc. Doesn't mean that everyone is useless like you. Try and remember that for future reference. Hope I helped your lack of you : )

Oh yeah, now I remember why I don't like smokers. They're pricks.

You are simply, simple.

I like anyone that is nice. I have no ill feelings toward anyone. perhaps you should consider smoking and chill out. : )

Why would you want to continue to smoke when you know it causes lung cancer?

I used to play chess in a park. People would sit down and watch the games and light up a cigarette and blow the smoke in my face. And they couldn't understand why I got mad! Now we have formed a chess club in the public library and in Mayor Bloomberg's libraries smoking is verbooten and I say thank you Bloomberg. I'm not your fan, would never vote for you but at least you saved me from a disgusting cancer causing gas attack. I believe there should be a death penalty for anyone who smokes. Even if they smoke in their own house, they are doing harm to their family members. Normally I am against the death penalty but they're going to die anyway from their obnoxious weed so why not give me the pleasure of watching them hang?

Woah bro. 

I am a non-smoker. I work on the second floor of a two story building. I rarely take the elevator, but when I do it reeks of the smell of stale cigarette smoke. The smokers always take it to and fro on the way to their smoke breaks.

Apparently they don't like to take the stairs. Wonder why . . .

People don't like the second hand smoke because they say it will give them cancer/asthma/etc. People don't like the second hand smoke because of the smell.

What people need to realize is that the quality of the air in your average city is toxic and filled with airborne particulates which you cannot smell and which are very dangerous; from these pollutants you cannot escape. Second hand smoke is only a drop in the bucket, so to speak, compared to all the other toxins in the air we breathe.

It's a shame that we can barely breathe the air, and we can barely drink the tap water anymore because they are both polluted.

Most tap water contains traces of pharmaceutical drugs and metabolites which were urinated out by those taking those drugs/medicines and which cannot be effectively removed by water treatment plants. Also, the chlorine and fluorine are nasty chemicals in the tap water. I don't want these things in my water, can we ban them please?

The uproar over second hand smoke is just another way to distract you from all the other pollutants in the environment.

Well I'd take being a disgusting smoker over having your personality any day mr ordained minister.

Really?  Frank124c I think I recall reading you live somewhere in the NYC area at one point.  I used to live in Yonkers, I've worked in Manhattan; so I know you're suggesting a lot of penalties in your city. If we implement the death penalty for smokers, why stop there?  Should we implement such a penalty as well for people who drive drunk and by their carelessness cause the death of another person?  If so, why stop there?  Should we implement the penalty for people who drive slow in the left lane (in the NYC area it's not uncommon to encounter people driving 90 MPH) and cause an accident which results in someone's death?  And if so, why stop there?  Should we implement the death penalty for someone who eats far more than they require while others die of starvation?  And if so, should we implement the same penalty for abusive people who by their words or actions cause another to commit suicide?

I was not serious about the death penalty, I am against the death penalty, and I am against war and abortion as well  but make no mistake about it, blowing smoke into someone's face is a form of physical assault. Second hand smoke does cause cancer. Tobacco is a drug and it should be outlawed. Just restricting its use is of no help since people do smoke in their homes and it has been shown that second hand smoke is harmful to children. As for drunk drivers, people are killed by drunk drivers and the laws against drunk driving are not severe enough. Over eating does not cause harm to others because food is plentiful here in the US. Food shortages do exist in some parts of the world but the cost of shipping food from the US to those places is prohibitive. I am against floridation of water and I believe it does cause cancer. Air pollution and water pollution also are problems to be dealt with. And it is very annoying to be trying to play a game of chess in the park and have someone who has nothing to do with the game to sit down, light up his cigarette and blow  smoke in your face! I am from NYC and  I do give Mayor Bloomberg credit for outlawing cigarette smoking in public parks even though I do not like him and I believe he bought the election.

Smoking is gross, wasteful, and aggressively unhealthy for the smoker and those around him or her.  It is a red flag for low self esteem and herd mentality, i.e. "followers".  People who are uncomfortable in their own skin use it as a crutch in social situations because it gives them something to do with their hands. 

I can't believe people are starving on this planet and fields are planted with tobacco leaves. 

No argument here.

amen brother