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Monday, May 10, 2004Smoking is a privilege while clean, breathable air is a right. Smokers are free to go home and smoke themselves to an early grave but the rest of us, the majority, should not have to suffer from their filthy habit under any circumstances- regardless of whether or not it is a "second hand" health risk. I am appalled that a health professional such as yourself would come out in favor of an addiction that kills over 400 000 people per year, in a public forum. The feel-good leniency you are advocating from a position of authority in a public forum would result in more fatalities. This is the worst kind of immorality... As is often the case with zealots, this reader misses the point of the article and reads into it his own preconceived notions. My point is that the latest jeremiad against smokers - that anyone smoking anywhere in a building can cause a heart attack in someone else - is based on very weak evidence. And yet, thanks to the media it has taken on an air of authority. My fear is that somewhere someone will prosecute a smoker for manslaughter. That would be unjust. And it would be immoral. posted by Sydney on 5/10/2004 07:49:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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