I agree that the effects of second-hand smoke are probably exaggerated, but there have been some
studies that found a link between workplace exposure to second-hand smoke and risk of lung cancer.
On principle, I don't think smoking should be banned, because the government doesn't get to control what people ingest into their own bodies; but it should be restricted in some cases when its effects are harmful to other people.
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spitting, swearing, exposing parts of their body (ie muffin tops and builder's cleavages), emitting noxious fumes (body odour or strong perfume/aftershave), allowing children to shriek, flipping gum on to the floor etc etc. However, you don't see the moral majority cry to ban all those.
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Public nudity and littering are in fact illegal in a number of places.
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It's also a fact that for some ridiculous reason, it's socially acceptable to hurl abuse at smokers... but not fat people.
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What planet do you live on where it's not acceptable to bully fat people and how do I move there?