[Bobo Adobo]

You really have a passion for knowing whats good for people don't you. Whats so wrong with designated places for smokers to go and relax and drink/smoke? Especially when the Owner and employees are OK with it?

Sure you can preach about your public health and whatnot. But If people somehow liked eating bacteria infested meat, and knew that an estabolishment offered such a thing. The government would probably be Ok with it, as long as they were fully informed of the risks. But there isn't any because food poisoning infects you alot harshly than exposure to second hand smoke. You won't get lung cancer if you go to a bar every weekend or after work for a drink.

Hell, I've worked in a few Bar/Grills and most of the Employees smoked. The ones that didn't knew they were exposing themselves to it, and they had the choice to work there. I only rarely hear about that people that get cancer from exposure to 2nd hand smoke. And usually they are close to or way past there retirement age.

You say I have this stereotypical American point of view, but it is really you that has it. You have that "it can't possibly be my fault" mentality that plagues america today. Its the knid of mentality that makes it "ok" to sue McDonalds because you are overweight.

You are responcible for your own short comings, not Joe Camel.

PS...And yes there are regulations for public drunkeness. But I shit still happens. There are surgeon general warnings on cigarette packs, but people still die of lung cancer.

Thing is all you health zealots preach about banning smoking, But in the heat of it all you fail to be rational. Maybe funding research into air purification systems, or talking to congress to require owners of smoking estabolishments to require a certain amount of ventalation in there building. But No, you know whats good for people, you have the right to be an irrational twit.