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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Use your head. The one on your shoulders. No really, just try. Please?
˙sɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɥʇıʍ pooƃ os ʇou ɯ,ı 'ǝɹǝɥ ʇǝƃ sıɥʇ pıp ʍoɥ 'lol
If you start banning cigarettes, you have to ban all tobacco products. If you're doing it for health reasons, you should therefore also ban soda, junk food, and alcohol. Yes they are bad for you, however this is a personal choice issue. Other common behaviors lead to severe medical problems and death like driving a car, so safety is not a strong enough reason to ban smoking.
And don't drag kids into this. I want my flavored tobacco back. You aren't solving anything by banning that sub-section of tobacco.
Posted by: L v S 94
They actually hurt you more than alcohol
I don't think anyone was ever killed (long term health problems aside), beaten, or raped because of cigarette use. Alcohol kills faster, creates an impaired state where you are a risk to yourself and others. If you chain smoke a pack of cigarettes in 20-30 minutes (I've done this) you may get nauseous, but you aren't going to end up in the hospital under normal circumstances. If you had 20 drinks in that same amount of time, you'd be dead.
[Edited on 11.27.2012 11:45 PM PST]