Originally Posted by ccbig  Ah, but there is a difference. There are obvious places I agree should be smoke free. Schools, government offices etc. because everyone has to be able go there without a choice.
A privately owned business is not one of them. You can choose not to go to a privately owned business.
Here you are infringing on the rights of others when you take away the rights of the smoker and of the private business owner.
I never said a smoke can smoke where ever they want. You don't want them to smoke anywhere. |
But when a privately owned business is open to the public, why should a member of the public like me (or to a greater extent, bluestater) automatically be excluded from being able to patronize it without endangering my health. Again in my opinion, it's a choice I shouldn't have to make. A dynamite factory is inherently dangerous; a restaurant shouldn't be.
My bottom line: a smoker's rights end with the air that I breathe.