Meh, I think that Bylaw hit a bulls-eye but was pointing at the wrong target. I think that the fine for littering should be $1000. Cigarettes would fall into that category, along with Tim Horton cups, and all the other random crap people can't bother to take responsibility for.
I loved how clean my neighborhood was.....and then the Tim Hortons opened. Now, you can't walk more than 20ft within finding an empty cup or timbit box. It's gotten to the point where my neighborhood now looks like it's officially sponsored by Tim Hortons. (I should note that I don't blame Tims.....this isn't a corporate problem, and I do see the staff cleaning the parking lot from time to time)
As for the 'bad ass smoker' comment.....I think that's pretty childish and that you're a fool to paint smokers that way. Sure, the 16-year old dropout may think that, but I doubt you'll find many (any?) 30-year old smokers who do it to be cool. I watched my father try to quit for 30 years, and he was a man of significant willpower and a number of great reasons to quit. It's like suggesting an alcoholic thinks he's super cool cause he finishes a 26 of whiskey each day.
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