[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by GGG

If this is the logic the place to ban smoking is on television.

I just think at some point we have to quit persecuting smokers who aren't harming others health. As long as they pay additional taxes that roughly offset their future costs then they shouldn't be pariahs.

It is up to parents to educate their children that smoking is stupid. I think we went to far when we required cigarettes to be hidden from view in gas stations and this just continues down that path.

Overall we should be working to be more permitting of other peoples activities. I for one would love to be able to have a beer while watching my kids play soccer on a nice summer evening. (I do sometimes and just put it in a Nalgene bottle but I would like to do it legally)

I am fine with banning smoking on TV.

If we agree "smoking is stupid" what is wrong with making the "pariahs".