Reasons 2016 was a great year for humanity

Re:Reasons 2016 was a great year for humanity by darkerside on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @11:18AM (#13263959)

It's hard to argue against public smoking bans being a huge positive for society. As long as it's legal in your own home, I don't have a problem with regulating it in public areas.

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Re:Reasons 2016 was a great year for humanity by zeveb on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @02:39PM (#13265593)

I disagree: telling consenting adults what they may and may not do _in private_ (because 'public smoking bans' have so far almost been bans on smoking in private establishments) is never good for society.

And anyone who thinks that smoking in actual outdoor public spaces is a health threat is simply incorrect.

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Re:Reasons 2016 was a great year for humanity by darkerside on Friday January 06, 2017 @09:43AM (#13336501)

They were initially called "pubs" because they are public areas, as opposed to fully private areas. See also "saloon" derived from private "salons".

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