Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
by balderdash on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @10:49AM
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I think you could make the same argument about alcohol and drugs (road fatalities + some absurd number of convicted criminals were high/drunk when perpetrating the crime) - I’m not taking a side either way but I don’t think smoking is unique in terms of harm to society there besides the user.
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Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
by mytailorisrich on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @12:16PM
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The same argument is made and accepted about alcohol: You can drink as much as you want but you cannot put put others in danger by drink driving.
This is how liberty works in a free society as mentioned in my previous comment.