In the last week or so a big to-do was made about whether government officials could restrict smoking at places like Boston Common or the beach, among other places. Normally I would oppose the long arm of the law regulating perfectly legal activities, but in the case of smoking I would make an exception. First of all, if used as suggested smoking will eventually wreck the health and/or kill the smoker with lung cancer, emphysema, or Common Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), among other ailments. To make matters worse, bystanders health or lives can also be affected or cut short through second-hand smoke. I work at a job where I have no choice but to walk around smokers selfishly puffing away. If it was up to me they wouldn't have the right to smoke around me. Smokers may have their so-called rights, but the rights of those who choose to breathe untainted air should always trump the rights of selfish smoke fiends.
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