thought college was the bastion for free thought

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Farts aren't loaded up with toxins that cause cancer, emphysema and other medical conditions.

Farts dont require cleanup after you let one out (except maybe the bacon strips in your underwear)

Cigarettes make people cough.
Farts make people laugh.

You have obviously not been around me after I've eaten Honeycomb.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

You have obviously not been around me after I've eaten Honeycomb.

[Particle Man]

I remember being in college and having to hold my breath when walking into and out of buildings because of the massive blue clouds of cigarette smoke just outside the doors.

I'm okay with the smoke free thing in campus.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

What the hell does this have to do with free thought?
Cigarette smoke is toxic, it causes property damage and cigarette butts are an eyesore that require clean up.

You are no more free to smoke on state owned property as you are free to dump oil or anti freeze in you back yard ( into the water table )

I'm all for personal choice but when you infringe on others it is no longer "personal".
You force others to breath in the smoke.
You force everyone to pay for the remediation of smoke stained interiors and clean up of outside spaces.
If you personally own the college campus then buy all means allow smoking everywhere.
Paying a tuition bill doesn't entitle you to do what the fuck you want on campus.

The same can be said of a car or motorcycle. They also release toxic exhaust and can make messes. When are you going to support banning them?

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by goof2

The same can be said of a car or motorcycle. They also release toxic exhaust and can make messes. When are you going to support banning them?

How many cigarrettes do you see with emissions equipment mr weak ass argument man?

[goof2]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

How many cigarrettes do you see with emissions equipment mr weak ass argument man?

Most cigarettes have filters.

It doesn't matter anyway as toxic gases are still expelled from vehicle exhaust. Even if they weren't are you going to ban pre-emissions equipment vehicles? My bike is "only" 10 years old and doesn't have a catalytic converter to be found. It came that way from the factory.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

If the place in question is a college campus where outside exactly do you think acceptable? Outside the door? A window? Along high (foot) traffic areas?

How do you prevent smoke from spreading to someone else's personal space? Coming in through a dorm\class window?

If a smoker is loitering near someone's window, I could see the issue.

If he is just walking down the street, or standing in a wide open field or against a building without any open windows, I don't see the issue. As people walk past him, they can hold their breath if they REALLY feel so threatened by one partial inhale of diluted cigarette smoke (even though they themselves probably smoke pot, and probably stand by their BBQ grill or campfire for MUCH longer periods of time)

[shmike]

I think Paul is a closet smoker.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by shmike

I think Paul is a closet smoker.

Ex-smokers or the children of heavy smokers are usually the biggest complainers, in my experience.

[101lifts2]

But drinking and esctasy are OK. It's a bandwagon thing more than anything IMO.