Originally Posted by marklwood
first Off, No One Is Allowed To Freely Walk In. They Are There At My Whim. For Example, But Not Exclusive To, Proper Id To Show You Are 21 Or Over. Sometimes I Refuse Entrance Just Because You Look Like Trouble. Other Times, I May Have Kicked You Out Before, Or Your Ex Wife/girlfriend Is Already In Here.
2nd, It Absolutely Is Not My Responsibility To Protect Everyone Who Walks In The Door. If I Did Something That Were To Cause Injury, Say Electrocution By Microphone, I Would Be Responsible. Unless It Were An Act Of God Like Lightning. If, However, Someone Is Involved In An Altercation, I Am Not Responsible. Even If It Was An Innocent Bystander That Was Inadvertently Injured, It Is Still Not My Fault. Anything That Happens While A Crime Is Being Committed Is The Perpetrator's Fault, Not Mine.
Sure, I'm Aware That It Is Bad For Me. It's Smoke For Goodness Sake! You Avoid The Downwind Side Of The Campfire For The Same Reason. But If You Choose To Set There, Who Am I, Or The Government For That Matter, To Tell You Otherwise? Personally, After I Go Camping, I Sleep With The Camper Blanket For The Next Week Just Because I Like The Smell.
Why Is That A Bad Example? Are You Absolutely Sure That Every Single Person That Is Exposed To Second Hand Smoke Is Adversely Affected By Exposure To It? I Have Heard Doctors Connecting Second Hand Smoke To Everything From Stomach Aches To Hangnails. If That Is True, How Do You Explain The People Who Never Smoked, Or Were Exposed To Smoke Still Dying From Diseases? One Example I Can Give Right This Minute Is My Grandfather. He Grew Up On A Farm, Totally Isolated. My Father Tells Me He Had Something Akin To Agoraphobia. He Absolutely Refused To Leave The Farm. He Didn't Smoke, Or Have Any Other Bad Habits. He Died From Heart Disease At The Age Of 48. My Father, On The Other Hand, Drank Like A Fish And Smoked 2 Packs A Day. He Died Of Heart Disease At The Age Of 48. I'm 46.
I Am By No Means Defending The Health Risks Of Smoking Or Second Hand Smoke. I Am Only Saying That It Is Not, In My Opinion, The Government's Place To Manage My Risk. If I Chose To Drive A Race Car, I May Kill Myself And Take A Couple Of People In The Crowd With Me. How About We Make That Illegal? I Chose To Fly A Stunt Plane At An Airshow And I May Even Crash Into The Crowd. Are The Blue Angels Subject To A New Law Too? We Assume A Risk Every Time We Get Behind The Wheel On The Streets. Heck, Even Just Going Outside Is Risky Business. But Don't Stay Inside, That Air Is Worse Than A Factory Smokestack If You Have An Energy Efficient Home. There Ought To Be A Law!! Where Does It End.
Any Step Restricting My Rights On My Property Is A Step In The Wrong Direction. I Ask Again, Where Does It End. Ask The People Who Grew Up In Nazi Germany Before The Persecutions Started. They Will Tell You, It Starts With Little Steps Taken Over Time. Before You Know It, You Have No Rights Left.
What I Am Trying To Say Is, Stay Out Of My Personal Life. The Republicans Historically Want To Stay Out Of Your Pocketbook, But Mandate Social Issues. (although You Couldn't Tell It This Last Go Round) The Democrats Want You To Hand Over Your Wallet, But Leave You Alone On Personal Freedoms. I Say Both Of You Stay Out Of My Wallet And My Business.
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