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Smoking in public places was banned because it's annoying/unpleasant for a lot of people. But they didn't just say that, they called it a safety issue. This is
by jeffdavis 9y ago
Smoking in public places was banned because it's annoying/unpleasant for a lot of people. But they didn't just say that, they called it a safety issue.
This is the same thing. People are uncofortable, and they want to frame it as a safety issue.
- GordonS 9y ago> Smoking in public places was banned because it's annoying/unpleasant for a lot of people. But they didn't just say that, they called it a safety issue Eh... no. Yes, smoking was annoying and unpleasant for a lot of people, but 2nd hand smoke is absolutely a safety issue.
- jeffdavis 9y agoMaybe, but that's not why it was bannned. It was banned because it's unpleasant. Tons of things are safety issues that get little attention. Second-habd smoke got tons of attention.
- dpatrick86 9y agoI think the evidence is pretty strong at this point that 2nd hand smoke has real health consequences.
- jeffdavis 9y agoBut that's not why it was banned. See my other comment.
- whiddershins 9y agoThe parent comment is mostly correct, at least according to the Slate article here: https://slate.janrainsso.com//static/server.html?origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slate.com%2Farticles%2Fhealth_and_science%2Fmedical_examiner%2F2017%2F02%2Fsecondhand_smoke_isn_t_as_bad_as_we_thought.html https://slate.janrainsso.com//static/server.html?origin=http...
- thaumasiotes 9y agoI had to fix your URL: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2017/02/secondhand_smoke_isn_t_as_bad_as_we_thought.html http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_exa...
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