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E-cigs were banned from public indoor use at the same time as smoking in my area. They used the reasoning that, for some of the e-cigs, it was hard to distingui
by devoidfury 13y ago
E-cigs were banned from public indoor use at the same time as smoking in my area. They used the reasoning that, for some of the e-cigs, it was hard to distinguish them from actual cigarettes as they look similar, and would cause confusion.
- rscale 13y agoThe vast majority of the public indoor e-cig smokers I've run into seemed to be doing it so they could look like they're smoking and then get indignant that it's not a cigarette
- eurleif 13y agoHow do you know that's what they were doing?
- rscale 13y agoPerhaps it's not. But it's definitely what most seemed to be doing.
- jlgreco 13y agoMaybe it just seems that way to you because you do not think they have a reason to become indigent.
- skore 13y agoNo, I think "seem" as a qualifier places it perfectly well into the realm of an opinion, with the implied agreement that it can be debated. You and the other comment mistake it for an absolute judgment, which would be problematic, but that's not what the OP was writing.
- eurleif 13y agoImpugning peoples' motives like that should require some justification, even if it's labelled as "just an opinion".
- jlgreco 13y agoIf you are going to vocalize an opinion, you should expect to have it questioned. Just saying "well that is my opinion" does not put it off limits. Far from it..
- skore 13y agoIt can be questioned as a stated opinion, yes. But not questioned as a stated fact, which is what happened.
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