Sportbikes.net - View Single Post - Smoking bans result in higher drunk driving fatality rates.

jim schmidt · 05-22-2008, 08:42 PM

I'm not really a fan of smoking bans, but I do think that citizens can rightfully decide to ban things from public spaces. Cigarettes might not be the best example, but if the personal freedom is shitting on the table in restaurants, it's easier to see the necessity of societal norms.

This is the problem with anarchist philosophies -- taken to the logical end, they serve to infringe rather than to enable.

05-22-2008, 08:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
jim schmidt World 500 GP Champion Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 18,676 Casino Cash: $62460 Sportbike: '04 999, '07 VN900C, '98 VTR1000F, '76 XS650, '79 XS650 Special	I'm not really a fan of smoking bans, but I do think that citizens can rightfully decide to ban things from public spaces. Cigarettes might not be the best example, but if the personal freedom is shitting on the table in restaurants, it's easier to see the necessity of societal norms. This is the problem with anarchist philosophies -- taken to the logical end, they serve to infringe rather than to enable. __________________ -- Jim