Yes, I smoke

[Robert]

Just because you choose to inflict smoking upon yourself, doesn't mean you have the right to inflict this on others.

The major difference between over eating and smoke is that very rarely do people die from sitting beside someone who is over eating. However second hand smoke does kill.

Smoking, is a problem, it will soon become the leading cause of death in Canada; I'm sure America is going to face similar issues.

After watching my fiance's uncle die at 56 yearsold due to cancer in the throat. I myself wouldn't be very quick to hang around smokers, or support any aspect of 'pro smoking'. He ulitimately died of starvation as his body shut down. The cancer was all throughout his body, too bad to treat. He spent the last 6 months of his life, alone, away from his family, in a hospital, in a great deal of pain and hooked up to a handful of machines.

Though his death was expected, the lives that it impacted was much greater then just one. Some people view that their deaths will not impact anyone but themselves. That tends to be a selfish view. I dont think you could ask any smoker who lost their loved one to their second hand smoke if there was a price greater then their life.