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It's really simple. Anyone should be free to kill themselves with the method of their choice, as long as they don't affect others while doing so. Hence, anti-transfat laws may be too restrictive as one needs to prove that unhealthy people raise the health care costs for all, but anti-smoking laws are right on the money. The effect to others here is much more clear. NYC has been smoke-free for three years now and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Personally, I consider it a matter of disrespect when someone expects me to breathe the smoke they are exhaling. Yes, even on the street. Assuming that I enjoy recreational spitting, I wonder what a smoker's reaction would be if I spit at them on the street, or at the bar?
Z.
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