Should I have the RIGHT to choose whether I inhale second hand smoke?

[hellod9]

Moved to OT from P&N. Not seeing how this either Politics or News.

Fern
Super Moderator

Simple question...

Should I have the RIGHT to choose whether I inhale second hand smoke?

 

[herm0016]

duh?

real question you are asking is probably
"do i have the right to tell others what to do" or " does the govt. have the right to ban my business from making its own decisions"
in which case both are a resounding NO!

but you do have the right to not go to a place where smoking is allowed/prohibited.

 

[jackschmittusa]

If I wanted, and could open a smokers' club, you have the right to not visit.

 

[pcgeek11]

Yes. If someone is smoking near you you have the right to change locations.

 

[SandEagle]

no, you will take it and you will like it. this is the new America.

 

[*kjm]

For real?? GTFU and walk down wind?

 

[IronWing]

You do. However, you do not have the right to do so everywhere. You have to go places where smoking is legal and allowed if you wish to enjoy second hand smoke.

 

[*kjm]

You do. However, you do not have the right to do so everywhere. You have to go places where smoking is legal and allowed if you wish to enjoy second hand smoke.

True the smokers are paying the taxes for the lawmakers to make the laws to protect the OP

Full disclosure: X smoker of 3 years that got sick of paying everyones way.

But if all smokers would quit tomorrow/forever this country would be in a world of hurt!

 

[IronWing]

True the smokers are paying the taxes for the lawmakers to make the laws to protect the OP

The OP never stated that he was adverse to secondhand smoke.

 

[*kjm]

The OP never stated that he was adverse to secondhand smoke.

True... thanks for pointing that out....

 

[BoomerD]

Yes, you SHOULD have the choice whether to inhale second-hand smoke...or not. HOWEVER, your employer doesn't have the right to subject you to said second-hand smoke, regardless of whether you are willing or not. It comes down to a work-comp liability for the employer.

 

[Zorander]

Should I have the RIGHT to choose whether I inhale second hand smoke?

Yes, you have the right to choose whether you stay on that spot or move elsewhere.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Sure you have the right. Don't like it, stop breathing. Problem solved.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Yes, you have the right to choose whether you stay on that spot or move elsewhere.

What if his employer requires him to be in that spot? Not everyone has the financial mobility to just drop their jobs.

 

[janas19]

If something has been scientifically proven to be harmful to health, as smoking has, then you have the right to choose a healthy alternative, eg, a smoke free space.

So yeah, you're good.

 

[Zorander]

What if his employer requires him to be in that spot? Not everyone has the financial mobility to just drop their jobs.

He should have been aware of that requirement before he accepted the job, no? OP never mentioned where/when this is taking place either so it could be in any public place/outside work, in which case he is definitely free to move elsewhere.

The question, as simple as it sounds though, can have different interpretations. There is no one answer to suit the question.

 

[dud]

For a moment I thought this was one of Neckbeard's (Hal9000) metric ton of polls that he posts ... with ridiculous questions and blinding-flash-of-the-obvious answers.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

He should have been aware of that requirement before he accepted the job, no? OP never mentioned where/when this is taking place either so it could be in any public place/outside work, in which case he is definitely free to move elsewhere.

The question, as simple as it sounds though, can have different interpretations. There is no one answer to suit the question.

Job requirements are often subject to change and rarely include a list of substances you're going to be forced to inhale.

 

[JulesMaximus]

CA has had a ban on smoking in public places since before I moved here and I can't tell you how refreshing it is to walk into a restaurant/bar or any public building for that matter and not smell cigarette smoke. Only tobacco shops are exempt from this and you still cannot smoke cigarettes in them (you can smoke a cigar).

I have yet to encounter a business that allows smoking inside and I've lived here for 20+ years and worked at a number of different companies and been inside probably hundreds of private companies. None of them allow smoking.

 

[speedy2]

Depending on the situation, smoker gets to go bye-bye. Not the other way around. Women who breast feed in public get more crap than smokers get. Put it out. kthxbye.

 

[Bignate603]

Yes. If someone is smoking near you you have the right to change locations.

While I was still in college I'd be sitting there waiting at the bus stop with a crowd of people. Smokers would constantly walk right into the middle of the group and light up without even asking if people minded. It's about as polite as ripping a big fart in crowded elevator.

Here's a decent rule. Don't walk up to other people and expect them to want exactly what you do. Smokers shouldn't expect a group of non-smokers to welcome them lighting up. Conversely, a non-smoker shouldn't walk up to a group of smokers and expect them to stop.

 

[woolfe9999]

I said no, because second hand smoke has not proven harmful to anyone without daily, prolonged exposure, basically just the spouses of smokers who smoke indoors. The smell of smoke is annoying, but to the extent that the question implies a call for government bans, it isn't appropriate to restrict people's freedom on the sole basis of avoiding annoyances.

 

[HAL9000]

Of course you should, that's why most civilised places are banning smoking inside public places now.

If people have the right to blow smoke in my face I have the right to fart in theirs.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Cars, factories all sorts of things stinking up the air yet we want to point fingers are the guy taking his annual smoke break. What are happening to the world *sigh

 

[zanejohnson]

Cars, factories all sorts of things stinking up the air yet we want to point fingers are the guy taking his annual smoke break. What are happening to the world *sigh

so true..