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Second Hand Smoke Kills

There are some people who still think that second hand smoke is a myth. It really pisses me off when I go into a restaurant and ask for non smoking, and get seated in the non smoking section where inconsiderate dumbfucks feel it necessary to burn one before, during and after their meal. People of the states of Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina -lets just say the South in general - are the worst offenders here. These monkey fucks constantly complain that smoking bans on the books trample on their "rights". I saw one asshole who had a 3 year old kid, in a restaurant called "Texas Roadhouse". This waste of carbon was holding the 3 year old on his lap with a lit cigarette in his mouth. The cig came within millimeters of burning this kids head/cheek/face while Mr. shit-for-brains was adjusting his seating for more comfort. Everyone at that table except the 3 year old kid was smoking. Before, during and after the meal. I was seated in the non smoking section (with a not-so-nice view of a 20 year old guy I jokingly called "Jabba the Hut" because his 450lb frame resembled Jabba) a mere 15 feet away from this cunt. Smoke from that table was wafting over from the 3 mindless nicotine freaks up into my nostrils and into my lungs. And the kid! If thats not fucking child abuse then I don't know what is. The poor kid is probably going to grow up to be a smoker. Just like Mr. Asshole probably was treated by his dad/grans. So complaining about their "rights" being trampled. What about the rights of the 3 year old kid? Or my fucking rights you fucking worthless whores?

from the article:

Smoking or nonsmoking? The report also proved that the
conventional measures public spaces have taken to protect their nonsmoking
patrons against secondhand smoke are inadequate. Tests revealed that designated
smoking areas, or even air filters, are not enough to prevent a marked rise in
cotinine levels. The report recommends that the only way to be safe is to dine
in a completely smoke-free environment.Children are especially vulnerable.
Because they are still developing physically and tend to have higher breathing
rates -- and, in turn, higher quantities of smoke entering their bodies --
children are especially at risk around secondhand smoke. According to the
Environmental protections agency, secondhand smoke will:

• Increase the number of asthma attacks and severity of symptoms in 200,000 to
  1,000,000 children with asthma
• Cause between 150,000 and 300,000 lower-respiratory-tract
  infections among children (under 18 months of age)
• Be responsible for respiratory-tract infections that result
  in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations of children each year