Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsl!preece From: preece@uicsl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Smoking . . . (Slow Motion Suicide) - (nf) Message-ID: <2216@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 22:50:30 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.2216 Posted: Mon Jun 13 22:50:30 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Jun-83 16:49:25 EDT Lines: 16 #R:stolaf:-101300:uicsl:4300012:000:664 uicsl!preece Jun 13 07:58:00 1983 While laws may reasonably be assumed to imply the involvement of the police, they do not necessarily involve jail. Nor is it necessary to ban the possession or use of smoking materials to achieve the desired goal. It is perfectly possible to ban PUBLIC smoking, just as many communities ban public drinking (the definition of public may vary from place to place). It is also possible to ban the public display of smoking materials in places where they are available for sale. I think if you implemented those two rules, along with further taxes on smoking materials, you'd make life a lot more pleasant for everybody and maybe save some lives, too. scott preece