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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
If the ban were based on littering, I'd get behind it. I agree smoker's litter is offensive.
But it's not based on that. It's predicated on a absolutely unsupportable claim that second hand smoke on a beach might somehow cause cancer in a person sitting ten feet from you, which is outrageous. That they'd even offer such a predicate shows just how stupid the public is, and how sure the govt is that it can get away with using misinformation to achieve goals. That's saddening and frightening.
But hey, if we're stupid enough to be manipulated by this shit, we deserve whhat we get.
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I agree that a second hand smoke justification is ridiculous. But the article you linked to suggest that litter was at least part of the justification.
- Discarded cigarette butts that either burden trash collectors or wash into the ocean also have fueled beach bans.
