It is now Illegal to Smoke IN YOUR OWN HOME
By Dave Hitt on Oct 10, 2007 in Big Brother, Junk Science, Nanny Nation, Political Correctness
In a semi-free country like the US it’s difficult to impose tyranny in one fell swoop. It has to be done slowly, little by little, baby step by baby step. And it’s important that those first few steps seem reasonable.
The first anti-smoker law was passed in the sixties. It demanded smoking and non-smoking sections in airplanes. That seems pretty reasonable, and it was passed with little objection. If someone said “In a couple of decades this will lead to it being illegal to have a smoke in a bar,” everyone would have laughed at him. And if he said “In forty years this will lead to it being illegal to smoke in your own home” he’d have been written off as being batshit crazy.
This week the city of Belmont CA passed a law that does just that. If you live in an apartment or a in a condo you’ve paid for, your private property, it will soon be illegal to smoke in it.
Fellow citizens, how long are we going to put up with this kind of shit? What will it take to wake up the American Sheeple?
The way this is written is JUST NUTS.
That’s right, this non-smoking theist liberal nanny says this law is NUTS.
In a condo, you own the inside walls and the space within. Common areas, okay, I can see that being an issue, but COULDN’T THE CONDO ASSOCIATION DEAL WITH THAT???
And in apartments, okay, I could see the common areas being subject to health law, but the inside of the apartment?
I could see this in buildings with common ventilation systems, but I have NEVER lived in an apartment with a common ventilation system.
Did I mention this is NUTS?
Watch for regulations on wearing perfume and cooking onions or fish next.
Cindi Knox | Oct 11, 2007 | Reply
You could also view this as class discrimination as the poor smoker is more likely to live in an apartment complex or condo.
Don Venardos | Oct 11, 2007 | Reply
We had an apartment neighbor who used to complain about our cooking smells, even though I though hers were far worse. Then she wanted us (as non-smokers) to gang up on another tenant who smoked (out her window, no-less). I think SHS is unpleasant, to say the least, but I think a reasonable amount of noise, smells, etc should be assumed in apartment/condo living.
Dan Pearson | Oct 16, 2007 | Reply
I agree with Dan. There are acceptable and unacceptable levels of noise and smells which vary from person to person and should be decided privately.
Harley | Oct 17, 2007 | Reply
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA! I wish this could be passed in more places. Sound crazy? I cannot tell you how much money I’ve spent on air freshners, air purifiers, you name it to keep the smell of smoke out of my apartment. Here are some things people aren’t considering:
-The smoke doesn’t just affect the smoker (at least not where I live
-If someone is smoking indoors, how can they possibly have a working smoke detector? FIRE HAZARD.
-Why should people be allowed to kill themselves and other people just because they are paying for something? Regardless of the fact tobacco is legal, IT KILLS PEOPLE. DAILY.
-For the sake of the apartment complex, it takes so much more work for them to remove the smoke smells and stains from the apartment, it may not be worth their time/effort. They lose money because they have a unit no one wants to live in.
No one with any sense is going to say smoking is good for you; and what’s worse is it’s bad for anyone around you. THIS is what we should be fighting to keep. When’s the last time gays were scientifically proven to cause cancer? Maybe try to pick battles that don’t involved DEATH.
HUMANBEING | Sep 21, 2009 | Reply
Humanbeing, you are exactly the kind of selfish, ignorant, mindless clone that government bureaucrats and nanny do-gooders love. I’d love to be there when the nannies shut down something YOU like. And they will, eventually – their list is endless.
Hittman | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply