Week 4: Smoker's Rights

Do you think that U.S. citizens who smoke are victims of discrimination?

Personally, i feel that smokers are nothing less then murderers. But then again on the other hand it is their personally choice to cause harm to themselves. Where as more and more public areas are becoming smoke free it gets harder and harder for those who smoke......

In a way i guess it is discrimination against their personal choice but since it also contradicts the health of the general public i feel that it is more of a safety issue then a discrimination one. One has the right to do whatever they may desire in their home in their own privacy, as long as that remains no one should have anything against these restrictions.

It is the government's job to make everyone aware of all the harm drugs and alcohol do to them which includes smoking, then its upto them to make their own wise decisions. As it stated in the reading, "But banning a legal behavior in someone's own home is an intrusion of privacy that could set a dangerous precedent that, tken to extremes, could allow government to regulate too much in private life, opponents say."

The governments job is to inform and educate, its the individuals job to make the decision. Unless smoking cigarettes becomes illegal by the government i feel that smokers are not being discriminated against. The regulations are just for the safety of public health and those who smoke should respect that.