Anti-Smoking Laws : "Good" / "Bad" / Libertarian Perspective?

[MachineGhost]

As a former smoker, I support the ban, though I would prefer it be confined to public spaces to respect the sanctity of private property.  Too many feel they have no boundaries on their particular brand of ideology.

Anyway, the smell is unbelievably obnoxious.  I liken it to torture.  I am regretful I forced others to suffer due to my smug selfishness.

[dualstow]

As a former smoker, I support the ban, though I would prefer it be confined to public spaces to respect the sanctity of private property.  Too many feel they have no boundaries on their particular brand of ideology.

Anyway, the smell is unbelievably obnoxious.  I liken it to torture.  I am regretful I forced others to suffer due to my smug selfishness.

Same here. I can't believe I smoked for as long as I did. Part of it was certainly from living abroad, in countries with no ban.

[WildAboutHarry]

I have not missed or ignored your point, which has been repeated over many, many posts. However, I was under the impression that I could post my own viewpoint, and maybe even disagree with yours. You're not usually this pushy, and I appreciate your passion, but I do disagree.

I didn't write or enforce the ban, but I am glad I don't have to wait around for the day that skeptics say, oops, maybe just a whiff of cigarette smoke *is* harmful after all.

Not trying to be pushy, and you are welcome to disagree.  Perhaps as a former smoker the ban is particularly meaningful to you.  My concern, from the standpoint of a life-long non-smoker (OK, an annual or so cigar), is the slippery slope of banning offensive stuff, the tyranny of the majority, et al.