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Originally Posted by pauldun170
What the hell does this have to do with free thought?
Cigarette smoke is toxic, it causes property damage and cigarette butts are an eyesore that require clean up.
You are no more free to smoke on state owned property as you are free to dump oil or anti freeze in you back yard ( into the water table )
I'm all for personal choice but when you infringe on others it is no longer "personal".
You force others to breath in the smoke.
You force everyone to pay for the remediation of smoke stained interiors and clean up of outside spaces.
If you personally own the college campus then buy all means allow smoking everywhere.
Paying a tuition bill doesn't entitle you to do what the fuck you want on campus.
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Time and place
If a smoker is standing outside, or walking down a sidewalk, I don't see the big deal. As I walk past him, I am not inconvenienced any more than I am by someone who hasn't showered in a week, or by some clod asking for signatures for his pet cause.