On Sun, 24 Jun 2001 16:37:48 -0400, Rich Ulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>What rights are denied to smokers?
Many smokers, including my late mother, feel being unable to smoke on
a commerical aircraft, sit anywhere in a restaurant, etc. were
violation of her "rights." I don't agree as a non-smoker, but that
was her viewpoint until the day she died.
She maintained, in spite of the Surgeon General's report and other
studies I quoted, that smoking doesn't "cause" cancer or heart
disease. Her proof was she and her sister (my aunt) both lived to be
over 90 and were chain smokers. She insisted there are other factors
which accounted for the deaths of long-time smokers.
>
>How strong is that connection? Well, quite strong.
O.K. How stong do you think it is?
>
>I once considered that it might not be so bad to die 9 years
>early, owing to smoking, if that cut off years of bad health
>and suffering. Then I realized, the smoking grants you
>most of the bad health of old age, EARLY. (You do miss
>the Alzheimer's.) One day, I might give up smoking my pipe.
Do you think there is a connection between lip/tongue/mouth cancer and
pipe smoking? Between pipe smoking and respiratory ailments? If so,
how strong is that connection in statistical terms in your opinion?
If you found a strong statistical connection, would you give up your
pipe? Possibly, you'll be fortunate like my mother and aunt and live
to at least 90, right?
>
>What is the statistical conundrum? I can almost
>imagine an ethical conundrum. ("How strongly can
>we legislate, to encourage cyclists to wear helmets?")
>I sure don't spot a statistical conundrum.
>Is this word intended? If so, how so?
I was referring to the questions posed in the Web article cited by the
earlier poster.
Talking about confused and/or politically driven, what do Scalia and
Thomas have to do with smoking rights? Please cite the case law.
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