Miscellaneous

Ok, explain this to me

Look, I get the idea of banning smoking in the normal workplace. Workers didn't sign-up to work in a smokey joint that's bad for their health. And I get the idea of banning smoking in bars and restaurants, because, again, workers shouldn't have to breathe the fumes, nor should all the non-smoking customers. Totally get it.

But what the fuck is the Nanny State doing banning smoking bars? Boston just put the kibosh on all cigar and hookah bars (though they'll have 10-20 years before they have to shutter up), joining 50+ communities across the country that have banned private smoking clubs.

But customers and employees know what they're signing up for with smoking bars. It's in the fucking name!

The chairwoman of the commission says that this is about making the city as healthy as possible. Ok, so are they going to ban the gazillion Dunkin Donuts in the city? Shut down all the fast food joints?

Yeah, that's what I thought. Fucking Nanny State bullshit.

Full post as published by Quiz Law on December 16, 2008 (boomark / email).