Quarantines may be justified

[Anonymous]

Harmon Seaver wrote on April 20th, 2003 at 10:48:54 -0500:

> On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 05:25:55PM +0200, Tarapia Tapioco wrote:
>
> > Harmon Seaver wrote on April 19th, 2003 at 13:54:57 -0500:
> >
> > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2003 at 12:30:22PM -0400, stuart wrote:
> > >
> > > > Smoking in public, that's an easy one to pick on. But the argument
> > > > holds no water, unfortunately. Find me RELIABLE, UNBIASED evidence that
> > > > second-hand smoke is actually dangerous, and I'll agree to ban smoking.
> > > >
> > >
> > >    I could care less what any report says, I get an immediate sick feeling
> > > from breathing tobacco smoke. And a great many other people do as well.
> >
> > Then don't go where there's tobacco smoke.
>
>    Right. Where is that? It's absolutely impossible to walk or ride a bike down
> a city street without breathing tobacco smoke.

I've walked down many city streets, and I rarely find myself breating
tobacco smoke.

>    I'm always amazed at how many so-called libertarians don't get the concept
> that their rights end where my nose begins. Everyone should have the right to
> enjoy whatever drug they choose -- as long as their use of it doesn't interfere
> with other people's rights to not use it.
>    So you really think some drug addict has a right to stand on the street
> getting his fix and at the same time forcing it upon everyone else in the
> immediate vicinity? I'm amazed that anyone too stupid to understand such a
> simple concept is even able to type on a keyboard.
>    By the same logic, it should be alright for me to mix up some LSD and DMSO
> and carry it in a little squirtgun to spray smokers with, right?

If you think you have the "right" to demand to not smell my tobacco
smoke when you willingly enter the area, can I demand that I have the
"right" not to smell your various body odors?

--
Tom Veil