Smoking Bans.

hoffpa

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I am a college student at UW Stout and there is discussion going around banning smoking. First it oblivious to have people stop smoking cigarette around building and to not bother other students with the smoke. But having a completely banned on campus is ridiculous. I do not smoke cigarettes, I enjoy the cigar I have once every couple of weeks with my friends when the weather is nice. I am not mad about this for personal reasons, I am mad because my liberal based college is going after people's rights to be able to smoke. This is a school that gets funding from the government, if it was a private college I believe they can do whatever they want. But we have a school here that is receiving money from the government that receives taxes from people who smoke... as a government based college we should not be banning anything that is human right, but along with that not to ban anything that our government is so bluntly in favor for.

brc81

I work at a state college that recently "banned" smoking on campus. After 2 years of debate they finally settled on a smoking ban everywhere but in 7 designated smoking areas. It was all a big PR stunt to make the college look good for all the anti-smoking goons.

kuzi16

the current incarnation of government is not worried about your rights. they are worried about power and control. they are, in fact, taking away your right to smoke. sucks dont it?

phobicsquirrel

kuzi16:

the current incarnation of government is not worried about your rights. they are worried about power and control. they are, in fact, taking away your right to smoke. sucks dont it?

Here here!! raise a glass, and a cigar with a big finger!!! Fing GOVT!!!

dutyje

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phobicsquirrel

kuzi16

dutyje

I thought it was a public school... meaning it takes state dollars. I went to a public university. It takes state dollars. It is not owned and run by the government. If this school is actually run by the federal government, then obviously it was Obama who came in and banned all smoking. You know how Obama feels about smokers.. he thinks they should all be burned at the stake. Wait.. doesn't he smoke? Ah, heck.. blame him anyway.

PuroFreak

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PuroFreak

kuzi16

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kuzi16

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kuzi16

and im just saying it looks suspect.

hoffpa

kuzi16

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kuzi16

i see what you are trying to get at here. the differnce is that this a a government entity. It is a PUBLIC school. I can understand the no smoking indoors in the buildings used for classes and what not but if i read this correctly there is no smoking anywhere on campus. this includes outdoors and in dorm rooms. Maybe i misread, but i see no problem with smoking in those places.

dutyje

It's not a government entity. It is a private entity which accepts government funds in exchange for being subject to certain guidelines/restrictions. None of those restrictions include the right to smoke.

kuzi16

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dutyje

By your logic, any person or entity which exists under the domain of a government is inherently government-run. Like me saying our household is run by the HOA. By the people, for the people.

kuzi16

dutyje

kuzi16:

not really. the government cant tell me what to do in my own house.

They say you can't grow weed

kuzi16

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