I hate cigarettes, hate cigarette smoke, and wish no one smoked them...

[quakerboy]

86. Huh.

My main issue with smoking actually ties your examples back to smoking. I am going to have to think about it some more.

It really really bugs me when I see people with kids in the car smoking. It has direct effects on the children and their future lives.

However, to use your hamburger example, you actually do choose to feed your kids burgers that may be harmfull to their long term health, though I doubt many throw them at them from three feet away, its not like a kid can go out and get their own dinner of health food.

Granted, this is a limited subset of the issue. And I hate being around smokers. It stinks, but far more importantly some brands have something in the smoke that makes my throat close up and need medication to breathe. Threaten my life for your habit, and for some reason, I have very little sympathy for your cause.

But if I can say that smokers should not be allowed to smoke in cars/homes with children present(and I do hold that position) then what differentiates that from parents who take their kids to McDonalds for a "meat" burger and HFCS syrup?