On Jun 14, 2004, at 6:23 AM, Victoria Heller wrote:
Lesson One: People will do what they want to do - whether you like it or
not.
Have you ever seen a billboard for crack? Have you ever seen a magazine ad for marijuana? Have you ever seen a direct mail piece for meth?
You're mixing apples and oranges -- the question is not whether smoking is permitted, but **where** smoking should be permitted. Eating lunch, for example, is perfectly legal, but if I try to eat lunch in R.T.'s office I'm sure a police officer will escort me out of the building.
Turn the question around -- since these laws are so ineffective, perhaps we should legalize crack or meth use in bars and restaurants, in order to help small businesses and the city's convention business.
No? I didn't think so.
Greg Abbott 13th Ward Linden Hills
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