On 4/9/05 2:27 AM, "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even I never imagined that a smoking ban would lead to a surge of rape and > assault. That is exactly what was reported Friday on KSTP Channel 5 news. The > report was from St. Paul, but applies to Minneapolis as well. Drinks are not > allowed to leave bars. When women leave bars to smoke, some have had their > drinks drugged (GHB), leading to asault and rape. Needless to say, don't leave > an unattended drink behind, and return to it. Just get a new one, or finish > your drink before going for a puff. It's horrible that this is the state of > affairs these days, but we must be ever vigilant. Take no perception of safety > for granted.
I have to say I'm a little bit confused by this. According to the smoking ban opponents, once the ban took effect in Minneapolis, all the smokers were either going to a) go someplace where they could smoke or b) stay home. If so, why would this be a concern in Minneapolis since there shouldn't be any smokers around our bars who would go out for a smoke and potentially leave their drinks unattended? If it is indeed something we should be concerned about in Minneapolis, then does that mean the earlier arguments from the ban opponents were just pathetic scare tactics? Or is this now the pathetic scare tactic being tried by the ban opponents since the earlier arguments against the ban haven't been very effective? Mark Snyder Windom Park REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
