The Twaddle

Don't Like Smoking? Don't Smoke

“No Smoking”, ey?

if you don't like gay marriage, don't have one

At break, our college's yard is usually full of smokers – smoking. And why not? Sure, cigarettes are known to greatly increase your chances of getting lung cancer, and shorten your natural life, but if you want to smoke them that's fine by me.

The simplest way of protesting against something is by boycotting it – voting with your feet. If you don't like abortions, don't have one; if you don't like gay marriage, don't have one; if you don't like smoking, don't smoke. It's that simple.

But there's one problem. When was the last time you heard of someone getting a passive abortion? Or getting married involuntarily? Now, when was the last time you saw someone inhale smoke without asking for it? Exactly.

As I said before, I have no problem with people smoking; I do have a problem with them forcing me to smoke. Yes, I could go and stand somewhere else, but the college professes to have a responsibility for our health. The “No Smoking” signs are a start, but simply posting notices about the place isn't going to help when the rule is blatantly flouted by students and ignored by teachers.

If the smoke's that good, why blow so much of it at me?!