Originally Posted by Me - from forever ago.

I've been skimming, and without reading the whole thread, I wanna say this:

I started smoking not because of my friends (they actively try to get me to quit) or peer pressure or anything like that. I started at a really low point in my life - I was really, really depressed. My brother had been dragged home by the cops a few times - his claim to fame was drugs 'n booze. I didn't want to be him.

I picked up a cigarette because it was a stress reliever. It didn't start like that - it was a chance to go outside, sit down, and think. I realized that life wasn't all that bad, and I've been smoking since - I find it nice to just go outside, sit down, and distance yourself from everyone.

That being said, the Health Care system in Canada - not to mention the Unitied States is soon going to reach critical mass. The baby boom has ended, and too old too support themselves, they're put in homes and hospitals to recieve proper care.

It's because of compassion that humans don't leave their dead where they fall. We don't want to see our loved ones die, so we extend their time as much as we can - and it's that same humanitarian compassion that we don't ban smoking. We respect that everyone should have their own choice, and leave it at that. We trust each other enough to believe that we all know what we're doing.

I'd perfer to smoke rather than not. It might be because I'm addicted, it might be for other reasons - but I'd rather have the choice to smoke instead of not - Chicago had prohibition once, and that spawned the biggest illegal alcohol trade in history. What it all comes down to is letting people pick their poison.

Originally Posted by Faolin

irn bru tastes like feet >.<