Smoking ban battle on city council horizon

just candid wrote:

In todays world it's only the backward and slow to learn who still smoke. It's OK, if they want to harm themselves, but they don't have any right to smoke around non-smokers.

Bob wrote:

Just chew the stuff and then you don't bother anyone...as long as you spit in a can and not on the floor. You get the same buzz and taste you oh so love. It's the cowboy way or out of town for you.

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Ole-Sammy-Obammy-Bin-Lyin wrote:

I hope they take this very simple approach to smoking inside: They assume you are on fire and throw a bucket of water on you!! Go outside and smoke and quit yer bitchin about it! I am tired of breathing your secondhand smoke and tired of it fuckin up my sinuses!

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Sup yall wrote:

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You are right. I should have the freedom not to smell your smoke. If you have to smoke stay in your car and keep your smoke there. Food servers and non-smokers should not be exposed to this health hazard.

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History Buff wrote:

For those who know who is behind the no-smoke laws and why, here’s a good one!
Johnson & Johnson sues American Red Cross over use of emblem.
Aug 8, 2007.
Snips:
NEW YORK (AP)- Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical giant that uses a red cross as its trademark, sued the American Red Cross on Wednesday, demanding that the charity halt the use of the red cross symbol on products it sells to the public.
"For a multibillion-dollar drug company to claim that the Red Cross violated a criminal statute ... simply so that J&J can make more money, is obscene," said Mark Everson, the Red Cross president.
Full story: http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/9043322.h...
Per the below, Johnson & Johnson is very mixed up on facts, including dates.
Trademark Information
The Greek Red Cross emblem and the American Red Cross name are federally protected marks of The American National Red Cross (see United States Code, Title 18, Section 706). http://www.redcross.org/copyright
Johnson & Johnson says:
Johnson & Johnson began using the Red Cross design and "Red Cross" word trademarks in 1887, predating the formation of the American Red Cross. The Company has had exclusive rights to use the Red Cross trademark on commercial products within its longstanding product categories for over 100 years. Since its creation, the American Red Cross has at all times possessed only the rights to use the Red Cross trademark in connection with its non-profit relief services. http://sev.prnewswire.com/retail/20070808/NYW...
The Red Cross says:
In October 1863, The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement was created in Geneva, Switzerland, to provide nonpartisan care to the wounded and sick in times of war. The Red Cross emblem was adopted at this first International Conference as a symbol of neutrality and was to be used by national relief societies. The symbol is composed of five equal squares, sometimes referred to as a Greek cross. It was chosen because it is a reverse of the colors of the Swiss flag and because the red cross on a background of white was easily recognized and reproducible on battlefields.
In August 1864, the Geneva Convention Treaty was signed by the representatives of 12 governments. The extraordinary efforts of Henry Dunant led to the eventual establishment of the International Red Cross.
The founding of the American Red Cross in 1881 was due to the devotion and dedication of Clara Barton. http://www.redcross.org/museum/history/pre190...

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Ole-Sammy-Obammy-Bin-Lyin wrote:

I hope they take this very simple approach to smoking inside: They assume you are on fire and throw a bucket of water on you!! Go outside and smoke and quit yer bitchin about it! I am tired of breathing your secondhand smoke and tired of it fuckin up my sinuses!

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Ole-Sammy-Obammy-Bin-Lyin wrote:

I hope they take this very simple approach to smoking inside: They assume you are on fire and throw a bucket of water on you!! Go outside and smoke and quit yer bitchin about it! I am tired of breathing your secondhand smoke and tired of it fuckin up my sinuses!

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Rep wrote:

I don't get a ... about the health issues I just get tired of going home smelling like an ashtray. Don't you realize if you're a smoker you just flat out stink. When I'm sitting in my work cube I can tell immediately when someone comes in from smoking. Some try to hide the smell with a ton of cologne and that smell just makes me want to puke.