Restaurant sales hurt little by smoking ban

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Jeroma wrote:

People already didnt smoke in most restaurants, so you article is pointless...

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HUH wrote:

<quoted text> Coming from a B.S. EXPERT like yourself I'd say you have it right.

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Need A Light wrote:

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Very good point many chain restuarants such as McDonalds I have not seen smoking in them for one long time they are grab and goes with little time for a smoke and reason to.

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Hugh Jass wrote:

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FYI:
"In Staron, et al. v. McDonald’s Corporation (1993),9 plaintiffs brought an action in federal court in Connecticut under the American with Disabilities Act, arguing that the presence of tobacco smoke in the defendant’s restaurants prevents the plaintiffs from having the opportunity to benefit from the defendant’s goods and services. The plaintiffs, all of whom have adverse reactions when in the presence of smoke, also allege that the defendant’s restaurants are places of public accommodation under 42 U.S.C. 12181. They sought an injunction against smoking in the defendant’s restaurants,“thereby giving the plaintiffs equal access to said restaurants”. However, a district court judge dismissed the case.
"On 4 April 1995, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the judgments of the district court, ruling that “we find that plaintiffs’ complaints do on their face state a cognizable claim against the defendants under the Americans with Disabilities Act”. The court noted:“the determination of whether a particular modification is ‘reasonable’ involves a fact-specific, case-by-case inquiry that considers, among other factors, the effectiveness of the modification in light of the disability in question and the cost to the organization that would implement it... We see no reason why, under the appropriate circumstances, a ban on smoking would not be a reasonable modification.” The Staron lawsuit was filed in March 1993; within a year, McDonald’s had announced its decision to ban smoking in all of its corporately owned restaurants."
http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/13/supp...

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Need A Light wrote:

Jass in your brief case do you have numbers on the places with drive through's like McDonalds, as to who is responsible for litter on the highways and it's problems. Will you be protecting non- smoking children from this costly and dirty habit ???

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I DO NOT SMOKE wrote:

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Maybe we should make littering illegal.
Oh wait!!! It already is. Mostly because of the filthy smokers who think the world is their ashtray.

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Gene Autry wrote:

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Maybe you should shut your filthy trap.
Oh wait!!! There are no maybe's about it. You really should shut your filthy tap.
You should also pull your fist out of your butt so that your brain can have a healthier CH4/O mix.

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Gene Autry wrote:

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Maybe you should shut your filthy trap.
Oh wait!!! There are no maybe's about it. You really should shut your filthy tap.
You should also pull your fist out of your butt so that your brain can have a healthier CH4/O mix.

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Gene Autry wrote:

<quoted text> Pull my butt out of my but with my fist!! RAGH!!! FFFSSDSSSSTTTTT!!!!!

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Butthead wrote:

<quoted text> Gene's a girl's name.