Thursday, March 09, 2006

Clean Air Calabasas A smoke-free, family-friendly atmosphere of moralistic intolerance

The one good thing about the smoking ban is, it's making Calabasas famous! People from across the nations have offered up an opinion on what is going on in our city. Jacob Sullum of Reason Magazine Online. writes a great piece this week. A high-light includes this gem of reasoning,

"The ban's backers see smoking as a shameful vice that must be kept out of sight, an indecent activity from which adults must shield children's eyes as well as their noses. The logic of forcing people to set a good example for the kids—which also would justify banning fat people and motorcyclists from public places—reduces adults to the level of children whenever they venture out of their homes."
Check out the entire article at the Reason Online

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