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What question is "Because the people who don't want to inhale smoke are forced to inhale" answering?

Asked by flo (13313points) May 2nd, 2019

So, what must the question have been if someone answers ”Because other people around the smoker are forced to inhale the smoke.”

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ragingloli's avatar

“Why would it be justifiable to exterminate smokers?”.

Inspired_2write's avatar

Why are smokers singled out? That was the question posted.

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josie's avatar

The question is”Why is second hand smoke a problem?”

flo's avatar

@Inspired_2write Was that answer in the thread by the way?

josie's avatar

I don’t smoke.

They are not forced unless smoking occurs in a place they can not avoid by choice, like when responding to summons to the courthouse

flo's avatar

@josie
“Why is second hand smoke a problem?”
Because they want to breathe clean air, and not have to think about how to get away from it. They already have health problems and they don’t want compound it, by adding more carcinogens into their lungs.
Same link:
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=second+hand+smoke and
https://tinyurl.com/yym9kl44

josie's avatar

I’m confused
Does that mean I didn’t give a responsive answer to the original question

flo's avatar

@josie Re. “They are not forced unless smoking occurs in a place they can not avoid by choice, like when responding to summons to the courthouse.”
How about children in the car, or in the house where they are not allowed outside or another room? And that’s just one example.

flo's avatar

…You smoke in a courthouse?

josie's avatar

If parents choose to be shitty parents then shame on them.
Is smoking in their children’s presence really worse than refusing to vaccinate them, or discouraging them from excelling at school.
Courthouse-meaning that is an example of force. That would be wrong.
Never mind..,

flo's avatar

@josie by the way, ...oops I was thinking and meant to write “one can smoke in a courthouse?” Anywhere.
Why does it have to be worse, or the same, or other, than not having them vaccinated etc?

zenvelo's avatar

“Unintended Health Effects for $500, Alex”

kritiper's avatar

There is always all of that other crap one is forced to inhale and cigarette smoke is singled out to be the monster.

Zaku's avatar

What’s an example of an answer that (like almost all answers) could be the answer to many different questions?

This is why I can’t stand Jeopardy. The premise (that there is only one question that makes sense to be the question that corresponds to an answer) is wrong.

Inspired_2write's avatar

@flo yes it was in the tread of that question.

flo's avatar

@kritiper ”...all of that other crap one is forced to inhale….” what’s the list of things we’re forced to inhale?
@Inspired_2write Ok.

flo's avatar

@Zaku What is a question or questions you can think of is the OP. I guessed more than one person would answer and so there would be different answers. Or one person can have more than one question.

kritiper's avatar

Oh geez!
Pollutants from automobiles, soot, paint additives, dust, bacteria, dust mites, methane, formaldehyde, ... the list just goes on and on…

flo's avatar

@kritiper So if someone brings up that list, someone else can bring up “And cigarettes.” right?

flo's avatar

cigarette smoke and the other things people smoke.

kritiper's avatar

@flo Cigarette smoke was mentioned previously, so no need to mention it again. And my list wasn’t all inclusive.

flo's avatar

@kritiper I mean if cigarette smoke wasn’t mentioned before. My point is cigarette smoke different from most of the other things on the list.

kritiper's avatar

@flo Different? Different from the smell of burning leaves on a warm fall afternoon? Or the smell of fresh cow shit out in the country? Or the smell of that stuff some cat left in your yard that is now stuck to your shoe? Or the exhaust from a Diesel engine? Or your co-worker who ate who-knows-what last night and who is now the scourge of the office?
I don’t see cigarette smoke as being any different.

flo's avatar

@kritiper Now you’re unpleasant smell, not carcinogens that go (except for the Diesel engine exhaust ) directly into your lungs (for enjoyment purposes) in closed quarters esp. like in car room, with the kids.

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