XemnasXD wrote:x_CodeZero_x wrote:Locketart wrote:But I guess if you didn't have enough willpower to restrain from trying cigarettes in the first place...
That's probably one of the stupidest things I've ever heard, I'm sorry but it really is. Some people choose to try, it doesn't mean they have poor will power. I didn't have to start smoking but I wanted to try it. It was my choice, I knew the effects of smoking. I stole my first one from my dad, so there was no peer pressure.
thats a pretty stupid thing right there. With all the negative stuff in the media and around schools about cigarettes i don't understand how ppl willingly try to take up smoking. It doesn't smell appealing and the only ppl who like hanging out with smokers while they are smoking is normally other smokers. Its a toxic stick thats been linked to cancer. i don't see why someone would think "I just want to try puffing out foul smoke once" ...
You could apply the same logic to deep fried foods, soft drinks, and processed cheeses and meats. Instead of making you cough, they make you fat, which makes you cough when walking too much.
I believe smoking is bad, just as bad as eating unhealthy foods, street racing, or not wearing a construction helmet on a work site.
What someone does regarding smoke is their decision, and having the right to make that decision is a fundamental basis of our society. However, saying it's bad while stuffing your face with a dozen of krispy kreme donuts is plain hypocritical.
When you decide to smoke you make a tradeoff decision. You choose to pay the price both economically and with your health. However, when you decide to smoke you have to be responsible with it, and respect people who have decided against it; but at the same time, those people have to respect your decision, and not remind you every 5 minutes about what they learned in their grade 7 health & sexuality class.