Show Backs anti legislation I would like to respond to the four emotional emotion emotion- al students who astounded the readership of this paper with their free display of illogical ignorance ignorance ignorance ig ig- ig- ig norance in the letter entitled Smokers Speak out on Rights Smokers have rights You bet they do They have the exact same rights that the rest of the population has In the when it was determined that DDT was harmful to not only the environment but to humans as well they banned 1 it I knew an elderly man man who hoarded a large supply for his personal use because because because be be- cause he felt he had the right as a citizen in a afree afree afree free country to continue using it on his land Two years later a class action suit was brought against him because neighbors were suffering its adverse effects one neighbor even became terminally ill This man certainly had rights but contrary to what he thought he DIDN'T protect the citizens of this country from those who would harm them Do rapists really have the right to rape whom and wh when n they please Obviously not That is an absurd question When I was growing up I had a wonderful neighbor who had a family of all daughters It was obvious that he was a delightful father and his family adored him One day we found out that he had lung cancer Six months later ter he died We were all stunned we knew he didn't smoke However he had an off cemate who did The colleague felt it was his right to smoke just as the old m man n thought it was his right fight to use DDT DOl Try telling those six lovely daughters about RIGHTS Im I'm glad that we live in an aggressively conservative con conservative conservative state that has the foresight and vision to enact strict smoking anti-smoking legislation to o protect us against those who think its it's their right to harm the rest of society With any luck we can look forward to further anti- anti smoking legislation in the near future Signed Kort Black Depart Department ent of English |