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<blockquote data-quote="tigercub" data-source="post: 40893032" data-attributes="member: 148203"><p>Who says? </p><p></p><p>Mothy; Please don't try and tell me that it's a basic human right to blow smoke into the face of whomever you like....I mean COME ON! It's revolting and dangerous for both the person who chooses to smoke cancer sticks and the <em>innocent passive smoker who has no say in whether or not their risk of lung cancer etc is increased</em> because they might happen to work in a place where patrons smoke, or be trying to eat their lunch at a cafe and be forced to inhale the vile smoke from the inconsiderate person sitting next to them...thankfully new legislation has put a stop to most of that. </p><p></p><p>I never heard of any law which prevented the parking of ugly vehicles in front of houses, unless the area is a clearway or some other location which prevents the parking of ALL vehicles. If your car happens to be unregistered, unroadworthy or otherwise ILLEGAL to be driven or parked on public roads, then it will and <u>should </u>be removed. </p><p></p><p>While you may see the current climate (in regards to personal freedoms etc) as an erosion of human rights, I would call most of them important to the <em>protection</em> of human rights. </p><p></p><p>I mentioned the smoking thing above (we all have the right to fresh air) </p><p></p><p>You can't fish in certain areas or catch certain breeds and sizes of fish ? Don't future generation have the right to see as many speies of fish as possible? It's really our over-fishing without repopulating certain areas that has called for the neccessary strict fishing legislation. </p><p></p><p>You have to build houses to current council regulations? Er yeh...we all have the right to LIFE. That is about safety! How would you feel if your child was killed due to electrocution from shoddy electical wiring? A bit guilty I'd think...or maybe not. To avoid the problem, we have building codes and regulations. </p><p></p><p>The wearing of helmets, BMI regulations et all....well the general public should be happy with those laws! As TheDag said, we would end up paying or all their medical costs in the long run. Plus with mining they need to be of a certain fittness level etc, to avoud er DEATH.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tigercub, post: 40893032, member: 148203"] Who says? Mothy; Please don't try and tell me that it's a basic human right to blow smoke into the face of whomever you like....I mean COME ON! It's revolting and dangerous for both the person who chooses to smoke cancer sticks and the [I]innocent passive smoker who has no say in whether or not their risk of lung cancer etc is increased[/I] because they might happen to work in a place where patrons smoke, or be trying to eat their lunch at a cafe and be forced to inhale the vile smoke from the inconsiderate person sitting next to them...thankfully new legislation has put a stop to most of that. I never heard of any law which prevented the parking of ugly vehicles in front of houses, unless the area is a clearway or some other location which prevents the parking of ALL vehicles. If your car happens to be unregistered, unroadworthy or otherwise ILLEGAL to be driven or parked on public roads, then it will and [U]should [/U]be removed. While you may see the current climate (in regards to personal freedoms etc) as an erosion of human rights, I would call most of them important to the [I]protection[/I] of human rights. I mentioned the smoking thing above (we all have the right to fresh air) You can't fish in certain areas or catch certain breeds and sizes of fish ? Don't future generation have the right to see as many speies of fish as possible? It's really our over-fishing without repopulating certain areas that has called for the neccessary strict fishing legislation. You have to build houses to current council regulations? Er yeh...we all have the right to LIFE. That is about safety! How would you feel if your child was killed due to electrocution from shoddy electical wiring? A bit guilty I'd think...or maybe not. To avoid the problem, we have building codes and regulations. The wearing of helmets, BMI regulations et all....well the general public should be happy with those laws! As TheDag said, we would end up paying or all their medical costs in the long run. Plus with mining they need to be of a certain fittness level etc, to avoud er DEATH. [/QUOTE]
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