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Your right, These people are trying to tell their neighbor what he can or can not do in his own house. That's as inconsiderate as it gets. They don't give a drn about anyone except themselves.
Correction: That should be "you're right."
My right to live without a preventable health hazard of a very inconsiderate next door neighbor. Either the smoking home owner finds a solution to polluting his neighbors home or he stops smoking in his house.
No one has the right to cause another person stress and ill health if it can be prevented which in this case it clearly can be. You probably wouldn't be saying such a foolish thing if someone was doing something like playing drums with a window open while you are trying to sleep. Or blasting noise with heavy bass 24/7 so loud it takes over your house. I have a feeling your stance would be much different if that happened.
I'm convinced most smokers have no idea how bad their filthy habit stinks, or how they go through life smelling like one of those cancer sticks.
I'm curious to see what people will try to stop there neighbors from next. Don't like the smell of the food that is being cooked. Sue them and get a judge to rule they don't cook. Don't like the neighbors having food delivered at certain times of the day or night, sue them to stop. The list goes on and on. Total crap.
See, while that may be annoying for you for the one day he smokes some meat... cigarette smokers generally smoke on a daily basis and multiple times a day.
I'd be significantly more annoyed with smokers rather than someone who cooks meat. For what it's worth, cooked meat smells much better :-)
You're assuming it went on for one day. It was all summer long. We were all grateful when he moved.
I'm curious to see what people will try to stop there neighbors from next. Don't like the smell of the food that is being cooked. Sue them and get a judge to rule they don't cook. Don't like the neighbors having food delivered at certain times of the day or night, sue them to stop. The list goes on and on. Total crap.
This. Because there's one major addiction here, and it will, as I said above, move on to something else once it gets its fix on one thing. That is the addiction to dictating how others live their lives, and making sure that no one ANYWHERE makes a decision that you, yourself, would not make, or actually enjoys something you disapprove of.
It's the most pernicious addiction threatening our society today. FAR more addictive than nicotine.
In fact, I consider it a health threat because of the stress it causes. So let's make it illegal to try to control how other people live their lives, shall we? In the interests of public health?
In DC, a temporary court order has been placed against a man from smoking inside his own home. His neighbors complained about the smoke and were able to obtain the order.
The neighbors are also seeking $500,000 in damages.
That's what you get when you live in a nanny state on steroids, rank with corruption, infested by bureaucrats with nothing to do except make trouble for others, and majority-populated by the Free Sh*t Army.
In DC, a temporary court order has been placed against a man from smoking inside his own home. His neighbors complained about the smoke and were able to obtain the order.
The neighbors are also seeking $500,000 in damages.
Well, depend about how he smokes... Sure his home is his castle but that doesn't mean he can do whatever he feels... Your freedom stops where mine's begin.
My home is my freedom but I can not play very loud music disturbing the neighbors who needs tranquility... If my neighbor smokes so much that my home smells cigarette and full of smoke, I will sue him too.
But do not agree with the 500k part.
I thought sitting for 8 hours was the new smoking ... meaning ... smokers can do what they want while the focus shifts to fat, out of shape managers, executives, and other sub-ordinates.
Wow.. it amazes me how many people are defending the plaintiffs..
Has no one ever heard of a "slippery slope"? First it is not being allowed to smoke in one's home. What comes next? Can I not have a beer in my house because the neighbors might be alcoholics and see me, thus losing all control over their mental faculties?
Can I not watch what I choose on TV because they may be able to see in my windows and not approve?
How about that big steak I'm grilling? If vegetarians move in next door, will that now be illegal?
Get a grip, you silly little nannies!
Can I drink until I pass out with cigarette in my hand and burn down your house along with mine?
I know a guy who did it. He too, complained about silly little nannies, like the innocent old woman whose house he burned down along with his.
I thought sitting for 8 hours was the new smoking ... meaning ... smokers can do what they want while the focus shifts to fat, out of shape managers, executives, and other sub-ordinates.
Survival of the fittest once again. I don't care if people kill themselves, I'd rather they were not on the same group health plan as me though. They tend to run up premiums.
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