Expanding the scope of it’s prohibitionist sights beyond guns, the progressive left is taking aim at another of it’s long-standing pet peeves: smoking.
Leading the charge against tobacco is one John H. Banzhaf, a law professor at George Washington University as well as the founder of Action on Smoking and Health. Firmly convinced that the country must be cleansed of this scourge, Banzhaf has devised a modest proposal to help cut down on smoking: charging parents who smoke with child abuse.
Describing his plan before a conference of lawyers of and attorneys from all over the continent, the professor argues that doctors can file child abuse complaints against parents if their children end up in the emergency room due to respiratory problems rising from their parent’s smoking. Going even further, he claimed that doctors in turn could be sued for medical malpractice if they failed to file such complaints.
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Add politicians that let men in restrooms and locker rooms with girls to that list.
Won’t be long before we have everyone locked up for one thing or another.
Let the lawyer do some time to find other way .
Anthony Tidd Exactly. Both of my parents had alcoholic fathers and paid a terrible price.
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I don’t smoke but what sense does it make to band smoking and than legilize marijuana, you smoke it. Duh
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Jo Robinson Hendren same did I Jo and I paid the price as well. I use it as my inspiration to not drink though!
This lawyer might have a point, if it was any of his business how others raise their kids.smh.
And Dumazzes that keep having kids without a JOB should be put in prison!!!!! Morons!!!!!