Posted by
arandomguy on Saturday, March 10, 2007 4:08:30 PM
In Akarp Sweden, a 49 year old single mother has been sued for smoking in her own garden. Her neighbor wants 2000 dollars in damages, as well as 200 more dollars each time she lights up in the future. The complaint was filed by her neighbor (who is also a lawyer), and she has received a summons to appear in court to respond.
"It makes me sad and angry," the 49-year-old single mom told Aftonbladet. "Should somebody else be able to control my life?"
She also says she has picked a place to light up more than 20 feet away from his property, and that she has made other concessions to her neighbor's dislike of cigarette smoke. Yet the plaintiff claims that he is hit with cigarette smoke every time he steps outside, and that he cannot open his windows.
I have a hard time believing that cigarette smoke travels 20 feet and still retains its odor, or at least enough of it to make a home smell. It seems to me that this woman has been more than accommodating, and that her angry (lawyer) neighbor is just out for some blood. There is no way this smoke is harmful to the neighbor. Perhaps it smells - an accusation which I highly doubt - but that's it. If you're a grown man (lawyer) and you can't tolerate a bit of a smell, then I feel sorry for you. That's pretty sad.
Though its in Sweden, I want to point it out so I can explain what the anti-smoking nazi's want to those of you that don't believe what they want. They want to destroy personal freedoms in this country. They want to make our country like Sweden, where you can be prosecuted for smoking on your private property, in an outdoor area. They want to tell us what we can and cannot do, because they believe it is right.
To liberals, those people that are upset are righteous, and those that are content are malicious. In every area of society, culture, and politics, liberals are busy trying to change those that are upset about something - major or minor - and make them content, at the expense of everybody else. Conservatives believe that unhappy people should certainly try to get happy - that is, with some assistance from elsewhere - but that this should not come at the expense of the content.