Rajiv Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Ravi, in a general concept; all those things are absolutely correct and on the the other hand you have NGO's who need reasoning to raise a point which they personally don't give a damn about All they care about is, if SRK ( a celebrity can do it ) then its a bad example and its kind of puts a row on status that if a ordinary citizen did it then it would he/she would have been told otherwise Likewise, its high time people kick of this habit anyways I apologized to a person on the phone who I addressed as Mr. only to realize she was a 65 year old smoker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartikey Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 It's got nothing to do with publicity, the fact is Smoking is banned in public places in SA and in other countries and rightly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 ^^ Abhey Bachhuu, everything is about publicity in T20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 ^^ I agree ... sometimes I feel that the fake ipl player blog might also be one of their publicity stunts ... it is being mentioned in SA, Indian, cricinfo and various other websites.. maybe that is also part of the publicity stunts :dontknow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Haven't you heard of drunken mobsters, gangsters and the anti social elements. Majority of the crime is committed under the influence of alchohal and drugs. Drinking in moderation my foot. You need to look at the number of drunken drivers that kill innocent people on a daily basis. I haven't heard of a driver that has smoked few extra ciggarates and has lost his head while driving. Have you heard about a smoker getting a bit too high and going on a rampage? If it were banned in the stadium and Shah Rukh Khan smoked then freakin inform the law makers. The law makers will engage the authorities and will deal with this as per law. What's there a need to go to the press? In fact from what I know the stadium has not banned smoking so I don't understand what the noise is about. P.S : It's quite stupid of SRK to smoke with young kids around but that's something we can't help can we? Just because smoking kills slowler than drunk people or driving doesn't mean it doesn't exist. And I don't have numbers, but I'm pretty sure too many people die from lung cancer and other smoking related diseases. All the problems you mentioned with drunk people are more easily manageable than 2nd hand smoking. BTW, drinking wine in moderation is good for health, so that includes your foot too I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Just because smoking kills slowler than drunk people or driving doesn't mean it doesn't exist. And I don't have numbers, but I'm pretty sure too many people die from lung cancer and other smoking related diseases. All the problems you mentioned with drunk people are more easily manageable than 2nd hand smoking. BTW, drinking wine in moderation is good for health, so that includes your foot too I guess. You deem it managable but not the alchoholics. Drinking in moderation... even dope in moderation is good some say why not try a couple every day? You are just making excuses for drinking. Drinking with kids around is fine but not smoking, brilliant. I don't have the numbers too but as I mentioned alchohal and drugs contributes to a lot of crimes every day but it's still fine selling alchohol right? Heck there is not even a limit on how much alchohal can one purchase. Simply put as long as something is available in the market you can't regulate so too smoking. If it is that bad why not ban it from selling? I think the stadiums shouldn't sell alchohal as well, there are so many idiots that drink too much and abuse players/public. I can't say that about smokers. P.S : I'm not a smoker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 If you think drinking a glass of wine and smoking a cigerrette every single day in front of your kids is the same thing, then I must admit, there is nothing anyone can say to convince you otherwise. Yes, there is a legitimate use of dope/marijuana medically, wine has been proven good for health in moderation, last time I checked only the paid doctors in the 50s recommended cigerretes as good for health. Excess of everything is bad, so alcohol falls under that as well and excess smoking is even worse than that. PS. I'm neither a smoker, nor a drinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeru_rocks Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Stupid NGOS Shahrukh smoking is actually discouraging smoking in general.>Mother can tell their kids see beta if you smoke you mgiht turnt into gay Zombie like Sharukh.. Stop complaining start hailing him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeru_rocks Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 SRK will die one day of smoking Now smart NGO's can use these wise words to support their anti-smoking cause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Stupid NGOS Shahrukh smoking is actually discouraging smoking in general.>Mother can tell their kids see beta if you smoke you mgiht turnt into gay Zombie like Sharukh.. Stop complaining start hailing him That may backfire. Besides most mothers of small children these days grew up loving SRK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punjabi_khota Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 SRK will die one day of smoking Yeah, but since he keeps himself fit, he will probably live longer than most slobs, which is probably 80% of all urban Indians...who will have diabetes/heart/BP problems. Give him and other smokers a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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