tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994612120432073541.post3296059440170602082..comments2023-10-30T14:18:55.777+00:00Comments on Jonny Mac's Place: Smoking ban my arseJonny Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18440274325662944612noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994612120432073541.post-52816968832326679782009-01-13T12:55:00.000+00:002009-01-13T12:55:00.000+00:00Also, foxes can't just choose to stay in watching ...Also, foxes can't just choose to stay in watching the telly if they don't want to go to the hunt. Whereas people who don't want to be smoked on can choose to hang out in smoke-free pubs/other venues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994612120432073541.post-43024723704547544662009-01-13T11:31:00.000+00:002009-01-13T11:31:00.000+00:00Well, to some extent, but I don't think the libert...Well, to some extent, but I don't think the libertarian argument is as strong in that case: if there was evidence that hunting caused far more pain and distress than other methods of pest control, I would have been in favour, just as I am in favour of the state intervening in dog fighting, bear baiting etc. I have no difficulty with the state criminalising acts of animal cruelty; I just don't think the evidence stacks up in the case of hunting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994612120432073541.post-66970184137214736892009-01-12T16:15:00.000+00:002009-01-12T16:15:00.000+00:00And I hope you feel the same way about the hunting...And I hope you feel the same way about the hunting ban.Spinozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06059865902367641577noreply@blogger.com