My dad was a cigarette salesman for most of his working life (Lorillard). We grew up with tobacco products all over the house and we even used to help him out with the promotions, like putting stickers on zippo lighters as buy one pack, get a free lighter type of thing. We smoked a bit as kids but never got hooked. That changed when I went into the military (1980s) and everyone smoked. I smoked for about 20 years, then quit when I turned 40 (well over 10 years ago) and haven't touched anything that you can smoke since. I used to miss it a LOT, to the point that I'd walk behind people smoking just to get second hand smoke, but in the last few years I have stopped craving cigarettes and now don't like the smell.


Eliminate qualified immunity and you'll eliminate cops who act like they are above the law.