Can everybody shut the fuck up about the smoking cop?
This is how far the anti-tobacco hysteria has come. Throughout the country, Canadians are finally coming to realize what many of us have known for years – that “law enforcement” attracts a higher percentage of bullies, liars and border-line sociopaths than exists in the general population. THAT’S the crisis we have.
And the best bitch Coast readers can come up with is more whinging about fucking tobacco?
That really is pathetic. The only point here is that yes, we can get stupidly “fined” for a butt. Cigarette buts are everywhere now, more than ever because there are no longer ashtrays and smoking areas to contain them…careful what you wish for…and that really IS bullshit. And so, I am actually drafting a letter to the HRM drawing attention to this seemingly trivial incident, as ridiculous as the whole thing IS…only because I too have heard of the RCMP stopping a 100,000 lb. transport for flicking a butt. What fucking BS. Do what I do – “Field strip” the hot ash off the butt, and then tuck it harmlessly back into the pack…OR, flick it curbside when out. Fines for a butt, from cops, are you kidding me? The defense to use here is that “it was just an ash”…which will lead to the surreal situation of RCMP “scientists” demanding a DNA sample, and coellecting and testing the last quarter mile of butts… as well as lawyers defining at what specific mass does something become “litter”? E.G. – everyday we discard billions of our dead skin cells….oh oh…
The problem, as I see it, is lack of ashtrays and properly ventilated smoking areas.
And so, not only do we have more butt litter outdoors, but now bars are almost inhabitable now due to the reeking BO and cheap perfume that used to be masked by a bit of smoke…
Butts on the ground are not harmful, at all, to ‘the environment’…it’s just litter. Perhaps it’s unpleasant for you to look at…but so are your coffee cups and, to me, many of your scowling and unsmiling faces …so what? Mother Nature doesn’t care about litter…she has more to worry about, trust me.
As the earth continues to be raped to support your iPod-wearing, big-house dwelling, new car driving, latest fashion-wearing, new camera every 6 months-buying, latest cel-phone-carrying, Cancun-flying, materialistic, competitive and selfish “western” culture…she now has to contend with billions of more folks who, thanks to having gathered around the village satellite dish watching reruns of “Friends” and the “superbowl” ads, now want THEIR piece of the pie! Good for them!
And you can’t stop it, unless you’re willing to take a hit on your own cushy sandal-wearing lifestyle – you know, the one where you think that as long as you recycle and change your lightbulbs you’re “doing your part”!
Good grief.
So go ahead, cram your stockings full, and shove that new flat-screen into the kitchen….but it’s YOU that are the problem, not the billion people around the world that derive a little comfort from tobacco, you sad pathetic hypocrites…
—baD mR fRosTy
This article appears in Aug 20-26, 2009.
Umm…what exactly is ‘whinging’??
Seriously, though, butts ARE litter; anything you throw on the ground is considered litter. I like how the OP states he/she merely tucks their butt back in their pack, BUT the attitude coming across this bitch is what gives smokers a bad name.
Oh! And I know nothing of the ‘smoking cop’ as I am out of province right now =)
Since when are all the generic destructive behaviours you ranted about AND smoking mutually exculsive, OP?
Is it one or the other, in your opinion. You either smoke and lead an otherwise perfect life. Or, you don’t smoke but wantonly waste and destroy with consumeristic neglect?
Tossing butts is just as much littering as tossing coffee cups, beer cans, grocery bags or any other garbage on the ground. The biggest bulk of litter on North American beaches is cigarette butts.
I wish there were more ashtrays, but that doesnt excuse it. If I were an alcoholic, would I be justified in tossing beer cans on the street as I travel about the city? I am addicted to coffee – I use a travel mug, but say I didn’t – am I justified to toss paper cups througout the city?
You are just making excuses. Good on you for storing your butts and disposing of them. You are the minority. Most smokers let ‘er fly onto the beach, grass, forest floor. doesn’t matter.
That rant was the most gratuitous over use of quotation marks i have ever seen.
You sure are “dramatic”
not sure who this cop is but excellent bitching
And a new challenger appears….troll
Hey QWERTY, come over here and check this out… I can absolutely say 1000% without any hyperbole whatsoever that this Bad Mr Frosty is bar none the best fucking thing to land on the coast since “the Homey” or dare I say “Ginger.” I’m not kidding, this guy is truly one of a kind… Check out a few of his rants and you`ll see what I mean…
Like you, I haven’t been around much this past year. For the most part there are just no trolls worth the effort, Its like the oceans were overfished… But I’ve got a feeling all that is about to change…
Anyway, for those of you unfamiliar with the protocol here, its kind of like tuna fishing… The rest of us pretty much harpoon the MF as best we can, then Qwerty comes on and lands him in the boat… It might take a month or two, but trust me its worth it…
I wish some posters knew how to make their points without this tankful of tired verbal spew. A well-constructed paragraph could have covered what OP decided to finger-vomit.
As for the topic, litter is litter and the last time I checked, it was illegal.
Winter is always the best time to bitch.
I dunno Floyd…the bat-shit craziness of ginger will be tough to top, but Frosty’s got about the same ‘tude as the Homie so he’s got potential. Reading Frosty’s posts though, I get more of a McGayle vibe. I’ll settle in to see how this plays out. I love it when Floyd and Qwerty go troll hunting.
I think BMF, nice initials, is a poor wayward /b/tard.
Back to 4chan, BMF.
Wow, where do you even start on this one…
Miles, I agree the Ginger reference may have given more credit than was probably due… I still get nostalgic and even a bit misty when I think of the good old days of matt v. Ginger… Solid gold I tells ya.. Solid gold…
But no question this BMF has all the righteous haughtiness of the Homey… I really hope Qwerty tunes in… I think these two would hit it off royally… Real chemistry… In my mind’s eye, I can see the fur fly already…
Start in anywhere you like Ensign… There’s plenty for everyone…
This is what happens when Baristas go off the rails…….
Im hoping that cops start fining people for spitting out gum too. Or when people drop paper, and the wind blows it down the street with no chance of returning. I mean, ciggarettes can’t be recycled anyway, its just going to the dump… but paper! that can be used to make more paper!
Smokers are fighting back finally and the anti-smoking nazis are getting their undies in a knot. Imagine that!
It’s good for us non-smokers that you all have emphysema so you won’t put up much of a fight. 🙂
Do do do do, do do do do…
‘Jaws’ soundtrack crescendos…
Tension builds…
FROSTY! Get out the water! The sharks are going to get ya!
I would really prefer people not flick butts out while driving since we’ve got a lovely fire ban on the go and have had two massive consecutive forest fires.
The bad motherfucker needs a life or gf or bf.
Meh….getting so sick of these “butts aren’t litter and I don’t care anyway” bitches. I’m glad you don’t like looking at “my” coffee cups on the ground, but actually, I don’t litter, so it was probably from some other litterbug, SUCH AS YOURSELF. I’m with TTFN – butts=litter, The End.
False Alarm. Turns out to be some snorkelers in plaid swimming trunks with silicon shark fins strapped to their backs.
oh brother,here we go with another smoking bitch. give it the fuck up people. i don’t give a shit if the fucking queen smokes, regular or otherwise.leave it the hell alone, and go about you r own fucking lives. the more you non smokers whine and bitch and fucking go on, the less you will be listened to. most people already think the vast majority of you are nuts already. and then you come here to rant and rave about what,a cop smoking,a nurse smoking, big fucking deal. why don’t you get elected then as king or queen of fucking canada, and outlaw everything that pisses you off. other than that,shut the fuck up,and shove your head up your ass, and yes,i smoke when i want to. i try to be considerate of you fucking fools when i am outside or fairly close to you, other than that,piss off.
If you want to see butts all over the lawn check out Point Pleasant Lodge – the smokers and phlegm hawkers don’t give a toss where they litter.
I couldn’t agree more with OP…even though I am one of those sad pathetic hypocrites.
I started reading this post but before I knew it, there was the sound of loud, asthmatic snoring coming from my mouth and next thing you know, I was a woodland critter in the gumdrop forest, pissing in Strawberry Shortcake’s hollowed out eye socket.
Now that’s what I call a sticky situation!
Wck asks “”Since when are all the generic destructive behaviours you ranted about AND smoking mutually exculsive, OP? “”
Truth is, they’re not. In fact, most of my closest friends are well adept at both…but that doesn’t change the fact that if the anti-smoker butt-brigade spent just a small fraction of their pent-up rage addressing the REAL problems we face in this world…well…
Hey Swampmonkey, ever actually TRIED to light a fire in a ditch with only a fag butt? Just wonderin’…
yo “Qwerty” (if that IS your real name)…if you’re asking me to share my precious meds…the answer is still ‘no’.
Maybe Dan Savage can help you with that “other” thing?
Oh snap. It’s not every day I get put in my place so effectively and with such eloquence. The answer is still ‘no’ indeed.
You, sir, exist in a realm far, far beyond my painfully limited intellect. Have mercy on me; I am but a slug in your garden of awesomeness.
You are kidding right Frosty? You can’t really be saying that tossing a cigarette butt is not a fire hazard. Just because EVERY butt tossed doesn’t create a wild fire doesn’t mean it’s safe.
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/22/nyregion…
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Forest+f…
And for those who think a butt isn’t litter:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/…
Yeah Frosty – that very thing happened in a town just outside of the city I am from.
In 2003 what is know as the “McClure fire” was set near the town of Louis Creek, BC by exactly that – a discarded Cigarette Butt. Read the Gov’t report:
http://bcwildfire.ca/History/2003Review/Mc…
Highlights:
Estimated Damage – 31.1 Million dollars
Final Size – 26,420 hectares
Homes consumed – 72
Businesses consumed – 9
Of note the Louis creek sawmill which employed most of this town. It has never been rebuilt.
All from a discarded butt. Check your facts.
That was painful to read, what incoherent gobbledygook.
Excuse me if I missed it in someones post…Cigarette Butts are NOT BIODEGRADABLE ! ! !
Not only that the toxic chemicals that the butt has ‘filtered’ out of the tobacco leaches out into the water where it usually travels !
http://www.cigarettelitter.org/index.asp?P…
Not that I care whether you smoke or not & as a ex smoker I believe the Government really fucked up when they removed smoking rooms from bars & resturants. I just don’t want any more polution in our water than we already got !
Not too mention how it effects wildlife.
“Mother Nature doesn’t care about litter…”
Huh? That’s an inconvenient untruth… and though its not the dumbest comment I’ve ever read, its real close.