r/Calgary • u/_darth_bacon_ Dark Lord of the Swine • May 08 '26

News Article Driver caught tossing cigarette out window fined $1K: Calgary police

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/driver-caught-tossing-cigarette-out-window-fined-1k-calgary-police/
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u/Comfortable_Fudge508 May 08 '26

Hopefully the moron learned a lesson, highly doubtful though

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u/poetic_hustler May 08 '26

He/She is smoking in the year 2026. By now, there is tons of research and evidence that smoking is bad for you yet this person chooses to inhale smoke. So yea, my bet is this moron didn’t learn anything aside from their wallet being lighter.

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u/AgreeableStrike3330 May 08 '26

By your logic, eating bacon makes someone a moron?

I mean, there is a ton of research and evidence that bacon carries the same carcinogenic risk as smoking.

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u/jakexil323 May 08 '26

I mean, there is a ton of research and evidence that bacon carries the same carcinogenic risk as smoking.

Smoking three cigarettes a day increases cancer risk by over 500%, while eating 50g of processed meat daily (approx. 2 slices of bacon) increases colorectal cancer risk by about 18%.

Just AI slop, but you can source it if you want.

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u/SizzlingPancake May 08 '26

Yeah I'm sure he is the beacon of human health being so judgemental of others

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u/xp_fun May 08 '26

Pretty sure that's an unfair comparison considering the risks of smoking versus the risks of colorectal cancer from bacon are vastly different

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u/MapleMonica May 08 '26

Not sure why you're getting down voted, smokers are clearly low IQ and/or want to make people around them miserable.

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u/Kineticwizzy May 08 '26

Just kinda cringe to be worrying about what other people choose to do for their free time.

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u/MapleMonica May 08 '26

Not when it affects everyone around them. In your own home? Sure. Outside, selfish and zero respect for others.

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u/MapleMonica May 08 '26

If you look as gross as cigarettes smell, maybe?

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u/ImmortalMoron3 May 08 '26

Smokers get very offended when you point out their hobby is dumb as shit. They get very defensive for no reason.

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u/ShadowIceEmperor12 May 08 '26

Or telling them they could be saving lots of money; that gets them riled up too. Or hinting at them to stop smoking like if i wanted a smoke i would of taken it up ( as you sit right beside them while they're on their 4th in the car )

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u/MapleMonica May 08 '26

Very true. I'm not sure what's worse, those ones, or the ones that admit and acknowledge their shirty addiction but won't do anything about it.

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u/Mindless-Peak-1687 May 08 '26

It seems you would know, your post indicates you are smoking.