DC wants you to wear a collar.

[PVPuff&Stuff]

Just another example of overreaching control by a government and Activist groups.

They would prefer you wear a nice collar that would shock you if you misbehave.

Public Health Proposal Considers Mandatory ‘Smokers License’ « CBS DC

In this week’s PLOS Medicine medical journal, two leading tobacco control advocates debate the merits of the smoker’s license. Simon Chapman, a professor at the University of Sydney, proposes that users would have to apply and pay for a mandatory license in the form of a smartcard that would be shown when buying cigarettes.

Dr. Chapman wrote that it could discourage young people from picking up the habit.

In a controversial move, the smartcard would allow the government to limit how many cigarettes a smoker could buy. Professor Chapman suggests 50 per day averaged over two weeks to accommodate heavy smokers. The anti-smoking activist told the Daily Mail that the sale of tobacco is currently subject to trivial controls compared to other dangerous products that threaten both public and personal safety.

I would say I'm amazed...but this type of stuff just doesn't surprise me any more.