Starting March 29th, Ireland is going to unilaterally use the threat of lethal force to compel businesses to ban smoking. Restaurant owners and other critics of the ban say that it will destroy Ireland's pub culture, which may prove to be an accurate prediction. Health Minister Micheal Martin demonstrates just how one sided the decision was:

"There can be no dispute over the damaging effect of tobacco and second-hand smoke. The speculation and debate are over."

Both the WHO and CDC, despite years of trying, have been unable to prove that second hand smoke is harmful, yet there is no debate on a decision that will prove financially disastrous to thousands of business owners.