Get this story about the smoking police in California --

Yesterday I was attending the Chargers-Raiders game at Qualcomm stadium in SanDiego. Being an outdoor stadium, there is plenty of ventilation. However, it wasn't enough that we would have to go outside seating areas to the exit doors of the stadium to smoke.. This year there is NO SMOKING signs everywhere, and the only place allowed, is way off in a tiny corner of the stadium, where smokers huddle together in a fenced in coupe. The "coupe" is probably 100 yards away from any seating areas.

I put out my cigarette and walked out of the area, and was followed by a guy who still had a few drags left on his smoke. About 20 feet outside the area a security guy yelled at him to PUT OUT HIS CIGARETTE!! The guy said something back like, "I don't wanna throw it down".. and started making his way toward the nearest trash can. The security guy yelled again, and this time the guy ignored him. Bad idea.

The guy called over other guards and they went up and grabbed this guy by the arms. I watched the whole thing in disbelief. They told him he was being kicked out. He and his friend argued that he just didn't want to litter by throwing out the cigarette. This was to no avail. Now there were 6 security guys there, and two real police officers. The officers took out note pads and started taking statements. I continued to watch.

This whole scene continued for the next fifteen minutes.
The smoker wasn't being aggressive or insulting, but they continued to address him like a criminal.
"Sir, there is no smoking in this stadium. You have two choices, you can either leave now, or get arrested. That's it. It's your choice".

It was the 1st quarter of the game. Average tickets to a game like this are about $100.

When I finally left they were handcuffing the guy, and taking him into some dark room they take drunks, brawlers, and people who try to sneak weapons in. The next stop is jail.

There is something so wrong with this.