Smoking in public

[djwakka]

A ban on smoking in public? ******* retarded.

I'm trying not to laugh at the people in this thread who like it when governments ban everything objectionable.

 

[Hahninator]

People can smoke in public if they want. I like it where restaurants have smoking/non smoking though. That is really handy and I like it a lot :O

Having those 2 sections on a lot of things is fine with me.

wtf @ smoking on airplanes. That's ******* dangerous, woah. I'd never go on a plane where someone can smoke...

I think restaurants that don't have a smoking section can screw off. That's basically discriminating. I don't smoke but I think it's bad for them to say "no smoking at all here" unless there is a valid reason.

 

[shadowfax1007]

i agree with not smoking in public,

not only is smoking bad for your health, breating in other peoples smoke is bad for your health.

i have mild asthama, and i hate going out in public and breathing in a cloud of someone's dirty smoke, it makes it hard to breath, it stinks and its just disgusting.

if you want to smoke, do it in private, or inside your own personal plastic bubble.

 

[Stenners]

^^

The thing is u have a choice still u can go to non smoking bars or non smoking sections or what have u. I do agree that smoking should be banned from the majority of places due to the descretion of the owner. Theme parks have it bout right u can smoke anywhere in the park other then in queues and on the ride (duh) yea for bars the staff to an extent i am sympathetic for but the fact is the air extraction systems that have been installed make passive smoke almost non existent, it also makes the air in general cleaner and more pleasent, no smoke then no need to run it there for a stuffier enviroment in the long run with artifical smelling air freshners which are known to cause damage also.

Question, people going to bars arent exactly health conscious.

I think the should be 2 choices smoking or non smoking clubs and bars, u cant be both.......... we have choice!

Also whats the difference from going into a private establishment to going to someones house u would hardly force ur freind not to permit smoking in their house cause u dont like it.

 

[waiting4thesun]

in my opinion, public smoking sucks *****. i mean, if you smoke, that's your thing, and they're your lungs to destroy. but when you smoke in public, it takes on a whole new level. now you're exposing everyone around you, including people just walking past you, to this nice cloud of smoke around you. having asthma myself, it sucks when i walk past someone smoking and start to cough. that, and the whole thing of secondhand smoke. it's not as dangerous as you smoking, but it's still a bad thing.

so i say no to public smoking. if you're gonna kill yourself, do it without killing other people in the process.

edit: i just saw shadowfax's post, and i agree completely with you.

 

[azemkamikaze03]

not a fan with smokin i think in a family friendly environment there should be a mandatory seperated thing where smokin section and no smoking sections its fair noone really cares if they ahve to go in the smokin section and its safe for the kids and i mean ive said it before if your so desperate that you need to smoke while eating dinner well then erhem your doin a little more than leisure smoking

i think in a club its the owners own discretion they can choose...but i m

 

[LPGirl]

meh i say smoke where you want.

its **** cuz in australia you cant smoke any where anymore, in bars, the beach anywhere. i think having the non-smoker places and smoker place worked fine before. they've gone to far now with the whole anti-smoking thing.

 

[azemkamikaze03]

But hey smoking is bad, it hurts other people, it has no health benifets, it an extremely harmful drug and should be banned all together, but it's practically impossible to do that so I mean they can only do so much.

 

[LPGirl]

well if you look at it like that its excalty the same as alcohol.

 

[FireHawk]

I think the laws that are in placed where I live are fine. Just have to seperate Smoking and Non-Smoking in restruants. I grew up around my grandparents when they use to watch me when I was little so I am use to smoke so it dosen't bother me smoking in public.

 

[Vash_the_Stampede]

# Colorado, statewide ban went into effect July 1, 2006, making Colorado the 13th state to pass a smoking ban. Colorado's ban exempts casinos, private homes and cigar bars. A group of bar owners tried to block the ban from taking effect in July, fearing that casions would have an unfair advantage over bars. Their request for a restraining order on the ban was denied by Judge Babcock, but the group is currently proceeding with a lawsuit against the statewide ban.
* Boulder, 1995 banned indoors except for isolated rooms in bars and restaurants.

* Superior, 2000, banned smoking in bars and restaurants, including patios.

* Fort Collins, 2002, banned in workplaces including bars and near doors and windows.

* Pueblo, 2003, banned smoking in bars and restaurants.

* Greeley, 2003 banned smoking in bars and restaurants. Fort Collins and Boulder are generally regarded as "liberal" cities and Greeley was Colorado's first "conservative" city to enact the ban.

* Eagle County, 2005, voters banned smoking in bars and restaurants.

I like how Colorado did it.

If you're a smoker, do it at home. No one said you had to smoke, and no one is telling you to quit, they're just telling you where you can do it.

You can kill yourself, but don't make others breathe that **** in.

 

[Penguinscanfly_88]

I think there should be like designated smoking places ya know?... like in public...if you go to so and so place in this place you can smoke....lol

 

[djwakka]

First of all, being with a smoker outside isn't going to be less harmful than the fumes of everyday traffic among other gases we intake. In a closed space, it's a different story which is why I don't agree with smoking in restaurants, etc.

But banning public smoking outdoors is ridiculous.

 

[shadowfax1007]

it went to the city today, and it stunk of cigarettes and the air was filled with the ****, every 2nd person was smoking, it was ick. i think in major public places (ie: the city) smoking should be banned, or at least have a smokers area away from the public.

 

[Peterdea]

personaly i think smoking is disgusting, but i don't mind the mates smoking at my place. If they want to do it, who gives a ****, they can do it. If they wanna smoke inside though, they gotta ask me, i don't mind usualy though.

If they make it so you cannot smoke in public, come round to my place and smoke here, as long as you don't steal anything from my cupboards

 

[Stenners]

People that think banning smoking is a good idea are ignorant and mis-informed, its a fact that taxes collected from cigarettes save more lives then cigarettes kill.

 

[Jeezy]

People that think banning smoking is a good idea are ignorant and mis-informed, its a fact that taxes collected from cigarettes save more lives then cigarettes kill.

Yeah, right...that's something smokers would say to make them feel better...

 

[Clogz]

i agree with not smoking in public,
not only is smoking bad for your health, breating in other peoples smoke is bad for your health.

i have mild asthama, and i hate going out in public and breathing in a cloud of someone's dirty smoke, it makes it hard to breath, it stinks and its just disgusting.

if you want to smoke, do it in private, or inside your own personal plastic bubble.

People should not smoke in public...they can do it in their homes, on thier time. I also have asthma and I can't be around ciggerate smoke at all. If I breathe it, I get weezy almost right away. I can't stand the smell of it or anything.

Besides, even if you argue about the alleged 'out of proportion' health issues, you can't deny its a disgusting habit...so at least be courteous enough to not light a ciggerate while you are in a restaurant for, what, forty minutes?

If you aren't capable of that, stay home and eat.

 

[Stenners]

Yeah' date=' right...that's something smokers would say to make them feel better...[/quote']
It's the case in countries such as the USA and UK where taxing on cigarettes is approx £3 or $3 - 4 per pack of 20 and all of this gets funed into the health service. The average 10 a day smoker would be paying $12/week in tax in addition to the tax already paid to the health service, this means $48/month which is $504/year.

With literally millions of smokers thats literally hundereds of millions of pounds per year, non the less the cost of cigarette related illnesses to the health service is less then half that then the gain and the additonal funds has helped save thousdands of lives each year. THE reasson tobascco isn't fully banned.

Of course im not saying smoking is a good thing its still in it's nature unhealthy and a dirty habbit.

 

[djwakka]

Yeah' date=' right...that's something smokers would say to make them feel better...[/quote']
Not really. Some people just need a sense of release to their tense and stressful life. It's better to relieve your inner tensions on a cigarette than cutting yourself, alcohol, hard drugs, and/or worst of all, listening to bad music.

I'm not saying cigarettes are good for you because they aren't. But if it helps people cope with their problems and continue living, by all means, I support their decision.