Smoking should be banned in ALL public places a debate run by Christene
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HERE'S WHAT I THINK
Smoking should be banned in all public places.
A smoker's (poor) choice should not affect the health of others.
Secondhand smoke contains hundreds of toxic chemicals including arsenic ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, formaldehyde, benzene, and vinyl chloride. It is known to cause cancer, coronary heart disease, and respiratory problems. There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke.
Non smokers should not be subjected to this disgusting habit.
Wanting to ban smoking in public places isn't about taking away a smoker's rights. You will still have the right to smoke in your own space. The right to slowly and deliberately harm others was never yours to begin with.
YOUR TURN!
Smoking should be banned in all public places. Indoors and out.
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, you're right!
GrowWear says:
Having smoked before, I know both sides. Smoking is a personal choice that we all have the right to make or not make. But, if your choice is making another being breathe in unwanted smoke, it is rude, thoughtless, careless, or all three.
Posted May 15, 2008
Darwin says:
aside from any rules and regulations, smoking is pathetic. now, sharing its harm to innocent people? that's below scum level.
Posted May 15, 2008
SuchGreatTimes says:
Its riddiculous how SELFISH smokers can be. I only have smypathy for those who WANT to seriously give up!
Posted May 15, 2008
Junebug :) says:
HECK YES!!!!! My grandma smokes and it is disgusting... All you smell is nasty air,and then you start to choke because it is filling your lungs with nasty junk... I think it should definatly be banned!!!
Posted May 14, 2008
ColinSpicer says:
They have banned smoking in all public places and places of employment in the UK. This includes railway stations and company cars/vans/trucks and bars and pubs. The only trouble now is that you can't MOVE outdoors for the blue fug. I agree smoking should be banned. Double/treble/quadruple the taxes and duties on cigarettes to pay for smokers healthcare and to clear up the mess they leave behind.
Posted May 14, 2008
cory says:
yes it should cause my mom and dad smokes and like the smkoe just goes ringht in my lungs and its sick
Posted May 12, 2008
Nicole says:
We shouldn't suffer becuz of the poor choices of a certain group. I want to live a full and healthy life, not let it be shortened by smoke of smokers.
Posted May 12, 2008
chantelg4 says:
Yes, smoking in public should be banned, so should everything else that kills including drinking in restaurants (my brother was killed because of a drunk driver)
Posted May 10, 2008
vlzwealth says:
I live in Puerto Rico. Here it is banned!! You can't smoke at public places and if you do you get a BIG fine. :)
Posted May 09, 2008
suvrat says:
smoking should be banned on this planet
Posted May 08, 2008
craigbic says:
Absolutely! Smokers complain that they are unfair targets of taxes, public ire etc... due to their unfortunate habit but that unfortunate habit is not only killing them, it could be killing me as well as I sit next to them breathing in their smoke.
Posted May 08, 2008
ElisevanBeau says:
It is more or less happening right now, isn´t it? I guess it is a good thing.
Posted May 08, 2008
RawBill says:
Yes, you are right, smoking should be banned from all public places. So should fuel burning cars, trucks and buses etc as they polute the air that we breathe much more than cigarettes do!!!!
Posted May 08, 2008
JCN says:
You can't take away a right you never had to begin with. I don't have the right to come over to your table while you are eating and spit in your face do I? Certainly not. Why? because it is a form of assault. Just like your smoke that invades the privacy of my dinner table. Why do you think it is any different? If I came over to you and spit in your face, how does that harm you? It doesn't. It would just be plain rude and inconsiderate. So, I won't you to tell me why you can smoke around me in a restaurant and think that there is absolutely no problem but yet I can't come over to your table plant a wet one right between your eyes? Is it so hard to refrain from smoking while you eat?
Posted May 07, 2008
Tara says:
YES! Smoking should be banned in ALL public places, from second habd smoke or passive smoking i now have lung cancer.
:-(
Posted May 07, 2008
squidoowoo says:
It would be great if there was no smoking in any public place.
Posted May 06, 2008
squidoolensmaster says:
Smoking, an extremely difficult habit from which a nicotine addict/smoker can't break away, has affected the quality of life and health both smokers and non-smokers alike. It is a well-documented fact that smoking affects the health of every person in the vicinity of the toxic cigarette fumes.
Each day, many people (some of whom are underaged children) will try smoking forthe first time in their lives. Once a newbie smoker eventually becomes highly addictive to nicotine, he or she may chain smoke for years and may develop cancer and/or may be stricked by emphysema (the breakdown of lung tissue). After many years of heavy smoking, a smoker's internal organs may later be greatly deteriorated and become damaged beyond repair. Concerned about smoking in all public places, I am taken aback by the many stubborness of smokers who refuse to stop smoking at the request of a non-smoker. What a sad world in which we live. Isn't it obvious that smoking is bad for one's health?
Smoking must be banned in ALL public places. Once a nationwide smoking ban has been passed, the local, state and Federal authorities must duly enforce the the ban smoking in ALL public places. It is imperative that we greatly reduce the occurences of smoking in public places, as well as reducing non-smokers to passive (secondhand) smoke.
Passive smoking is one of the many reasons to ban smoking in restaurants. To ban smoking in all public places, comminity leaders should recruit, train
and motivate anti-smoking advocates to rally behind the smoking ban.
It makes sense to ban smoking in public areas. Yes, a public smoking ban should be placed on the ballots during the General eleections. Every voter should be given the chance to voice his or her opinion regarding smoking ban. If we don't challenge the multi-billion-dollar tobacco industry (Big Tobacco), more and more cigarettes will have been sold, resulting in toxicity of non-smokers, especially developing children.
In conclusion, it is imperative that there must be smoking ban in restaurants. Moreover, there must be smoking ban in all other public places. Nicotine is a highly-addicted substance that is detrimental to one's health.
Any rational non-smoker can criticise a smoker without disrespecting the repeat offender as a person. In fact, there should be a sign, in all public places, which reads: "Your smoking is injurious to my health. Please do not smoke."
Posted May 06, 2008
santana says:
yeah we should ban smoking in public places
Posted May 06, 2008
Angie says:
It is about time!
Posted May 05, 2008
says:
I think smoking should be banned in public places for one simple reason:
BUTTS.
Posted May 05, 2008
Jessica says:
ban smoking please.. im sick of getting it blown in my face by a bunch of people who don't care about anyone while they puff that cancer stick...
Posted May 03, 2008
lorenaa says:
smoking should be banned ...smoking is horrible
Posted May 03, 2008
Tyler says:
Yes its bad for the air
Posted May 02, 2008
Christene says:
Yes, there are places other than bars that smoke is a problem. Just about everywhere! Even places that are made for children and families like, say, Disney World. You walk around outside, and have to wait in lines and there are smokers. Standing behind one for half an hour certainly won't give me cancer or heart disease...but it literally makes me, and many others, feel sick.
Posted May 01, 2008
ROGERZOWN says:
RIGHT ON!! We have enough bad air without adding to it by people who want to distroy themselves!!
Posted April 29, 2008
ivanpw says:
Hear ye, hear ye! Smoking sucks and slowly kill the person next to you faster than you who smokes.
That's unfair! You should keep the smoke to yourself!
Howzat for human rights?
Posted April 29, 2008
anonymous says:
omg omg omg omg omg
smoking sould be banned.
its gross and its not to
hot to see someone with
one and it turns the color
of your teeth..thats a true
turn off.
Posted April 29, 2008
anonymous says:
Yes; of course if people were smoking in a restraunt I could get it in me & might get cancer!!!
Posted April 29, 2008
chris chanpion says:
smoking is bad and it should not be alound in public places & they should stop selling them to people that do smoke they should stop makeing them
Posted April 25, 2008
Sharon says:
What about us non-smokers. Do we not have rights also?
Posted April 24, 2008
Sarah says:
Christene you are right. It's not fair that we have to pay a price for their irresponsible behavior. Stephen_Smith are you for it or against it? Sounds like you're against it. What does all that have to do with smoke? This ban isn't on correcting smokers in any way but to keep them cigarettes out of sight for non-smokers and innocent children. Just the other day I saw a little girl probably about 6 years old and she was holding a straw in her mouth pretending it was a cig.
Posted April 24, 2008
Christene says:
I don't know where you live Chris_Fahey, but in my State (MA) smoking has been banned in all workplaces, including restaurants and bars since 2004. I'd love for more locations to adapt the same ban. AND to include areas outdoors where the public has no choice but to walk by such as entrances to buildings.
Posted April 24, 2008
Stephen_Smith says:
Attagirl. Next we can go after the obese people. They are unattractive and their health problems cost us taxpayers money too. Let's force them to go to bootcamp and get on a diet.
Who's next? How about that bald guy? He needs hair implants.
That girl's breasts aren't the proper size, we'll have to fix them too. Oh, and everyone will need to have their annual dental inspection and carry the certificate with them. And the trans-fats, those have to go too.
Who else, oh yeah, short people need to be injected with HGH to reach the proper height. Tall people should have a little cut out of their leg-bones.
Sheesh, people. Get a life. Google "Harrison Bergeron". Read that story. And read this info: http://tinyurl.com/4sdz7a
Posted April 24, 2008
Mother nature says:
I have the right to take a crap. But does that mean I should crap on where you walk? No. So you don't have the right to smoke where I breathe. And don't even say "just go somewhere else" because every where I go someone is smoking! What am I going to do stay home for the rest of my life? I literally inhale at least one puff of smoke everyday because of inconsiderate smokers. So yes, I think smoking should be banned in all public places but you could still smoke PRIVATELY. So there.
Posted April 23, 2008
shan! says:
Smoking isn't good for anyone at all. So why do it? It's hurting the smoker and the people around. If you want to die, just go shoot yourself. Not let others suffer.
Posted April 23, 2008
Tired of smoke says:
Saying that you have the right to smoke is almost like saying that you have the right to kill. I mean, that's basically what it does. IT KILLS!!
Posted April 23, 2008
nycole :) says:
i say that we ban smoking everywhere, this way everyone does not ahve to be exposed to the harsh chemicals o smoking. think even when you are just out side oyur house smoking you are putting even more people at risk then just yourselff.
people that are not allowed to smoke in public areas will be less likely to smoke atta ll. just because you want to kill yourself with smoking does not give you the right to indanger otherss
Posted April 23, 2008
trippteddy says:
I agree smoking is a habit that is very detremintal to your health. When you do it around other people you harm both them and yourself. I believe that if you want to smoke do it on your own time in your own space.
Posted April 23, 2008
teenager says:
why do you want you young kid around a place where some inconcicerate person wants to smoke now your hepless kid gets sick and they dont think its their fault! many smokers think that by not letting them smoke we are restricting their rights as americans but they are just restricting our right to be healthy and not die of second hand smoke so boo-hoo for those who smoke its not my fault that you dont care about your health! and dont give me any "i know it is bad for me but i just cant stop: it makes me look cool" crap because there are many new products to help you not to smoke and you just look like an idiot smoking any way!!!!!
Posted April 22, 2008
Biker says:
Yes, Ban this stench
Posted April 22, 2008
K dizzle says:
the pursuit of happiness states you have the right to find happiness in your own way as long as you dont step on the rights of others, and by smoking in public you are stepping on the rights of non-smokers.
Posted April 20, 2008
Joe007 says:
yes it needs to banned cause it a man made product and it kills. people that smoke don;t even care about if they live or die and jesus wants them to live a wonderful life but they can't see that.
cause there blind with sin in their eyes.
Posted April 20, 2008
Joe007 says:
It's Real Simple Just stop Growing tabbaco It Solves the Problem for everyone living on this Earth.
Posted April 20, 2008
Christene says:
Non-smokers do not get the choice to avoid clouds of smoke as they enter and exit the pharmacy, or grocery store, or mall, or office building or anywhere that they have to go.
Posted April 18, 2008
lola says:
i do agree
Posted April 17, 2008
CCCL says:
you are completely justified. i shirk at the fact that my lifespan is shortened by some selfish idiots. smoking is stupid and all it does is piss people off because it smells so aweful.
Posted April 17, 2008
says:
I totally agree! These walking chimneys should keep themselves messy and not try to contaminate other people and get us killed. If they want to do it that's fine! It is wrong for them to be inconsiderate and it is very disgusting.That smell from smokers OMG!!
Posted April 17, 2008
tap says:
I agree
Posted April 17, 2008
acopson says:
I totally agree, even as a social smoker who only smokes at the weekend when i am out, it is my choice to smoke and others should not pay for my decision.
Posted April 16, 2008
Smokefree says:
Ban smoking in public places. We are sick of smelling it and suffering the harmful effects of the smoke. It stinks, too. They smoke everywhere, in front of every store and restaurant and on all the street corners and at bus stops and they hang their cigarettes out their car windows and it all blows into our car. We are sick to death of having to run away from smoke all the time. And they cause fires by throwing their cigarettes out their car windows and many hotel, motel, apartment and house fires are caused by cigarettes. Why should we have to breathe their smelly smoke. It has been banned in many public places but then they smoke just outside the place and it all blows in anyway or they take a big puff before entering the restaurant and then blow it out inside. Same with stores and buses, etc. They come right up in your face and make a big exaggerated thing out of smoking in your face--real mature. Leave us alone and let us breathe air and not your stinking smoke.
Posted April 15, 2008
nemo says:
your killing yourself everytime you inhale a smoke
Posted April 15, 2008
Bonnie_b says:
Yes they say smoking is bad for you but ask yourself do you get a flu shot? If you do you are getting injected with the same things that smoking has in it. Iam a nurse and know this is not what doctors want you to know.
Posted April 15, 2008
Ashley says:
Smokers have a hard time quiting, but it would had have been better to never start. Smoking causes pollution, health problems, and many other things. It should be banned from public places for the safety of others.
Posted April 14, 2008
AMK says:
Totaly agree. Yes smokers do have rights, But so do non smokers. I say go kill yourself elsewhere. Leave me out of it. My parents smoked and I was the one who had to clean the stains in our house. Today I will not even let smokers smoke on my driveway. Happily its already ilegal in my country.
Posted April 14, 2008
Aniruddha says:
i definitely agree with you when you say that smoking should be banned from public places...i still do feel that more than that, it is the smoker himself who has to make sure that he is not smoking in an area where he is harming others..Public places are one aspect, but what about home? thats his private space, but dos he bother about that..!! his children, wife, parents...who is gonna save them..we can't ban him from smoking there, can we? It is for himself to do that. BTW, i am a nicotine addict for more than a decade now.
Posted April 13, 2008
woodpewee says:
Yes, Yes, Yes, ban smoking in ALL public places. I hate the smell it makes me sick.
Posted April 12, 2008
Frankster says:
Smoking is a nasty, filthy, revolting habit. And yes, kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray. I smoked so I know the addiction. But I also know that 2nd hand smoke DOES cause cancer. I don't like the government in my life anymore than anyone else. However, many people will smoke anywhere regardless of whe's around them -- a pregnant woman, an asmatic or a baby -- they just frigging don't care about anything but themselves. That is why there has to be laws.
Do laws work? Heck yeah. That's why I can now go to a restaurant, movie or shopping and actually enjoy myself. I get sick to my stomach from 2nd hand smoke now and I have an alergy attack if I'm too inundated with cigarette smoke. That never, ever stopped anyone from smoking in front of me -- not even my father (who, BTW, died a horrible pain-filled death from lung cancer).
Sorry, but there has to be laws and preventing people of smoking in public should be one of them. If they want to smoke and get cancer, go ahead, but don't make me miserable and get sick from your filthy habit. Just, leave me out of the equation!
Posted April 12, 2008
Amanda_Blue says:
Of course it should be! I'm a New Yorker and it is now almost impossible to walk down many mid-town avenues because so many people are in front of their office buildings, smoking.
Posted April 11, 2008
Robert says:
Hell yes. I don't care if smokers smoke or not. It's their choice. But if my addiction was to inhale small doses of radioactive isotopes which get back into the air exhaling, I'd go to jail and nobody would think otherwise. But smokers do something very similar every day. Just because there's so many smokers and it is inconvenient for them not to poison the air around them doesn't mean they should be allowed to. And yes the health risks of radiation vs. smoke are comparable (all a question of the dose). Cancer is cancer. So smoke when nobody is around and get used to the fact that you impact the health of others.
Posted April 10, 2008
JCN says:
Smokers do have the right to smoke anytime they want as long as it does not interfere with anyone else's quality of life against their will. To all of the smokers out there. The majority of you have brought these bans upon yourself. You don't care that you offend others by smoking. You do it in congested restaurants, bars, hotels, apartments, shall I go on? You throw your cigarette butts out the car window. Did it not occur to you that this is littering? Oh I'm sorry, it did occur to you. You just don't care. Do you know that all the non-smokers are paying more for their health insurance coverage because you decide to ignore the health risks? You don't care. It's your God given right to smoke and you intend to keep doing it around whoever you want. All of us non-smokers are finally able to get some legislation passed and now you are offend that your right to smoke is being taken away. You do not have a constitutional right to harm your fellow citizen. Can you not put down your cigarette for one hour while you eat. Is it too much to ask? What about our right to fresh clean air? Well, I guess we can just eat some where else if we don't like the smoke. How many of us have been doing this for years already? In addition to the bans becoming more prevalent in cities from coast to coast, It is very likely that taxes will be increased on those little nasty cartons of cancer. To all of the considerate smokers, my apologies for the rant. I'm sorry that your fellow smokers could not be more cooperative.
Posted April 10, 2008
deanita says:
it should be bande ok my mom smoks and i might just get secend hand somke here me out people quit ples your hurting us kids!!!!!!.
Posted April 10, 2008
CherylK says:
Yep, ban smoking in all public places. I would not be against a "smoking room" in public buildings, though, but it would have to be an entirely separate room.
Posted April 10, 2008
QTpie says:
EEEEEWWWWWW!!!!! yeah i totally agree! Smoking is N-A-S-T-Y!!!!! EWW! Just imagining me grabbing a sick and lighting it and smoke coming out of it and putting it into my mouth and sucking it into my lungs and breathing it gives me the heebie jeebies!!! YUCK!!!
Posted April 09, 2008
Lisa says:
HECK, YEAH!!!!!!
Posted April 09, 2008
beth says:
that people shouldnt smoke in a public place bcuz it harms another ones heath and can do great harm t o your body
Posted April 09, 2008
tiauna leonard says:
it is mharmful to many non smoking people. They shouldn't have to take in the chemicals if they don't have to.
Posted April 09, 2008
Ladybrinx says:
I totally agree, it's not my fault they are addicted to cigarettes and I don't want to breath that polluted air. I hate going to places where there will be smokers. Besides you'd think by now they would know their breath smells like an ASStray, it's so hard to even talk to them. DISGUSTING! My parents were smokers and I hated it, I've NEVER smoked a day in my life.
Posted April 08, 2008
colester says:
smoking is killing millions of people
Posted April 08, 2008
techieblogger says:
it will be cleaner and better not only for the smokers but also for all the passive smokers. Live and Let Live. Be compassinate.
Posted April 08, 2008
Fixed-Odds-Guru says:
I remember being on a plane when smoking was allowed. I was in a none smoking seat and the guy in front was in a smoking seat. But the smoke didn't have the intelligence to stay away from my lungs.
Posted April 07, 2008
formersmoker says:
What part of the smoke coming out of the end of the burning cigarette and the exhaling process do people not get? This isn't like they are wanting to pick their noses and it just affects their noses. There is currently no way for anyone to smoke in public without poisoning the air that someone else needs to breath. When they can produce a cigarette that is toxin free, let them smoke in public, until then they have no more "right" to smoke in public than someone else has a "right" to release sarin gas in public.
The silly arguments that "there are a lot of smokers" or "it's inconvenient when partying" or simply "there are no smoking sections" are just that: silly.
Besides the ban is in PUBLIC places. They can do whatever they want in their own PRIVATE homes -- and they should go for it. The sooner smokers are out of the gene pool, the better.
Posted April 05, 2008
emma says:
My dad smokes and he never smokes in public places. Smoking suxs
Posted April 02, 2008
Christene says:
Hey guys...
Just a reminder to keep the language G rated, no matter which side of the debate you are on. I've had to delete a few comments today. Thanks.
Posted April 01, 2008
OpalsOnBlack says:
Well, I'm an ex-smoker. Clear lungs now for 10 years!
However, I still do fully appreciate the "ciggie addiction" feeling that others have - it is very much a matter of re-education, although I do agree with banning smoking in public places and especially around children.
The 'joke' for me is that I have actually developed an acute sensitivity to 'smoker's smoke" - very karmic,eh !
But I do feel that a lot of smoker's are quite happy about restricting their habit......cuts down some of their smoking!
Government must also take some responsiblity for smoking addicts, as it was their greed for tax revenue that allowed cigarette companies to push their barrow so hard,with all the advertising myths. I too once thought smoking was "cool", but having once walked in their "shoes" I do not abuse anybody who smokes - I tell them of my sensitivity and they inevitably abide by it - which tells me the "education" part is working.
Posted April 01, 2008
Doc_Holliday says:
Only yesterday, I noticed a little fella sitting in his stroller coughing his lungs out whilst his mother stood behind him smoking away whilst she chatted to another woman. She was totally oblivious of what harm she was doing to her baby.
Please feel free to check out my lens entitled Can Hypnosis Really Help You Quit Smoking
Posted March 31, 2008
hannah says:
It's just wrong. We don't need to seperate ourselves from smokers just so that we can get sick.
Posted March 30, 2008
kimbo66 says:
Hi---I have read a lot of comments on this site--both sides of the argument, and I have to say in support of smokers, yes, you should be able to smoke in public places, but not where others who don't smoke are. Some have said,"Then don't go to those places!"If that was the case, then it would be discriminating non-smokers, because before a smoke-free ban, you were allowed to smoke just about everywhere!
I think that a compromise for both parties would be more practical, like having completely closed off areas in all businesses for smokers to enjoy themselves. In argument for keeping second-hand smoke from harming others, it has been proven for many, many years now that second-hand smoke does in fact harm others around you. Thefilters on cigarettes helps the smoker not recieve the majority of the toxins into their system--however, it does not filter the toxins for those around them. Some of you say,"Well, why don't you step away from me?" Unfortunately, this does not protect people from around you. You could be in a bar or restaurant sitting several yards away and still be subject to the fumes from the cigarette. I personally know a person who developed throat cancer from working in a place where smoking was allowed.
The comments about banning smoking outside, however is utterly rediculous! This is no different than pollutionfrom factories and car exhaust! These people need a place to go, and if you completely ban from inside and outside, I believe you would take it too far!!
One final thing: A person sitting next to me drinking or eating excessively isn't affecting my health, plain and simple. I don't absorb your alcohol or your fat grams/calories! :)
Posted March 28, 2008
binsons says:
Smoking is bad for you to begin with. All people should quit smoking. You're lungs and body will thank you.
Posted March 28, 2008
Suzy says:
Smoking should be banned. Non smokers don't like it, and they don't like the smell of it. Second hand smoking is also really bad as well. About 3,000 lung cancer deaths are from people who don't even smoke! Maybe if we ban smoking from public places it will help smokers to quit.
Posted March 28, 2008
Sue says:
Smoking should be banned. It NEEDS to be banned. There is no reason why my famliy and I need to be subjected to the lung and body deteriorating carcinogens that are emmitted from a stupid little stick filled with 'hay'. This is a huge disrespect. I always cough around smokers. Not because I want to, but because it irritates my lungs. BAN SMOKING.
Posted March 26, 2008
EN3RGY says:
Living in Hawaii, I believe that smoking should be banned at the beaches and at the parks. It's kind of gross to sit on the beach with cigarette butts sticking out of the sand.
Posted March 26, 2008
XP says:
Everyone SHOULD have the right to choose. However, I should have the ability to enter and exit non-smoking establishments such as my workplace, a restaurant, a hospital, etc. without enduring a thick cloud of cancer-causing secondhand smoke. Yes?
Posted March 25, 2008
Dall says:
I am a smoker and I see the issues everyone may have with my choice. I respect others when doing so HOWEVER I see the strict restrictions put on tobacco and its products and well simply as a fair is fair thought for all, I believe that the banning of beer and liquor ads on TV and radio should be set in place as it has been done for tobacco.
My thoughts are that the politicians and the $$$$$ behind every ban inflicted to the public is a direct reflection of the $$$ interest and the personal choices of the politicians that create the "sometimes" crazy laws.
Now before everyone gets all upset here let me ask 1 simple question.... and invision this situation.
Which would you rather meet driving on the opposite side of the road on your way home from picking up your children, a man/woman driving the speed limit and smoking a cigarette or the same man/woman driving the speed limit after a few drinks?
NO BRAIN SURGERY THERE HUH? well as I said they should ban those advertisements as well...... JUST A THOUGHT.
Posted March 25, 2008
Alysha says:
Smokers should keep there cigarettes to themselves. Not everyone appreciates the smell of smoke on them, or even inhaling all those nasty toxins. Second-hand smoke is very lethal, and not all people want to die from it. Second-hand smoke can cause Pneumonia, middle ear infection, croup, heart disease, lung cancer, and sore throats...and im pretty sure that noone wants to get those. So therefore, i conclude, that smoking should be banned in all public places, there should be one building for smokers, and thats all.
Posted March 25, 2008
Grasshoppa says:
What's cars got to do with cigarettes? At least cars are useful, and they don't stink up my apartment when I open the windows on a warm summer day. Cars aren't smelling up the restaurant and killing my appetite. As far as I'm concerned, your right to smoke doesn't give you a right to make my life hell. You want to live in that? Fine. Smoke all you want... but not where I'm getting a face full of it.
Posted March 24, 2008
blogdingo says:
It's really simple. Smokers should not discomfort others but they also have a responsibility to themselves and society.
Over the long haul when they develop cancer, lung problems and all sorts of other health issues, who do you think has to carry the burden? Its not just their loved ones but those huge medical bills are being spread out to all of us who are paying our monthly health insurance bill. Think about it! I don't think smoking is your right if it affects my pocketbook!
Posted March 23, 2008
Piksychick says:
I live in Europe where smoking is the norm. They smoke around their children etc. which is heartbreaking. Restuarantes and bars are full of smokers. I am told it's the "culture". I think this kind of thinking is so archaic!
Posted March 23, 2008
ellaben says:
Yes, I agree,however many many years ago smoking became fashionable,and while I agree about what you are saying, smoking is extremely addictive. There are very many things not good for us ,drugs etc but I guess it is the person who is taking them that has the problem,we wont mention those people who sell drugs to young people OH no thats not spoken of much.I am amazed that at easter time in this country you cant buy booze on certain days but you sure can buy cigarettes , it seems to me that booze does harm to people in a different way and certainly not to the people that drink it only.So it seems to give mixed messages, on the one hand ,do not smoke you will harm others, although you can harm them at easter and xmas [allowed to buy smokes].and on the other hand you mustnt drink [or buy booze] on those days as you ---well think about it,road accidents domestic desputes but you can still buy smokes,which are the worst of the worst apparently.I dont smoke myself but I am well aware of thousands of toxins we use on a day to day basis which are just as poisenous as smoking. I dont see many warnings about those.
Posted March 23, 2008
Music-Resource says:
Smoking should definitely be banned in all public places. Second hand smoke is lethal.
Posted March 22, 2008
squidpig says:
Could't agree more - no point forcing other people to suffer - if you wanna smoke go outside.
Posted March 22, 2008
TheCandleLady says:
I agree 100%! In public places, smoking should be banned. The gov't isn't taking away a right by doing this...you can still do all the damage you want to yourself in your own home and car.
Posted March 21, 2008
JHFSEO says:
Meh, split the difference. Use smokeless or smoke-free cigarettes in public places, smoke like a chimney outdoors.
You can enjoy your addiction, habit, whatever without having to inconvenience everyone else.
Posted March 21, 2008
WellnessChoice says:
Amen! Come to Minnesota and you will enjoy smoke free environments. It is wonderful. We are very thankful that we have the freedom of clean air when we go out in public.
Now we are able to take our small children to any eating establishment without worrying about smoke. And I if I want to go be with my husband and friends to a bar while I am pregnant I can enjoy my water in a smoke-free place!
Posted March 21, 2008
StewartC says:
Singapore most of the place been banned.
only a specific area for smoker.
Posted March 20, 2008
aspubrel says:
I have never smoked but I have chronic bronchitis and I am sure that is due to the fact that I worked as a flight attendant in the 60s and 70s when there were no restrictions on smoking. Flights in Asia were particularly onerous.
Posted March 19, 2008
EPHREM LIJALEM says:
even though I am a smoker myself, Ido agree with you that smoking should be banned and should also be illiga, i have done so much to quit so many times but I have not made it yet, SO YOU GO GIRL. I AM WITH YOU
Posted March 19, 2008
Ronda1 says:
Yes, Ban it, Ban it, Ban it already! I want to breathe fresh air!
Posted March 19, 2008
Georgie Curtis says:
absolutely! smoking should be banned altogether...everyone knows by now what it can do to you.
Posted March 18, 2008
HerbalRemedy says:
Smoking is a disgusting habit that i simply do not understand. What could possibly be enjoyable about sucking in smoke. It doesn't taste good, smell good and it will kill you along with the innocent people around you!
Smoking should be banned period. Cigarettes should be illegal!
Posted March 18, 2008
lens4Him says:
I was a heavy smoker for 30 years until I was rushed into intensive care after I had a stroke and I haven't smoked since. Now I cannot abide the smell of cigarettes and wonder how on earth my family used to put up with the stench of stale tobacco.
It is so nice to be able to go out for a meal without the place being full of smoke, I don't think the average smoker realises just how much better it is without the smoke
Posted March 18, 2008
hallmomof5 says:
Smoking is like spreading trash. The smoke damages buildings which have to be repainted and have new carpeting because of the lingering smoke and damage it causes...and then I have to pay for it (in taxes for the public buildings and in higher prices for restaurants, etc.)
For those who believe that smokers should have the right to smoke wherever they want...shouldn't I have the right to breathe smoke-free air wherever I want? Why should I have to pay by dying early from cancer because YOU want to smoke?
You have a right to your opinion, but you can't be that smart because you're choosing to pollute your own body and shorten the only life you've been given.
Designated smoking areas??? I've had to leave a restaurant in the middle of a meal because someone on the other side of the room was finished eating and lit up. I paid the same price for the food, but didn't get to finish. How are you going to stop the smoke from travelling over to my table? A plastic bubble? Smokers could be more courteous, but how are you going to regulate that? "A smoker may not light a cigarette until he/she has a signed permission statement from every individual within 30 yards..." As with everything else in life, a portion of the people are irresponsible, so everyone has to pay. Even our children have to pay on this one.
Posted March 18, 2008
renoman says:
You'll get no argument from me! I totally agree as it is totally detrimental to your health...It also is acidic which is not good also. You need to promote alkalization to be on the healthy side. Take a peek at my lens if you get a chance. Thanks
Posted March 18, 2008
citrusemma says:
I totally agree! Passive smoking also ruins other people's health!
Posted March 17, 2008
phily says:
i toaly agree smoking should de bannedin all publicplaces as non smoker have a right to breath clean air
Posted March 17, 2008
surfsusan says:
It is a wrong signal to send to children and young people that smoking is accepted in our society (where ever in the world you are). We all know smoking does harm both to the smoker and the secondhand smoker. I don't see how anybody would claim the right to harm their human-fellows.
Posted March 17, 2008
adventuresinautism says:
I agree completely, as a person who suffers from allergies, the second I inhale second had smoke I completely can't breathe.
Posted March 14, 2008
niclola says:
Yes i think it should be banned !!!! so there
Posted March 14, 2008
CoPe says:
It should not just be banned in public places but rather BANNED just like heroin, cocaine and who the hell knows what else out there!
Smoking is worse than ANY drug EVER simply because it is the ONLY drug that affects people near the stupid idiot who is doing it!
And just for the record Addeasy says: "Look back -it wasn't a problem 10 or 15 years ago ? everybody was happy and smokers were allowed almost everywhere." HOW IS THAT an argument??? If anything it only shows that more people were STUPID back then!
Posted March 13, 2008
becks9 says:
I agree, especially when people smoke around children and babies. That annoys me. Some states ban smoking in a car with anyone under 18 years of age. Keep up the good work. Visit my lens at Healthfitnessvitamins
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Posted March 11, 2008
YouCanCallMeDan says:
I'm gonna have to agree with a public-wide ban. It doesn't really help out those with breathing disorders to have to be breathing second hand smoke...
Posted March 11, 2008
davewashere says:
Smoking harms even those who choose not to smoke, therefore it can be considered an act of aggression. The smoking ban in NY bars has been great, and many of the bars I go to are actually getting more business as people who used to avoid bars (such as people with asthma) are finally able to experience a clean air environment.
Posted March 10, 2008
Doctoreamore says:
Did you know that it has been proven that smoking before going to sleep affects your sleep patters (no deep sleep) and worsens sleep apnia?
Posted March 10, 2008
BABYKITTY says:
The smell of smoke STINKS! No one has the right to pollute the air others breath especially the disabled and children.
It's bad enough when you have to smell smoke on peoples clothes while standing in line at the store. There have been times when just standing next to someone I'll later smell smoke on my coat.
Keep your nasty habit, addiction or whatever you want to call it at home!
Posted March 10, 2008
babykitty says:
There can be no reason on God's green earth that gives someone the right to polute the air I breath. I can smell the foul stuff in the air even when the smoker has left. The smell is on peoples clothes as they stand in line around me at the store. If people had BO that bad they would be to embrassed to leave the house. As far as eating with that smell in the air--NO WAY. If there's not a table in the NON-SMOKING section, we leave and go somewhere else. And think about this, how many times have you gone into a resturant asking for non-smoking and been told to wait but there were tables available in smoking. Doesn't that tell you that there are more NON'S out there?
I just think it's sad when you see people who haven't even come out of a building yet with the "coffin nail" already in their mouth, ready to light up as soon as they hit the sidewalk. It's like they couldn't wait the last few feet to get out of the door before smoking.
If people want to smoke it's their right--but their rights stops when their smoke enters MY lungs!
Posted March 10, 2008
PatinKC says:
I'm sorry for people that can't stop smoking but I hate being exposed to second hand smoke when I have to go to places where I have to pass through a maze of smokers to get into the building such as airports, hospitals, grocery stores, etc.
Posted March 08, 2008
Anne says:
I agree with that. You should not have to worry about going into a place of business or taking your children into that same place and have smoke swirling all about you, leaving you your kids and your clothes reeking of smoke
Posted March 08, 2008
Phillipa says:
yea it should unless u in a bar but places like bus stations airports and in lobbys it should be ban
Posted March 05, 2008
BrittReid says:
And drinking should be banned right along with it! Between drunk driving deaths and dismemberments, cirrhosis of the liver, pregnancies and violence as a result of drunkeness, smoking pales in comparison!
Posted March 04, 2008
davesaunders says:
Heck yeah--I don't need the stench and several areas have actually shown improvements in revenue after the smoking ban took hold in their area.
Posted March 03, 2008
Cacharel says:
smoking should be banned forever and any place they shouldn't even sell smoking products they should banned smoking advertising off tv, posters and etc. innocent (non-smoking) people shouldn't how to suffer from second hand smoke
Posted March 03, 2008
groovyoldlady says:
I am riding in the Trek Across Maine (http://www.squidoo.com/trekacrossmaine) to raise money for the American Lung Association. I have asthma and I have watched friends die from lung cancer because they couldn't/wouldn't quit smoking. Friends don't let friends die coughing, ya know? I'm all for shutting down the tobacco industry. In the meantime, I absolutely support a ban on smoking in public places. If you want to poison yourself, that's your business, but please don't poison me and my children!
I live in Maine and smoking in public has been banned here for years.
It. is. Wonderful.
Posted March 03, 2008
daoine says:
I agree with you. It's impossible to control where smoke goes, and as soon as you're in a public place it becomes your right to smoke versus my right to breathe. It's a moot point since a smoker can hold off smoking for a few minutes, whereas I can't hold my breath that long!
It doesn't help to move smokers to the outside of buildings or allow them to smoke on the streets - other breathing humans still have to get passed them.
Posted March 02, 2008
gkygrl says:
As a person with adult onset asthma, I think you are right on the money. I've had more really bad asthma exacerbations from cigarette and cigar smoke. I feel like no one has the right to put me through that -- or anyone through a breathing compromise. If you MUST smoke, go find your own space that is not public.
Posted March 02, 2008
Michael O says:
most smokers are inconsiderate, selfish people who only care about fueling their addiction. They are not only smelly polluters of the air but MOST carelessly throw their butts anywhere convenient for THEM. The next time you stop at a traffic light, take a look at the ground outside your car.
Use your ash trays ash holes!!!! And PLEASE allow me to breath!
Posted February 29, 2008