should smoking be banned in public places?

Question

i have an paper to write and i want some opinions.

Answer 1

yes...if you want to die from cancer do that on your own time but please do me a favor and don't endanger my health...and if you do then you're paying my bills

Answer 2

Yes. The idea is absolutely correct and necessary. In India it is being implemented very vigorously. Now a days smoking in public places is very seldom. The Government has put a ban even for showing the smoking scenes in Cinemas. All the old cinemas are edited or it comes with a scrolling of a statutory warning.

I feel a complete ban is required and more and more campaign should be organized to implement the ban of smoking, in the Urban areas also.

Answer 3

Yes, smoking should be banned in public places because second hand smoke is harmful to others. Sure, smokers have the right to smoke but that stops when someone else is hurt by it. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. supposedly once said "The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins." That basically sums up what I'm trying to say.

Now, one can argue that by banning smoking, the government is becoming to powerful and it may lead to them regulating everything. But, when something is discovered as harmful, most people agree that it's okay to get rid of it. We did it with DDT in the 1970s and lots of other things, what's the difference now. There's not much of one except that people are addicted to cigarettes and since we live in such a self-centered society they don't care if their smoke is making someone elses mother or child sick.

Now, it wouldn't be right to totally ban smoking so certain designated outdoor areas would be okay (as long as they aren't in doorways where people can't help to breathe the smoke). Besides, it's not going to kill anybody to get up after they eat and walk outside for a smoke....

Answer 4

Taking a deep breath of air that doesn't contain smoke will probably kill you just as fast. Just like any other thing that some people don't like, They get over reactive and start freaking out. My Grandparents both smoked 3 packs a day for 82 years. Yes they are dead now. Both died in a car accident. Not from smoking. As with most things, The affects on some have to delegate the use of others.

Answer 5

WHY should it be banned? It's like saying 'hey ladies, don't wear perfume'. It's not fair. OK, I understand that some people dislike the smell of cigarittes, but don't forget there are also many people who ENJOY smoking, eg. my dad. You see, smoking's banned in my house (mum set out this rule) so my dad has to go outside to smoke. IF smoking's banned from public places, where on earth is my dad gonna go?? (and don't get me wrong, I DON'T SMOKE!!)

Answer 6

Why not just ban smoking fullstop? I know it's people's choice to smoke or not, but when you smoke around other people, you take away their choice not to inhale your second hand smoke. Not to mention, people'd save a hell of a lot of money!

To the person who said you have a choice whether you go to a place that allows smoking, you don't always, and it's not always possible to reach for the soap and water when you stink of smoke either, so maybe you should actually stop and think before you type!

Answer 7

Decisions like these should NOT be made based on personal opinion or evidence based on personal antidotes.

You should write you paper based on what decision criteria should be used or what limitations should be put on smoking in general.

Also why pick on smoking in public? Is it an easy target or is it a critical health issue?

Answer 8

I think it should be up to the individual owner of the property. Everyone is supposed to have a choice in this country and they can choose wether to work and/or visit a place that allows smoking. I also think the 2nd hand smoke theory is over stated. It's probably exaggerated by the insurance companies in order to find a way not to pay or to charge more money for certain illnesses. I'm a firm believer that if you're going to get cancer, you're going to get it whether or not you're around 2nd hand smoke. The theory is "it may cause cancer" or it may cause respitory illnesses" Not it WILL cause cancer or it WILL cause repitory illnesses. For many years we all smoked when we were pregnant and smoked around our kids and were around smoke when we were kids. We're all fine.. I just think the whole smoking thing got out of control. The reason why everyone is so sensitie to it now, is because people arent' around it as much and have no physical tolerance to it. p.s. if you are around it and smell like smoke: well that's what soap & water and shampoo is for.. I've smelled bad breath worse than cigarette smoke

Answer 9

Yes. Not only are the people smoking hurting their own lungs, but everyone else around them, too. It's not right. I should not be subjected to 2nd hand smoke that could in turn give me CANCER just for going out of my house and into public. Good luck on your paper.

Answer 10

Absolutely. Now, if a person is outside then there should be designated smoking areas outside for them to do that. I think that is fine. All indoor smoking should be banned. It's just too much of a health risk. Secondhand is just as bad as firsthand, if not worse. Risks to children, pregnant women, and really just people in general. It would be nice if it could be outlawed. I think it enslaves people....but that's a whole other topic.

Answer 11

No.

I've never been a smoker, but I am concerned about people's rights. If smoking can be done in such a way that the smoke is controlled, either in an enclosed area, or with a smoke eater, then you don't need a ban, because it's not encroaching on anyone else.