When the smoking ban in public places comes into force next year,will police stations become excempt from this ban?I live at the back of a police station and their is always officers puffing away out of the back of this station!
2006-12-17 00:30:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I bet they will still do it hunni
2006-12-17 00:32:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-06-11 03:18:24 · answer #2 · answered by Arlene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the others say they will still be able to do it - it's just inside that the ban will be. I've seen it alot here in Ireland where there is a ban - even seen a few smoking in their cars.
Don't know if it will change for people in custody. Over here you can smoke in prison but not in the stations. Last time I was in teh cells overnight I got taken out into the cage for a smoke - they allowed it because you behaved yourself. Had to smoke with the cuffs on though.
2006-12-18 03:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Outside the station is not a problem, it's still going to be allowed in outdoors. Inside the station yard, who knows, but I'm a police officer and I'm foreseeing riots in the cells when I inform the prisoners that they can't go out into the caged area of the yard for a cigarette.
Some prisoners can be in the cells for a whole weekend waiting to go to court... stressful enough, without being denied a smoke.
Also, imagine you're a police officer, you've just had to break up a fight, use your baton and wrestle offenders to the ground...not your "typical day at the office" is it? Surely those officers who smoke deserve a ciggy to help calm them down after that?
2006-12-17 07:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by THE BULB 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can commit a public order offence inside a police station so I presume that makes a police station a 'public place'. You definitely cannot smoke in any police station in Hampshire (not sure about other counties but expect them to be the same). There is always a 'smokers corner' in the backyard though! I imagine if it is secluded from public view, they will still be allowed to do it. Sorry!
2006-12-17 07:29:32 · answer #5 · answered by Chris and Hayley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Outside any public building will not be banned. The only place I Know that will be exempt is The Houses of Parliament. Apparently, to ban smoking there would take a seperate act of Parliament for some reason.
2006-12-17 00:49:32 · answer #6 · answered by Quizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 02:52:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
My father is an ex policeman and he tells me that the police have to obey the same laws as everyone else. BUT there are some who'd like to think they didn't.
If they do continue to smoke than I would telephone their superintendent and report it. I've done this once when I saw a police car running red lights and he didn't have his lights or siren going. I found out later the the officer in question lost his police license.
If we have to obey this law then so do they. Do what you think is best. Report them if they continue to smoke. I would and so would my retired dad.
Good luck
2006-12-17 00:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by kellz_car 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
why do you think that police are any different from an ordinary houseowner smoking at the back of their house? It is only illegal to smoke in public places.just because thir police they still have to abide by the law - and have to do so more than the public do!
2006-12-17 00:53:49 · answer #9 · answered by thundercatbabe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was all enclosed public places and places of work
so inside a police station is covered by both leave them gasp for a ciggy like we will have to
2006-12-17 00:43:28 · answer #10 · answered by welshelf 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In some states, a police officer/emt/firefighter will be fired for smoking even if at home, because of health risks of smoking and their job performance, massachussetts is one of them.
2006-12-17 01:26:30 · answer #11 · answered by haileybeth79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋