what do you think of the smoking ban in public places ?

Question

totally anti socialble.

Answer 1

i do not agree with imposing laws such as this. yes there is research that says secondhand smoke is bad for those around a smoker. if the government should only ban smoking in government property. the decision of smoking in resturants. bars etc. should be left to owners and customers to decide. that part of the ban is intrusive into the rights of buisiness owners deciding how to run buisinesses. in our rush to "protect" everyone from themselves we ought not trample individual choice of citizens. another reason i oppose laws like this: laws like these are one of the tools the nazis used to bring germany under there control in the early 30's and we all know where that went.

Answer 2

i gave up smoking just over a year ago but when i did smoke i did not smoke in public places as i lived alone and the only person i was harming when i smoked at home was myself.

The smoking ban came into place last march and all it has succeeded in doing is that a bunch of ignorant smokers stand right outside doors of place and smoke which means having to walk through a cloud of smoke generated by about 20 smokers every time i go to tescos etc.

I made a decision to give up for my own good health so i don't see how smokers have the right to blow smoke within 200 feet of me!

Answer 3

As a smoker, I agree with non smokers to a point. What I don't like is the spite of the anti smoking lobby. If smoking if so dangerous why doesn't the Government declare it Class C drug and ban it? This would help everyone but they won't do this because they get too much revenue from smokers. Ask yourselves, who's really at fault - the smokers or the Government?

Answer 4

I gave up smoking nearly 3 years ago.. nothing like an ex smoker..
when i am walking behind someone who is smoking a cigarette, the smoke drifts back onto me and makes me feel sick, i actually taste the smoke, which is meant to be worse for you than smoking, i think that banning smoking should be also in the streets as well as this is also a public place..

Answer 5

Of course it should be banned.

Unlike loud babies or ugly clothes, cigarette smoke can actually physically harm people.

And there's absolutely no reason why non-smokers should be stuck going home with foul smelling clothes and stale smoke in our hair just because other people want to publically engage in such a vile habit. Smokers - health issues aside, you stink. Literally. You stink. You've blown out your olfactory senses so maybe you don't realize it, but you smell REALLY bad. And it may be your right to smell so wretchedly awful, but quit thinking you've got some right to pass that smell on to everyone else. When you puff your smoke into my air space, it's just as if I'd run up to you and spritzed you with some terrible dime store perfume I'm wearing. It's no longer confined to me and my clothing, but now you're stuck reeking of it, too.

Answer 6

Personally, I am a big fan of the smoking ban in public places, but I think the city I live in solved this problem fairly well. Most restaurants were concerned that the smoking ban would take a toll on their business (and they were right). The local Kriegers in Arnold, MO has a completely walled off section with the bar with it's own entrance. This keeps the smoking contained to one room while the rest of the restaurant is free and clear. Smoking has been proven to be an unhealthy lifestyle and the affects of second hand smoke have been proven to create health problems as well. As a woman who is *hoping* to be pregnant soon, I have always lived with the choice NOT to smoke and I don't think it's fair that those who have made smoking part of their lives to subject my unborn child and me to it. It also creates a better atmosphere when dining out - I hate going into a smokey family restaurant and coming out smelling like an ash tray. Places like TGI Friday's have their bar centered in their restaurant and allow smoking at the bar and at the seating around it - leaving the smoke free to circulate around the restaurant.

Answer 7

This is the law that is to be enforced on the 1st July 2007 . . . and I think it needs to be more specific.

A blanket ban is unworkable and some people may see it as a form of harassment.

I am not a smoker but I can understand why people smoke and they shouldn't be dictated to. How is it going to be enforced? Do they dowse the smoker with a water hose? I doubt it!

There are far more important issues that the government should be sorting out . . . like getting rid of inheritance tax and sorting the pension system out!

Answer 8

I totally agree with a smoking ban in all public places - and I am a smoker!

I also believe that, just as smokers are being told they can´t smoke in public places, I think the use of iPods and Mobile phones should be banned on public transport, too - but that is another story.

Answer 9

I live in Scotland so we have had the smoking ban for almost a year now. I have to say that I love it. I no longer go home after a night out to wake up stinking of fags in the morning.

One of the clubs here in Glasgow has had to fit automatic airfresheners as the smoke was masking the sweat and BO....not any more!!

Answer 10

I don't know about anti-sociable. I will say I am a huge fan of less government in many area's. There are health issues to be considered here and I don't think the positives of banning smoking in public areas outweigh the negatives of taking away freedoms that are currently expected. Make it illegal or don't ban people from smoking in public areas.