How would you feel about smoking in public places? for or against and reasons why. thnk u?

Question

for colllege pleaze give adequate information

Answer 1

Where I'm from (New Zealand), smoking is banned in offices (like the workplace) bars, restaurants, pretty much anywhere except most outdoor areas, your own home, and cars (Although there are lots of ads on tv heavily discouraging smoking in your home and cars). It is banned in some parks as well.

And the public reaction to this BRILLIANT (imo) law has been fine. The majority of NZers don't smoke.

Although, people are still allowed to smoke in a busy city street. I personally think that this is pretty rude but I guess if they can't smoke in their office they have to- but it's something the non-smoking public puts up with, knowing that this is the only downside of having smokefree workplaces, bars, and restaurants.

Answer 2

Well, first of all I must say that I have mixed feelings on this issue. I am a smoker, although I had quit for two years, it was not a pleasant thing to be around I will admit; however, to me the one thing that is never discussed is the smokers rights. We pay huge tax dollars for this habit as well as other taxes too. If I am a tax paying citizen why are my right being infringed upon. I would never offend someone intentionally by smoking around them if they did mind and I do and would ask, but If I am outside or in my car then I feel like I have a right to smoke as long as I am being courteous. I do not believe it is any different than to exhaust fumes from automobiles or someone wearing way too much perfume. My biggest thing is my rights as a tax payer, but I really do not have a problem with restuarants and stores, etc being smoke free.

Answer 3

I believe, for common courtesy, a smoker should refrain from smoking in public as much as possible. I really hate it when a smoker decides to light up a cigarette on a windy day and the smoke blows right in my face. Also, I can't recall the countless times I've seen someone blow some smoke into a the air of parks, especially with children around.
I think they should respect the air we breathe with them. Besides, I'm sure many people don't want to be affected by second-hand smoking.

Answer 4

As long as a smoker is outside and does not just throw butts on the ground (should be crushed out and thrown in a trash can), I see no problem. I'm a smoker...soon to be an ex-smoker, I hope. When it comes to smoking indoors, there should be designated areas with proper ventilation provided.

Smokers should just be considerate of their surroundings. Say I'm sitting on a park bench, smoking a cigarette. If a woman with a small child sits down next to me, I would either move or put out my cigarette. If I'm sitting somewhere, I will ask people around me if they mind if I smoke. If they do, I will move to another location or simply not smoke.

It's funny though. I'm a non-drinker...an alcoholic, actually. No one ever asks me if I mind if they drink around me. Of course, I don't advertise that fact but the concept is the same.

Answer 5

I am totally against smoking in public places. Generally it is said that second hand smoke is worst than first hand smoke and we have heard of the risk factors of babies being exposed to nicotine smoke and the tendency to die from SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Public areas comprise of a diversity of persons. Some may suffer from respiratory illness or at risk of developing such. Infants and pregnant women can also be affected. Smoking should be restricted to places where persons have the option of not going if they do not want to be exposed and be affected by the negative implications.

Answer 6

I am against it, reason being I am not a smoker and neither are my children, we should not have to put our health in risk of second hand exposure just because others choose to smoke, my mother was a smoker while I was groing up, I never even realized people could smell it on me, my hair, my clothes, my sister-in-law and her husband smoke, their kids smell like they've got a three pack a day habit, the whole world doesn't need to smell that way. My husbands grandma has asthma, she shouldn't have to worry about where she goes in public, we should be the ones who breathe the clean air, smokers are used to inhaling pollution.

Answer 7

I live in a college town and we have a city ordinance that prohibits smoking in any public place. This includes bars and restaurants. It is wonderful! I can go out and not smell like an ashtray and or have to take a shower immediately after a night on the town.

Answer 8

I have two very different perspectives about smoking in public. On the one hand, I think that the act, in itself, is very disgusting, rude, and a health-hazard to every human being on the planet. I think smoking should be banned in public places ONLY because second-hand smoke kills, and its like when other people smoke around you, its almost as if you are handing over to them a small portion of your life, to do with as they will. On the other hand, where I live, there are decisions being made on whether or not you will be ALLOWED to smoke in your car or not. Now, I think that law would just be too much. As long as there arent small children inside of the cars, and adults who are willing to go along and inhale toxic air, and chemicals, then a law should not be made to restrict you from smoking in your car, or your home. Those are your personal spaces, and it is overall, your body, to do with as you please. My father, mother, brother have been smokers almost their whole entire lives, and my mother has only recently quit because she was diagnosed with C.O.P.D, and that is the only reason why she still is not puffing away on a cigaratte. I can honestly say that I have tried to smoke myself ( peer-pressure age, and I just couldnt handle it. It was like I was inhaling nothing but toixc fumes. I might as well go ahead and smoke gaseline fumes. It's a horrible, and disgusting habit, but if you do it in the privacy of your own home, then there is nothing that should be said about it. So, to answer your question, no, I dont think smoking should be done in public places, and if it is, then at least have the decency to be respectful to other non-smokers.

About the college issue, no I do not think that smoking should be allowed on college campuses. Those kids have their whole lives ahead of them. I think it would be wrong to deprive them of a life that could be rich and meaningful if there were to work their way towards a goal that they have life, only to reach the age of 30 and find out that they are diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. If they could find a way to designate a smoking area in the dorms, and on campus, then that would be fine. And whomever chooses to hand around in a smoking atmosphere, then let them. This issue is just too controversial to end it with an endless forum on yahoo answers. I just gave my opinion on the subject. No more, no less.

Answer 9

I am in favor of no public smoking. I smoked for a long time and had to make several attempts before I could quit. I never realized how bad I punished others with my second hand smoke until I quit. I have no problem with others that want to smoke but it should not be allowed in public

Answer 10

Inside public buildings, and right around the entrances, it should be banned. I am the result of second hand smoke... Diagnosed with emphysema at age 37. I have never smoked anything, not even pot, and I have a disease that is directly linked to smoking.

Feel free to email me if I can be of assistance.