should the government enforce anti smoking laws in public places?

Answer 1

No.. They need to go after the people who drink and drive, those who talk on cell phones while driving and people who murder, rape and steal before the worry about a guy standing inside Moto-Mart with a smoke.

Answer 2

No the government shouldnt enforce anti smoking laws. anti smoking laws are a discriminatory practice and should be gotten rid of. The government has the rite to control government funded things. but private buisnesses no they at the very most can offer a tax credit for buisnesses that put in say special air filtration things. these smoking ban supporting idiots forget that even if smoking of anything simply stopped. would that stop lung cancer no it wouldnt. people get lung cancer that have never smoked and never been around smokers. and there are ppl that smoked all their life and died of old age. when it comes to private buisnesses it should be left up to the buisness owner. and ppl that think its wrong can simply go to a different store;restaurant;bar its that simple

Answer 3

Do we really need more laws? more government involvement in our daily lives?
If the government can tell someone where to smoke (a legal activity) then the government should be able to stop some guy from writing a slogan with a marker on his butt and walking around naked in the street.(illegal-indecent exposure)
It happened at the anti war rallies. video available at you tube.
while we are on the subject of public nudity, what exactly is boobs not bombs supposed to mean? 50 yr. old women walking around topless (boobs to their waists) carrying signs that read that???

Also , why is smoking banned in bar's?? most people go there to drink alcohol (health risk) and pick up stranger's to have sex with (HUGE health risk) so it's not like they are being responsible with their health anyway...

Answer 4

I think the question should be: Why is anti-smoking laws in public places not being enforced? There are lots of anti-smoking laws in public places. It's the government's job to enforce them. We, as citizens, have the right to demand its enforcement for the sake of our health and that of our children to come. Scientific researches have established that smoking affects the health of would-be mothers even if they're not yet pregnant; more so, those already already pregnant and their fetus.

Answer 5

I agree that passing a regulation struggling with somebody from doing a legal interest of their very own vehicle is going a splash a techniques. I do additionally understand that many people who smoke do not care sufficient with regard to the wellbeing of their toddler to do the splendid ingredient. Given a decision, having their toddler enhance wellbeing issues or cope with lifestyles for a quick time without their little crutch, nicely, the toddler merely loses out. So, simply by fact the mothers and dads won't do the splendid ingredient except forced to realize this, it has regrettably substitute into mandatory. of direction, the mothers and dads will proceed to puff away at domicile, not being concerned what that is doing to their infants. yet i think it is merely this form of people they're.

Answer 6

Indoors I have no problem with but outdoors when is this ridicules attack on people going to stop. Whats next, I find fat people in Lycra offensive, should we ban that as well, what about same sex shows of affection, that lifestyle is more unhealthy than smoking, but no ban. Or models that are too thin... wait their working on that.

My point is we need to grow up as a society and embrace the freedoms our forefathers risked everything to give us. Not fritter it away, one law at a time.

So sayeth the Impaler!

Answer 7

In my opinion, when the United States Government decides to ban smoking, it's a mute point. Once upon a time they banned liquor, that didn't last long. People will choose to die a slow death for themselves regardless of the drug and regardless of the "laws". It happens everyday. They should put more effort into serious drug addictions.

Answer 8

No.

I think the laws should be changed. smoking allowed only in seprate rooms which must have a door to separte the air.

quite simple.........

now, they are just reminding me of Nazis
and it makes me think of prohibition.

I live in Austin and your no allowed to smoke in buildings at all, yet alot of places won't kick you out if you light up. Most people don't care either. No one has complained to me when I smoked.

Answer 9

It depends. I mean define "public" places. I can understand restaurants, maybe even certain bars. But, if someone is outside, should we let the government say we can't smoke? Isn't that kinda pushing it? I think so! So, it depends.

Answer 10

I dunno. I never cared until I started felling sick when I smoked and finally just decided to quit.

Cigarettes are harmful and as bad as cigarettes made me felt before I quit... I can see why someone who doesn't smoke shouldn't have to inhale that cr@p. The filters on the smokers end, not the end that the second hand smoke is billowing off of.

Those things are BAD BAD BAD.

If I get drunk no one else gets liver cancer (granted other people can die because I might get in the car and run over them, but smokers also almost run over people everyday digging for thier smokes while driving).