how come at almost every high school you go to there is always a group of kids ages 13-17 smoking outside? i though it was illegal! how come the school lets them do that? if they were to do drugs like that the school would call the cops but smoking is just as bad and they let them get away with it? it gets me very mad that they dont enforce the law and tell kids to stop. if they were more stricter kids wouldnt do it because they wouldnt want to get caught. what do you think about all this?
should they be tougher?
why do they let kids get away with it?
2007-06-04 08:14:32 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In my town,they made it a law that anyone under 18 smoking in public can be fined. The cops monitor the school area and do give out fines to those that they catch.This came about because the kids were smoking on the corner right off the school property and the home owners in that area were complaining about the amount of litter that the kids left.I can't say that I blame them,there were sometimes 30 or more kids hanging out on these people's property.I wouldn't like it either.
Guess it depends where you live,it is probably left up to each town to monitor this the way they chose.We also have stings on the stores.The cops will hire an underage person to go into the stores and try to buy cigarettes,if they are allowed to buy them without ID,the store and the cashier are fined.I guess my town takes underage smoking seriously.
2007-06-04 08:32:05 · answer #1 · answered by Jan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you are from, but where I live it is illegal for kids under 18 to smoke and the schools here do enforce it. There will always be some kids who will smoke, drink and do drugs all of which are illegal. You need to talk to the administration of your school. Maybe my schools are just "more stricter" than yours.
2007-06-04 08:24:24 · answer #2 · answered by kat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've noticed it too, one of the problems is that the school can't really enforce the laws, only the cops. The pricncipal can write them up but can't give them fines and put it on their permenant legal record.
The other problem is that some kids in high school are 18. They still can't smoke on school property but if they are on the street it is legal. The cops can't card someone just because they look too young, they have to have another reason to confront them and demand ID. Just like the cops can't pull someone over if they look like they are too young to drive, but if they pull them over for something else and find out they are too young, they can then enforce the laws about driving age.
Its a stupid system. but in reality, if you stoped kids from smoking outside the school they would probably still do it, they would just do it somewhere else.
2007-06-04 08:20:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, it's not illegal for kids under 18 to smoke. However, it is illegal for stores to sell to them and also for people to buy cigarettes for the kids. I agree, I wish that schools were stricter and had harsher punishments for kids caught smoking.
2007-06-04 08:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by hockey_gal9 *Biggest Stars fan!* 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you, young lady, kids should not be smoking. However do you think that we should let government to control us even more than we do presently? They already tell us that kids can't buy smokes, they have arrested people for selling them, for selling booze, for DUI, for underage drinking, and so on. I could go on forever, but what good would it do?
If you could find a way to enforce these laws,more power to you. Maybe you could become an honest politician. Pardon the oxymoron..
2007-06-04 08:45:42 · answer #5 · answered by bigguy3214 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
our high school had a designated area for smoking, off the grounds, at a park a couple of blocks away. It is not illegal for kids to be smoking, just illegal for kids to purchase cigarrettes. It is also illegal to buy cigarrettes for kids, so, youre right, they shouldn't have them in the first place. but, unfortunately, it is not illegal for a kid to smoke a cigarrette. At least, not in our state.
good luck, i know, it's frustrating!!!
2007-06-04 08:21:48 · answer #6 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Smoking for individuals 18 and younger is illegal in every state. In many states they charge them (ticket) with underage smoking. In others they simply try to enforce the laws prohibiting sales of tobacco products to minors. It is a matter of resources and enforcement strategy. In most schools you can also be suspended if you are caught with cigarettes.
2007-06-04 08:19:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I dont know where you live but where I live, I would NEVER see the kids smoking outside the school.
I'm not saying they dont smoke (some of them) but outside the school??? Im dumbfounded.
When you were underage, did you ever drink alcohol? How did you get it? End of comment
2007-06-04 08:28:20 · answer #8 · answered by selery222 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how did they get the ciggerates in the first place? its illegal for them to buy them. and yes i think they sould be stricter. i am 15 and dont smoke, dont want to smoke. but they should not be allowed on school property.
2007-06-04 08:18:52 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its only illegal to buy them. as long as kids under 18 dont buy cigarettes the can smoke them all they want. if a cop sees a kid smoking a cigarette they really cant stop them. only if they buy them can they get in trouble. i personally think its stupid. . if you cant can buy them you shouldnt be able to use them
2007-06-04 08:25:05 · answer #10 · answered by rachell. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋