Once more law abiding citizens are forced to give up their human rights and prisoners do not!?

Question

July 1st no smoking in public places. prisoners however can smoke in jail (one asks where they get the money to afford to smoke in the first place?) and prisoners can demand smoking or non smoking cells! What do you think about this state of affairs we tax payers pay for?I am livid!

Oh! this put the cat amongst the pigeons!Some of you assume I am a smoker(I am not) and Stella assumes I need relate to sexually satisfy my partner!I do not Stella,my hubby agrees with me that it seems that the good are punished and the guilty are rewarded in this country these days.

Answer 1

Prisoners are sometimes beter off than those on the outside of jail 1 they get free bed & lodgings 2 they get paid if they work in prison. 3 they get 3 square meals a day 4 they have recreation halls 5 they are allowed tellies How many of the poor get all of the above and out early for good behaviour

Answer 2

The heaviest smokers in the world are jail inmates, which is very beneficial for the tobacco industry which bring in large amount of taxes for the government, so the government can finance its weapons and military missions in order to invade other countries such as Iraq resulting in gaining oil to support large private companies---in the end it's all politics and greed. If principles and the way things work in this world was based on morale then there will be no bloodshed, therefore, smoking is allowed in prison and guess what---small street drug dealers get busted for selling, in contrary the drug lords get support (from u know who) to keep things flowing.

You know what they say " Nothing is what it seems like"

So good luck paying taxes, especially to make sure that jail inmates who kill innocent people, rape little children, and do whats harmful for society, can not only choose to smoke, but also choose wheather they want fresh mashed potatoes or fresh vegetables.

Answer 3

Sounds about right for this country, lets face it there's nothing to be gained from treating the law abiding citizen well is there Us British don't stand up for ourselves, so i guess its our own fault, But one day the government will learn a hard lesson, we will revolt against the way we are being treated, and that day cant come too soon as far as I'm concerned. Lets face it if you break the law, or your an illegal alien then your on a winner straight away. The latest directive from the government is the councils must make sites available for Gypsies, now that's really going to help our society, more sites means more crimes, more scum taking our money and not putting anything into the system, Oh but we must feel sorry for these poor unfortunate soles, who are not as bad as we all make out, Yeah Right, the thieving little Shi*s.

Answer 4

And did anyone in your community bother to protest when this particular smoking ban was passed? Did anyone go to any public hearings? Call state or local hearings?

I'm not defending such bans--I fully agree they are wrong. Just pointing out a hard, cold fact: most of this kind of thing is getting put into law without more than a murmer of protest. If we--as "taxpayers" decide to line up like sheep and be sheared and abandon our role and right to be active and involved citizens--we deserve what we get.

Its sad--that these criminals in prison, by speaking up and pushing to get something done--are showing better citizenship than most of the law-abiding people in our nation.

Answer 5

In some countries they do not have the right to vote.

In some countries, people are imprisoned without trial.

In some countries, people are murdered by the state for their political or religious views.

And you complain that a workplace smoking ban breaches human rights? You don't have the first clue about what human rights are.

Answer 6

Well its always the same, prisoners get a whole lot of advantages which they bloody well shouldnt! Like being inside for a quarter of the amount of time they should be! When will the government see that the only way to cut crime is to make the punishment harsher??????

Answer 7

Just because someone is in jail, doesn't mean they have no human rights. Do you think they should be locked up 24 hours a day with only bread and water? Or maybe just execute them all and be done with it!

The reason they can smoke in jail is probably because the prisons don't want some of the countries most mental crims all getting nicotine withdrawls at the same time and causing havoc.

Answer 8

OK - so please could you specify just where exactly in the European Convention of Human Rights - or in the Human Rights Act 1998 - it states that you have the right to smoke in public places?

Oh look - it doesn't. I am surprised.

Frankly, it's amazing that this legislation took so long to come into effect in the first place, given that smokers are a minority and that it is irrefutable that it is a public health hazard - stop whinging like a little child about not being able to continue this filthy little habit in public and start thinking about things that actually matter.

Smokers get a grip - you've had it good for years and years at others' expense. Payback time. Your complaining is as pitiful as your addiction to the most pathetically unrewarding of habits. Get some backbone and give up - it isn't difficult and anyone who says otherwise is weak and pathetic.

Answer 9

When your in prison you loose your right to voice an opinion, I couldn't give a toss what they do !! As for the ban outside of prison it's not a blanket ban so what's really the problem, it gives non smokers there rights back too."Can any smoker honestly put there hand on there heart and say that it is right for non smokers to breath in poison" :)

Answer 10

I'm sure non-smokers in prison will soon start demanding their rights to a smoke-free zone, too.