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Adeyemi Adisa
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Smoking ban.....
August 7, 2003 - 01:14 AM
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Many people have been raising eyes-brow over the move by the UK government to ban Cigerattesmoking and it's relatives while others consider the move as a step towards a health society. Many of those that strongly oppose the move are the club owners fearful of imposition of a smoke-free society by the government.
In my observation, the rate at which youths of today smoke grossly outnumbered the rate a decade ago and this has cause loads of damages to their well-being. Many of these youths started smoking as early as at the age 13 through their age groups never minding the other side of being a smoker.
Scientifically, smoking whatever causes loads of damages hiegenically, for instance, a smoker is liable to suffering from diseases like cancer, rooten teeth, mouth diseases and many more.
Now I begin to wonder why people do s moke or what is/are the good side/sides of smoking or being a smoker..? In my own little opinion, any place with smoky atmospheres tends to look shabbier, probably require more cleaning, redecoration and running a higher risk of fire together with expensive ventilation as a re herring.
Therefore, tome an outight ban on smoking is the cheapest and best option for the majority's interest. Should smoking be banned...? Any contribution welcomed...!
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Hugh Switzer
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Re: Smoking ban.....
August 7, 2003 - 02:25 AM
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Well...
I actually feel really strongly about this subject. In Toronto, people are no longer allowed smoking in any establishment except bars. The problem though, is that people under 19 (the drinking age in Ontario) are not allowed in these places. Now, normally, this would make sense, but there are a lot of restaurants that now classify themselves as bars so that anyone who wants to smoke will be able to. The problem with this, is that, in my neightbourhood most of the pub fare type food is now inaccessable by me. I do go to these places, but each time, they have to harass me and ask me for ID. Each time, I have to spend 10 minutes arguing with the person to convince them to let me in and eat. I don't drink in there, so as to save them the hassle, but the laws dictate that if I am "caught" in there by law enforcement, I will be fined $500 and the establishment will be fined up to $5000. Personally I think this is total CRAP! If I want to go in there, the government shouldn't dictate where I can eat. If it was a bar, I could understand.. but not a restaurant gone bar.
I'm 18, not 12... and I am usually with my Dad, so I'm not going to get trashed. It is pretty obvious that my parents (or at least one) KNOWS where I am, seeing as that he is SITTING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!!
It just makes me so angry. All this "promote" youth... blah, blah, blah, and all they do is prevent me from eating...
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Chris Evans
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Re: Smoking ban.....
August 7, 2003 - 03:15 AM
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I have a lot of trouble trying to come to terms with legislation such as this. In Winnipeg, the city tried a ban of all youths under 18 in establishments that allowed smoking. They found this biased people against businesses; everyone over 18 went to the smoking bars and restaurants, and businesses suffer. For example, Perkins, a family restaurant used to have a 50/50 split of smokers and non-smokers. With the old anti-smoking laws, they lost half their business no matter which way they turned.
Now Winnipeg is completely smoke free in all public establishments as of July 1st, 2003. Frankly, it sucks! A lot of the bars are hit really hard and patio space is at a premium. I can't imagine what its going to be like in the winter when the temperature plummets to -30 C!
There are other issues, like military legions where mostly elderly veterans meet. These people, some over 80 years old are now forced to go outside to have a smoke! That's just disrespectful.
Granted, there are certainly detrimental health benefits to smokers and people around them. I'm a sympathetic non-smoker myself. Can't businesses and government find a way to strike a compromise?
P.S. It's a little hypocritical to ban cigarettes in all public establishments and still sell them in every single corner store, bar, and gas station!
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Vivek
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Re: Smoking ban.....
August 8, 2003 - 02:01 AM
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I am for the absolute and total ban on smoking, and the sale of cigarettes, cigars, and other forms of smoking tobacco.
I know it will take time and its not going to be easy, but unless we start at it... its not going to be possible!
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Sunny Yeung
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Re: Smoking ban.....
August 10, 2003 - 03:13 AM
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I agree that smoking should be banned because smoking is simply stupid for this reason:
You pay out your nose (for cigarettes) to die a slow, miserable death (cancer and other diseases).
One of my grandparents died from smoking cigarettes, and I would love to join movements to ban smoking altogether!
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Hugh Switzer
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Re: Smoking ban.....
August 14, 2003 - 03:48 AM
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Well... while you're at it. Stop the sale of alcohol too. I mean, it kills thousands of people every year and costs millions in health care, human suffering and economic losses.
I don't see either alcohol or cigarettes being totally banned since they create billions in collective revenue for almost every country every year.
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Hussein Macarambon
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Re: Smoking ban.....
August 14, 2003 - 05:21 AM
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The confession of a smoker.
I am a smoker. I started smoking two years ago. Why? I was young, stupid, and wanted to look cool. Now I realized that I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life. From what Ive read and seen, smoking indeed kills. I have been trying to quit, but it's harder than I thought. I want to say it again, quitting is not an easy task to do. So while youre still thinking of trying a stick or two out of curiosity, think again, this is something inescapable, or close.
Although I know that smoking is unhealthy, I dont think its something like a disease. Second-hand smoking is dangerous, if not more, that's why there are designated smoking areas where smokers can do their thing without putting others in danger.
When I was in NY, I couldnt smoke in the pubs, in billiard rooms, not even in former smoking areas inside all the buildings. I felt discriminated inside any establishment. But when I went out, I saw a lot of people smoking, and I thought it hypocritical for the law to tolerate this because these people blew smoke right into a child's face who passed by.
People say that the government should tax cigarette companies more so that consumers would be discouraged to buy these expensive brands. It's not totally wrong that this would result in the decrease of smokers. So the number of smokers is curbed in general? Not necessarily. Many cigarette companies have gone to many developing countries and made a bigger market there. It did help these countries boost their economies but to what cost are the people paying for cheap and abundant cigarettes, well, the figures would show that smoking is now a big health concern in many poor countries but their governments cant let go of companies that bring in the big bucks.
Smoking is a choice, but that choice isn't really the making of one person alone. The media has been an important factor why young people's curiosity is constantly intensified. Peer pressure is another. Parents' influence can also be a catalyst. I hope that youve learned from my confession that smoking is not a black-and-white issue. It is quite complicated. It's just like drinking alcohol (I am not going to confess about it just yet), although I dont think this will be an issue anytime soon. So instead of branding a smoker as a societal malady, questioning a system that tolerates him in one way and spurns him in another would be best for all members of society.
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mo3taz nassar
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Re: Smoking ban.....
August 24, 2003 - 04:50 AM
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a very good point. smoking is a very strange habbit. though there's no benefits of it, be them important or trivial, people still do it. it really is a mass destruction habbit. it pollutes the air, destroys peoples' health to deadly extants in many cases, putting treatment loads on governments and individuals, therefore affecting the capability of production and holding back the steps towards a better life.
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