Smoke-free law 'would save lives'

BBC ^ | 8/02/05

[Jakarta ex-pat]

These FACISTS are as despicable as the Anti-hunt, Anti-gun, environmental, "multicultural" lobby

Conservatives have won big in many areas in the last few years. However, in education the white flag was raised long ago.

Unless the right make an attempt to fight back, there will soon be nothing worth fighting for.

[mike182d]

Stairs kill people too.

[CindyDawg]

Banning cars might be a good idea too.

[mike182d]

Is there a single human being that hasn't died from something?

[mugs99]

Smoke-free law 'would save lives'

Fat-free law 'would save lives'
Bike-free law 'would save lives'
Car-free law 'would save lives'
How long before we get to Freedom-free law 'would save lives'?
...

[NY Attitude]

While we are at it, lets not breathe the air or drink the water.

[Gingersnap]

I have no idea if banning smoking in public places will save lives (nor do I care) but I DO know that it will make smoking incredibly sexy. People will have Smoke Parties. Smoking will become a visual code for "rebel", "outsider" and "hip".

Additional bans or limits will just put tobacco where pot is today. Way to think ahead Brits!

[Fido969]

"Is there a single human being that hasn't died from something?"

Me. I haven't died of anything.

Hmmm... Maybe I'm immortal.

[Lekker 1]

Is there a single human being that hasn't died from something?

Exactly. The death rate will still be exactly 1.0 deaths/person. No law will change that.

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

I think the outright banning of it everywhere is wrong, but I sure do enjoy going to a sports bar here in Bloomington, IN to watch a game without having to bring an oxygen tank along...

Why can't they MODERATE it? Would it not be possible to effect a law or ordinance of some sort to provide equal dining/recreational facilities for both smokers and non-smokers? I enjoy going to bars from time to time, but have not been able to do so due to my inability to deal with the horrible second-hand smoke produced by smokers. Now that the bar is smoke-free, a whole new crowd of people (who wouldn't normally frequent the establishment)enjoy going out for a drink or two. The business has actually increased and smokers still seem to have no problem going outside on the patio (with an overhang) to smoke.

I feel they really need to figure out a way to have establishments that allow for both smokers and non-smokers to enjoy themselves. It could be done. That way, the rights of smokers and non-smokers alike would be respected.

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

"Smoking will become a visual code for "rebel", "outsider" and "hip"."

Isn't it already...?

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

"Smoking will become a visual code for "rebel", "outsider" and "hip"."

Isn't it already...?

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

sorry for the double post

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Why can't they MODERATE it?

Because it isn't something they want to do; it's something they need to do.

[beltfed308]

With all the smoking laws being enacted even here in the US. Now I see yesterday that Cuba has adopted the same.

Finally we have laws that even a communist likes. How ironic.

This madness has to stop!

[spintreebob]

Forbidding tall buildings and bridges would prevent people jumping off them.
Forbidding cars would prevent traffic injury and death
Forbidding industry would prevent industrial accidents.

Forbidding smokers from collecting medicaid and medicare.... now there's a start. That is what we should push for. We should go on the offense.

After smokers, we then forbid overeaters from collecting aid... and then ....

[Smokin' Joe]

There is powerful evidence that an outright ban on public smoking would save lives,

Maybe I am missing something here, but unless I am seriously mistaken, there is approximately a one-to-one correspondence between live births and deaths, everyone dies.

[Smokin' Joe]

Additional bans or limits will just put tobacco where pot is today

and about the time pot is legalized...

[Publius6961]

I missed the section where the ban of all tobacco products is mentioned.
I am really sorry I missed it.
Can someone help me out and point it out for me?

Please?

[Protagoras]

Unless the right make an attempt to fight back, there will soon be nothing worth fighting for.

Don't put too much hope in that. A large portion of the "conservatives" on this site advocate such laws.