Posted on 07/17/2005 11:51:36 AM PDT by SheLion
What's up in the town of Winthrop, Maine? SMOKERS NOT WELCOME AT WINTHROP BEACH!
Winthrop proves smoking is not a health issue at all. But it's all about CON T R O L!
7-16-05 - I was notified of the ridiculous treatment given to one family just because a family member was smoking.
A cop approached the family and told them they would have to leave because this was a "no smoking beach." The family, as you can see, is not "on" the beach, but on the grassy area. There were no signs stating that the area was smoke free. The cop told them that there was a sign, but it was now "gone."
Who pays for the care of Winthrop Beach? The taxpayers? People in Maine who smoke are paying well above their fair share of taxes. Tax payers are also paying for this "cop," who evidently had nothing better to do then harass a family because one of the adults was smoking.
Rule #11: Trash, debris or cigarette butts must be placed in trash containers.
The only signs that were posted. If Winthrop wants a smoke free beach, they need to get their act together and POST said signs! NOW!
Some Google Links about Winthrop, Maine:
Articles:Listing ME
Winthrop eyes tobacco -free law. Source: Kennebec Journal, 2004-12-04 ... Town to
consider smoking ban. Source: Central Maine Morning Sentinel, 2004-08-25 ...
www.tobacco.org/articles/state/ ME/?show_intro=0&records_per_page=100 - 116k -
Town of Winthrop
searched with smoking at site...
Skateboard Park
SKATE PARK RULES There will not be a Skate Park Guard this summer. Use of the Skate Park is at your own risk Helmets are required at all times This is a Drug Free Zone, there is to be no smoking or use of a ...
Beach Rules
WINTHROP BEACH RULES Lifeguards will be on duty Beginning June 20th, 2005 Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm Weekends Noon to 5:00pm NO SMOKING ON BEACH, WALK WAY or BENCHES ...
If you smoke, find another Maine beach to relax in. Winthrop likes to discriminate against smokers.
And just where are YOU looking? I see nothing removed from the top of the sign, and the only rule about cigarettes mentioned is Rule #11.
At least smokers usually drop dead from strokes and heart attacks - or maybe a case of lung cancer that lasts for a year or two.
(You sound like a little 14-year-old boy. Did you hear that the man who started the Great American Smoke-Out just died? He was 82, never smoked. But guess what? He still died).
The average life span of a homosexual is 42 years.
The life span of a smoker is 62 and up. Death by smoking is never a guarantee. So, if you want to commit suicide, don't start to smoke. More people die of other causes in their old age then what they do if they just smoke.
You're disgusting. My hubby was a Viet Nam Combat Vet and he smoked. He never whined. As for passing gas, he had more class about himself then that.
It matters not if a man smokes, but having class means everything.
You have any?
Since there is no sign prohibitting smoking and Rule #11 clearly states cigarette butts are to placed in the trash receptacle, anyone with a room temperature IQ would logically deduce that smoking is permitted.
It's a shame your camera didn't have a time/date stamp on it.......I don't see what the fuss is all about - if there is no sign prohibiting smoking but a posted rule for removing cigartte butts.
I'm not a lawyer, but that seems to be a no-brainer to me.
BTW - Welcome aboard!
Puffin! Welcome to Free Republic and thanks for coming in! As you can see, we have some doubting Thomas's, but that's ok.
Like I keep saying: if Winthrop Beach went smoke free, they need to post a sign. Not jump on unsuspecting smokers like a deer in bright lights.
This is a control issue and it's not about health.
Into the faces of others?
When was the last time ANY smoker blew smoke in your face? I mean stepped right up and exhaled their smoke right into your face?
No, you're not against smokers, NOOoooooooo. /sarcasm
Welcome back Gabz!
And without a doubt. If Rule# 11 states that cigarette butts will be disposed of, then one would naturally assume that smoking is permitted at this beach.
But to have a cop come and tell the family they had to "leave" because someone was smoking is absurd. If there is no smoking at the beach, post a damn sign! How hard can it be?
Sounds like something worth taking to court. Just my view.
Lying is a sin, you know.
I humbly apologize. I totally miss-read your post.
Forgive me?
Welcome puffin---at first I thought you were posting as the bird,not as a puffin' person.
Think I'll go have a cup of coffee and do some puffin' myself.
Actually, I don't think I've had "enough" coffee yet this morning. heh! :)
I figured I'd pick "puffin" as a pun. Puffin is excepted as the state bird - and thats the only exception to "puffin" in Maine. :)
You may be right but the closeup that you can read does not show the first few rules.
Awful, sheesh, this is why I hate it when taxpayers buy all the parklands....then the state can make it illegal to do anything considered politically correct.
It's an old sign. Most of us have seen these signs before. They just state "no pets allowed." "No glass containers," etc.
If any of the rules above stated no smoking, surely Rule #11 would never even mentioned cigarette butts disposal.
Eminent Domain comes to mind.
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