[aft_lizard]

I was smoking outside today and was told to put out my cigarette because I am breaking the law, I told them that it's BS because I am more than 20 feet away from a public entrance. I was told it doesn't matter because I was in a public place. That ticks me off.

http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/Info/PubPamphlet/english/Prop201.htm

Here is the law as it is written:

THEREFORE, The people of Arizona declare that everyone has the right to breathe clean indoor air in public places and at work, and that the health of Arizonans will be improved by prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places and places of employment. It is the intent of this Proposition to protect patrons, employees and people who may be particularly vulnerable to the health risks of breathing secondhand tobacco smoke including children, seniors and people with existing health problems.

And here is the definition of public place according to the prop:

"PUBLIC PLACE" MEANS ANY ENCLOSED AREA TO WHICH THE PUBLIC IS INVITED OR IN WHICH THE PUBLIC IS PERMITTED, INCLUDING AIRPORTS, BANKS, BARS, COMMON AREAS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS, CONDOMINIUMS OR OTHER MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FACILITIES, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES OR VENUES, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, HOTEL AND MOTEL COMMON AREAS, LAUNDROMATS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, RECEPTION AREAS, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL FOOD PRODUCTION AND MARKETING ESTABLISHMENTS, RETAIL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, RETAIL STORES, SHOPPING MALLS, SPORTS FACILITIES, THEATERS, AND WAITING ROOMS. A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IS NOT A "PUBLIC PLACE" UNLESS IT IS USED AS A CHILD CARE, ADULT DAY CARE, OR HEALTH CARE FACILITY

Here is the real BS of it all, the state is requiring all places to put up a sign saying no smoking and on that sign it also says for people to turn in other people for smoking. No where does it say on those signs what the distance is and now we are going to have a million anti-smoke nazis turning in people and eating up precious city resources over a petty offense.

Whatever happened to this country?

[stephenjohnbanker]

I left California to get this?

[SAJ]

C'mon lizard, when they hand you a lemon, make lemonade.

Get some good legal advice on where you can smoke w/o breaking the law, then smoke there (in your free time), scrupulously obeying the law. When a smoking Nazi comes along (and one or two or five surely will, in very short order) and either harasses you or sics a cop on you, don't move a muscle, don't argue with them, hell, don't even look at them. -- let 'em do what they will, including arrest you.

If you take the trouble to videotape these little dramas, you should end up a very wealthy man. If you get lucky enough to get a stupid cop to bust you, the proceeds of the false arrest suit alone should be enough to retire on.

[T.Smith]

"I mean what’s a beer without a cigarette"?

Delicious.

[GoldCountryRedneck]

Carry a copy of the statute and ram the word "ENCLOSED" into the smoking-nazi's, ummm, sun-free area....

[AlaskaErik]

“I think that it’s not right,” he said. “What are they going to tell us next we can’t do?”

You'll find out soon, because too many people just aren't smart enough to stop voting Democrat.

[kas2591]

We’ve already had some twits where I work try and say that you could not smoke in your personal vehicle while working. That was squelched fairly quickly once the organizations legal department figured out they’d be ligitating forever.

We’re on our way to becoming another peoples republic like California.