Smoking ban

[ladyapple27]

There's a big debate about a law inforcing a total ban of smoking in public places in NC. It seems that the people who profit off of others' addiction are trying to block the bill. I'm all for it; it'd be wonderful to go out and listen to a good band without getting up the next morning with a headache and a sore throat from breathing secondhand smoke.

Smokers, think about it; people are taking advantage of you. While you're paying good money to ruin your health and the health of your friends and relatives, tobacco executives are counting their profits and having a good laugh at your expense.

Comments

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

Is this all public spaces, or just indoor public spaces?

[emike2k3.livejournal.com]

It is for indoor public spaces such as bars and restaurants.

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it seems like the tobacco growing states are the last places in the Western World where smoking in public places isn't banned. The annual discussion on this point is happening in Virginia now.
I'm amazed that on this point, Argentina and France (both the home of heavy smokers) have banned smoking before some of the US states.

[ladyapple27.livejournal.com]

Good question; it bans smoking in all work places. If you work in an outdoor environment, would it protect you?

Smoking is already banned in all state vehicles and offices, but many blue collar workers have no protection.

I hate it when a group of people gather outside a building for one last puff, and I have to walk through the resulting haze.

That said, I have friends who smoke, and I love them anyway. Just wish that they'd quit!

If someone chooses to smoke, it's their business, but they shouldn't have the right to harm me while doing it.

Ooh! A good question for all of those good Christian tobacco farmers and execs: is it moral to make a profit off of killing your brethren?

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

They've answered that question yes for all the decades that we have known that smoking is harmful. Now that you mentioned it, I wonder if its a coincidence that the Bible Belt, and tobacco growing country overlap so much.

[ladyapple27.livejournal.com]

Just because it's legal doesn't mean that it's moral, a fact overlooked by these profiteers.

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

Oh I agree with you, but clearly the Christian tobacco farmers and execs don't.