Should smoking in public be banned?

[Ronda_Rae]

It's a quite a sensitive issue.

Exactly!


I have never once even tried a cigarette. But I have friends and family members that smoke, and I don't judge them poorly for it, it's their choice.

It's just so common, you can't completely avoid it - yet it seems people always have such strong opinions on it, and it'll probably always be that way.

[munchiegurl]

well for the smokers out there they may not like my answer but i say yes!!!!
i hate the smell of it especially when threres a person walking by my side or in front of me or in back of me blowing thyre nasty smelly air! makes me get a headache and nauseous!

[club33az]

And I'd also like to say that taxing the be-jeezes out of it isn't the right answer either. They just passed ANOTHER 80 cent tax in Arizona to fund pre-school for the poor initiative. The only reason they picked cigs to tax? Because, and I quote, "It polled well." Terrific. Meanwhile, the rise in taxes on cigs effects the poor much, much more than the rich. Well, I guess they'll have their pre-school taken care of for them!

[club33az]

well for the smokers out there they may not like my answer but i say yes!!!!
i hate the smell of it especially when threres a person walking by my side or in front of me or in back of me blowing thyre nasty smelly air! makes me get a headache and nauseous!

Funny. Same thing happens to me with perfume, gas fumes, gas station toilets and most of the French. Ban them!!!

[Ronda_Rae]

Funny. Same thing happens to me with perfume, gas fumes, gas station toilets and most of the French. Ban them!!!

Add hairspray to that!

[Scott in LA]

Funny. Same thing happens to me with perfume, gas fumes, gas station toilets and most of the French. Ban them!!!

I certainly hope there are no nasty fumes eminating from your avatar...I'd hate to see him banned from outside.

[jonvn]

Jennifer has a little Jonvn in her after all, eh?

Let's not start down this lane.

[club33az]

I certainly hope there are no nasty fumes eminating from your avatar...I'd hate to see him banned from outside.

Well, he has nasty fumes, but in a totally good way!

[dlfreak]

Part of me wants to say no. Although I can't stand cigarettes it just doesn't seem fair. That's why I tend to vote against measures that purport taxes on cigarettes. While I wish there were more money for schools etc I don't think taxing cigarettes even more for that money is fair.

However, smoking invades personal space that's why there are laws against it. People tend to compare smoking to alcohol but I don't think that's the best comparison. Loud music does the same thing as cigarettes, it's annoying when it invades personal space of those that don't want to be subjected to it. If it's ok for music to be prohibited (with limitations) then I think cigarettes are fair game. Like music there are general allowances so the same should be made for cigarettes.

[Bob38dizfan]

I pretty much echo the sentiments of DF62 and Cinder. I also have never smoked.