why ban smoking in public places.....????

Few years ago, our city has already implemented the ANTI SMOKING ordinance and many have been apprehended and jailed. Beginning this month of July the entire world has been jubilant and mostly accepted the NO SMOKING Ban to finally get rid of the health hazards of smoking specially in public places. I am favorably campaigning for its stricter compliance specially peope who continuously do this bad habit. Smoking in public places should really banned because of its effects to those who do not smoke. No one should have to inhale second-hand smoke. Many smokers do not realise that by smoking in enclosed places they are endangering the lives of their children, workmates and even innocent bystanders who just happen to be near them. Their smoke is killing some of the people they love and care for the most.

i agree that it should be banned, but i wish you could see the attitude here in south africa. the health people do their best to fine, jail and catch public smokers, but they do nothing about people who make fires in their homes. im not kidding. theres a huge problem here. even if they have stoves. i wish you could see the blanket of smoke over every town at night. it looks like thick mist.

Smoking has been banned in public places here in England since the 1st July. Not before time I say!

I totally agree with all you said about passive smoking and the diseases people can suffer from if they are smoking either active or passive but I think the passive smoking will cause more chances of diseases as compared to active smoking. Some people are allergic to smoke, flowers, some have asthema problem thats why smoking must be banned in public places.

I smoke too, but I agree that smoking should be banned in public places, eventhough I smoke I am also considerate of how others may feel if I am smoking beside them. Also, I am fully aware of what smoking can cause the smokers and the passive smokers....lets just say...I'd like to keep the smoke to myself.

I totally agree with you. I am passive smoking. Two guys in our office are addictive to smoking. They keep on smoking from morning to afternoon, which makes me cough and sick.But they don't take my feeling into consideration. The government should make a law to ban public smoking.

Why not. I think this is a personal thing and everyone shouldn't be involve if they don't want to stay healthy too.