Smoking is banned on the streets in some countries!
By nikkiwith
@nikkiwith (1074)
Australia
August 6, 2007 7:32am CST
I've heard smoking is banned in some countries. I am hoping they bring the same laws into my country! I can't stand smoker's who think they have rights! Yes, you have a right to smoke, but us non-smoker's have a right to breathe oxygen, not 20,000 chemicals from your second-hand smoke! They have recently banned smoking in clubs and pubs, and i say; IT'S ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!
I hate walking behind someone who is smoking and when i am in the city, it's impossible to avoid. I hate it when i see people smoking around their kids, IT'S CHILD ABUSE!!
I developed asthma because my ignorant father smoked around me. My lungs are weak because of it! All i ask is that all you smokers out there have some consideration for people who don't want to be poisoned by your cigarette smoke and think twice before flicking your butt on the ground.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
6 Aug 07
I am in agreement with you. I recently quit smoking but even when I smoked, I did not feel that I was right in smoking in a busy public area. It took me years to get to that enlightment as I was raised back in the day when smoking was allowed everywhere and before it was known the dangers of 2nd hand smoke. My mother does not smoke but now has emphazema and has to use oxygen all because my brother smokes in the home they share. And yes...smoking around little kids is child abuse. I get pissed when i see an adult in a small car full of kids just puffing away...windows all closed. Yes, smokers have the right to smoke if that is what they choose but they do not have the right to bother others. If one chooses to smoke, it should be in his own home (if he owns it and lives alone or with other smokers) or in an open outdoor spot.
