Smoking Ban in Public Places

You are joking about pollution are you not ? I don't smoke anymore but I do not want to be controlled as a smoker or non smoker. IN FACT "What are you talking about Danny?"

In my area smoking in public places in banned but some do in front of police and last day i visit to goverment rajindra hospital for my friends treatment and there i saw the police man was smoking in the enterance point of hospitals wards it was very ambarisng .govermnt have to restrict about everyone who smoke in public places i feel ashamed what to do now if the policeman is smoking in hospital then who will stop others ...they have to provide some place far from city where they can smoke if they are damn addicted to smoking hut not in public places it was very harmful thing for our society ..i saw everywhere people are smoking in publich places even in buses trains .. This is banned in our area i am living in punjab but they are not taking any action against who smoke in public places goverment should take a hard step to stop this ...

yes you are right my friend , but till some people do so ,where that has not to be done for example in trains,buses etc.i hate them.

There is a setback to the MMDA's plan to get rid of smoking in public places. The setback was due to a TRO issued by a court for the MMDA to cease apprehending smokers in the main thoroughfares. Apparently, the MMDA apprehended two people who happened to be lawyers. These two lawyers went to court and questioned the legality of what the MMDA is doing thus the issuance of the retraining order. Now it seems that the court is now protecting the rights of the smokers, what about the rights of the non smokers?

With reference to your topic discussion, it is indeed good to know that the Philippine Government is taking action on this matter. So as to prevent air pollution. However, perhaps the Government should also think of some measure how to encourage smokers not to smoke anymore. So as not just banning them on public places. Hence, smoking is not easy to stop at all. Thus, we should respect one another. The Government's new rule and those people who cannot really stop smoking quickly.

I think that is a good rule.Smoking is not good for the smoker itself and for the second hand smokers.I don't get why people smoke when they know it's really bad for their health

I think we should ban the wearing of perfume in public places because I don't like the smell and some people get very sick from the smell. All products that contain a fragrance should be banned. I get a skin reaction to some of the chemicals that are used to create the fragrances. If smoking is so bad then just outlaw it, but the governments will not do that because smoking produces a lot of revenue for the government. Several years ago I was diagnosed with asthma and the Dr asked me if I smoked, I said no, he then asked me if I was around people who smoked and again I said no. His response was "then I don't know what causes your Asthma". The truth is they don't know if it causes lung disease. There is a large number of people who die from lung cancer that do not smoke or are not around smokers. There are also many very old people who smoke and do not get lung cancer. The government should not be controlling our lives like this. The airlines went smoke free because that is what their customers wanted. Restaurants and bars went smoke free because their customers wanted it. What about the people who want ot go out to eat and enjoy a smoke shouldn't they have the right to do that? What is next telling us that we can not have fried foods- in some communities we can't, or maybe they will decide that we have to wear only cotton clothing because it is natural and some people do not like the feel of wool. Be Careful when you start supporting the banning of one thing because you will have to look over your shoulder to see what will be next.

I am a non smoker but I think that there should be more balanced rules on smoking in public places. In my country it will be absolutely banned from July even on stadiums, bus stops and parks. I think it is kind of discriminating the ones that are smoking. That's not so hard to allow smoking on certain areas on public places. For example there should be separate areas in the restaurants for smokers and non smokers so everyone can decide where to sit. Also separate sectors in the stadiums and so on. Most of the space in public places would still be free from smoke but people who smoke would have the possibility to do so.

I am a non-smoker but I think it should up to the establishment whether they allow smoking or not. When the smoking ban was passed here they weren't able to enforce it till like a year later because they didn't have the laws in the place. (Makes no sense but whatever) and it seemed like half the public places allowed it and half didn't.

I agree to that, because when someone is smoking carelessly in the public it would be really unfair to us non-smokers. As what you have said, you are really absolutely right about saying it is more dangerous to us second hand smokers than those who actually somke. Maybe it is about time to make those smokers to take responsibilities on there own actions. Really hate smokers, they are just simply annoying.

I believe that smoking should be banned in public places. I know that the majority of people can't just up and quit, so having specific areas sectioned out for smokers would be decent. It's really horrible sometimes, when you walk right past a smoker and they blow the smoke right into your face. Secondhand smoke is supposedly more dangerous than smoking itself. I don't think people should be allowed to smoke at all in public places due to the fact that there are children, babies, and others that may be affected by smoking out and about.