NO Smoking! Right or Wrong?

Yes its wrong its breaking the law. Maybe they believe that they should be allowed to smoke, but obviously the majority believe that they shouldn't or the law would never have passed. Although for instance in my state, Arkansas, bars are allowed smoking if they make the bar 21 years or older. I think that makes sense and if you don't want to go to a place that has smoke, you can just go to another bar. I would stop going to a business if smoking was allowed actually. I am firmly against smoking and I will not go to places that I think will have a lot of smoking because it will make me sick. I do understand that it is a violation of rights by the government. But they have to take control and go with the majority. Apparently the majority doesn't want smoking to be in public venues and thus there won't be smoking in public venues. It isn't the government deciding it is the majority of the state/country.

I smoked for quite a while and even then I never smoked inside. I would always go outside to have a smoke. I think that no smoking laws just respects those people who do not smoke. They shouldn't have to smoke second hand, when we can just walk outside and smoke. It never stopped me from going anywhere that did not allow smoking.

Personally I could care less if people smoke or don't smoke. That is their choice to do. No I don't buy into all the second hand smoke statistics that are passed around. Statistics aren't proof of anything. I can show you statistics that make it look like eating ice cream causes drownings. Doesn't make it true but I can make it look like it is. If people want to show something they know what to ask, how to ask and more importantly what not to ask. On that note I think the businesses should have the right to decide whether or not they want to have smoking there. I don't think the government should be deciding for them. The owners know more then anyone which customers they want to cater to and which are more likely to be at their place. I know many do not like smoke and/or smokers. That's their choice of course. However if we start banning things just because some think it's unhealthy or problmatic (and I say think because I've seen so many contridictory studies and statistics it can make anyone's head spin. Nothing on smoking is a 100 % proven) then soon other things will be banned as well. Once we start with one item it's very easy for people and thus the government to move on to others. You ban smoking today, tomorrow it's anything fried, and then what next? I'd like the government to back up a bit and let the people decide for themselves what they want to do with their bodies and let businesses decide what they want to have in their places.

I personally don't think the government should be able to dictate anything like that...I mean, think back to when you first saw people smoke. Before color television, every show had someone smoking...lol I hate to say it, but I myself am a smoker and I really want to be able to quit. I'm not perfect. I am a born again Christian and I know it's wrong but I'm still a sinner, saved by grace... Only He can help me to quit...I'd rather go to an establishment where I can smoke after I've eaten something than one that doesn't allow it. Keep me in your prayers that I may be able to quit.

I am from Canada and there is no smoking anywhere in the province I live in. People seem to like it better this way. i am a smoker and it something you get use to others just do not want to inhale second hand smoke . I am fine with the laws it actually helps me cut down on my own smoking.

Smoking is highly injurious to health and it should be banned in all places. If someone really must smoke i think he/she can smoke in their own homes if at all. Smoking is considered harmful to the environment and it actually is but most smokers barely care about themselves muchless care about somebody else or their surroundings. If smoking wasnt bad enough its even worse for non smokers and those who tag along with their smoking friends.

I am firmly against smoking. If I had the authority, I would drive all the cigerette-making companies out of business and make cigerette-making illegal.

i think banning on smoking is good as it is for health purpose.

First off, i am totally against the goverment running our lives. However, i think this smoking ban is compltely valid and good. The thing is, smokers aren't just destroying their own health, they are destroying other people's health, too. What about people who already have lung problems? We shouldn't have to struggle for every breath so a smoker can light up. It is not a smoker's right to ruin our lives as well as their own.

ofcourse yes smoking should be banned in public places..it not only is harmful for the people who smoke but also for other people who inhale the smoke bcoz a person smokes....so there has to be a line drawn somewhere so that people follow the rules..i think the decision on ban of smoking in public places is very good one and govt should continue it..

I think it's right to ban smoking in the public areas.Because smoking doesn't only hurt the smoker's health,but also the other peoplo around them.If some one want to smoke when he or she is bars or some other places,he could go outside or some palces allow them to smoke.

Smooking is harmful so generation must avoid smooking otherwise their life will be like smoke in the air

well as we all know that smoking damage us, but i think it should not banned in publich areas, but it would be better to do creative work for letting ppl know that smoking is harmful.... i think alchol should also be banned then, coz it also damage use, either less then smoking but at least it do at some extend.

ya its right that we should not smoke, as it is injurious to our health. aslo it may lead to lung CANCER.i have even heard that smoking in public areas where many people r there, may indirectly affect the health of the individuals there, because there are many carcinogens in the smoke

government doesn have any right to decide whether we should smoke or not at bars specially butit`s ok with public places

i difinitely would say no to 'smoking'. for me it is wrong as it can destroy one's health... i am hoping that sooner people realize how this doings could create life's misery.

I feel it is okay to ban smoking in public places because it is a public place and not all are smokers, we should give consideration to those who are not smokers and who will get second hand smoke in that place. Smoking in the privacy of your home is your perogative and you can exercise that freedom.

I believe that banning smoking is wrong, ecspecially in bars. I mean for crying out loud, I think people in a BAR are not there for their health right? Now if you want to tell me that I cant smoke in a gym, yeah, I understand that, or in a health food store, pharmacy or child care center. I being a smoker understand certain places, but a bar is outrageous. Smoking and drinking go hand and hand. Thats like telling people at the gym they cant drink water. It makes no sense.

Howdy ByFaithOnly! Great discussion topic, so I'll chime in from Southern Oregon. When you think about it, the sole purpose of government really is to protect the general public from all enemies foreign and domestic...so yes, there should be a higher power (all lowercase) that should oversee good health standards. Also, I believe that the fine-structure severities are inverse, as customers should be held more accountable for not lighting up than the owners having to be on the ball to blow out their clients' lit matches. Bottom line: Personal responsibility to do the right thing always has its reward, even if that reward is an absence of punishment. Yours in Wellness, Kevin Goodrich Medford, Oregon

yes it's write it is lost of money and if u smoke so dont smoke its make ur life dangerous so dont smoke and dont burn ur money