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w.g.,
Per Wikipedia:
"...The rationale for smoke-free laws is based on the fact that smoking is optional and breathing is not. Therefore, smoking bans exist to protect breathing people from the effects of second-hand smoke, which include an increased risk of heart disease, cancer, emphysema, and other diseases.[2][3] Laws implementing bans on indoor smoking have been introduced by many countries in various forms over the years, with some legislators citing scientific evidence that shows tobacco smoking is harmful to the smokers themselves and to those inhaling second-hand smoke.
In addition, such laws may lower health care costs in the short term (but may actually increase them in the long term, since smokers who die sooner no longer use health care),[4] improve work productivity, and lower the overall cost of labor in a community, thus making a community more attractive for employers. In Indiana, the state's economic development agency wrote into its 2006 plan for acceleration of economic growth an encouragement to cities and towns to adopt local smoke-free workplace laws as a means of promoting job growth in communities.
Additional rationales for smoking restrictions include reduced risk of fire in areas with explosive hazards; cleanliness in places where food, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, or precision instruments and machinery are produced; decreased legal liability; potentially reduced energy use via decreased ventilation needs; reduced quantities of litter; healthier environments; and giving smokers incentive to quit.[5]
The World Health Organization considers smoke-free laws to have an influence to reduce demand for tobacco by creating an environment where smoking becomes increasingly more difficult and to help shift social norms away from the acceptance of smoking in everyday life. Along with tax measures, cessation measures, and education, smoking ban policy is currently viewed as an important element in lowering smoking rates and promoting public health. When correctly and strictly implemented it is seen as one important policy agenda goal to change human behavior away from unhealthy behavior and towards a healthy lifestyle...."An error occurred while saving the comment Kevin
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Jack Tripper,
It's called being considerate to others who could be negatively impacted by your actions, and protecting children who do not have a voice. We live in a community not individual bubbles, so certain behaviors and habits should be kept private, period.
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Jack Tripper,
You would enforce it just like any other violation with a fine/ticket. I do not consider protecting the public from deadly second hand smoke a waste of police resources.
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Mike Annable,
Is your statement a fact (based on a scientific study) or your opinion?
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I believe I should have the right to walk down the street without having to inhale second hand smoke.
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I hate exposing my children to second hand smoke when we are walking downtown.
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Clean up our rivers, and USE them. A boat ride to Springbank from the forks once more would be nice.
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The Million Tree Challenge:
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The downtown core needs more greenery.
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I would love to be able to eat dinner and shop there in the evenings sometimes.
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Celebration looks nice, but it is boring and doesn't have a real sense of community.
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I hate having to dodge smokers as I walk downtown with my kids.
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It looks like other communities in Ontario are seeking to Ban Public Smoking near children. I can only hope that London will do the same: http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2011/06/23/18324006.html