Is it fair that New York City has banned smoking in parks, beaches and Times Square?

I wish I could stomp my feet and cry foul. I wish I could rant about how unfair it was and how the government shouldn't be regulating our freedom to do whatever we like. I wish I could stand united with smokers everywhere for the cause, but the naked truth is that by exercising this "right" to smoke in public places, smokers force other indivduals (who ought to have just as many rights as smokers) to inhale carcinogens.It would be different if the smokers were simiply injecting nicotine into their blood with a needle (and properly disposed of the needles) or even if they were walking around in the park with a nicotene IV tree on wheels, I would say good for them, whatever method they choose to kill themselves is fine with me, so long as they don't come over and start injecting me.

Exhaled (or uninhaled) smoke can form an unwated residue in the clothing and hair of nonsmokers is toxic, and can be dangerous, especially to children, according to the Mayo Clinic. mayoclinic.com/health/secondhand-smoke/C..." rel="nofollow">mayoclinic.com/health/secondhand-smoke/C... Smoking in a public place, leaving beind toxic smoke, and all too often thousands of cigarette butts, is no less rude, inconsiderate, and disgusting (and some would say more so ) than letting your dog take a dump in the middle of the sidewalk and just leaving it behind for everyone else to deal with. When will smokers figure out that most nonsmokers don't want to be required to deal with their crap?

What wouldn't be fair is to let a few polluters continue to make the environment toxic for the many. When you look at it that way, it's really no different than asking if it's fair to require large industries to stop fouling the air or water.It's an environmental question of the first degree: "Does anyone have the right to pollute the enviornement to the detriment of those around them who must share that environment? " I say no.

Check out this short English project video on the subject.It's pretty good considering it was done by a kid. youtube.com/watch?v=pGtjEPfdmqs sources: cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacc... mayoclinic.com/health/secondhand-smoke/C..." rel="nofollow">mayoclinic.com/health/secondhand-smoke/C....

Absolutely fair. Smoking is one activity that an individual does and directly impacts those around them. The smoke, the smell, affects anyone within a reasonable distance.

I know a number of people that can have serious allergic reaction to second hand smoke. Additionally, how many smokers do you know that actually throw their cigarette butts in the ashtray vs on the ground?

Well, this is beginning to sound like a police state type of ban. Sorry, but banning people from smoking in Parks, and open air places, isn't that taking it a bit far? I am an ex smoker, and know all the facts about smoke, and second hand smoke etc.So, why have they not banned the tobacco companies?

Isn't it just a wee bit hypocritical how they want to ban the ordinary person, but not the company that produces the product! If they want to stop people smoking, everywhere, then STOP producing cigarettes.Then. , let them deal with the repercussions.

What will be next, don't walk in the park, because you are too Fat, or don't go to the beach because you haven't got a good figure. I think this is really spinning out of control. They have banned smoking in bars, restaurants, etc. What's next?

Your own home? Why don't they pay more attention to Who is having guns in their possession, rather than, who is having a smoke in the park! I'm sorry, but I feel there are more important things to ban, and it's time the Law defines clearly, Cigarettes are no longer for sale, so you can't smoke anywhere.

And if people want to buy them on the black market, and smoke in their own homes, they are taking the risk. And they will pay the penalty. That's my rant for the moment.

Thank you.

Hmmm. While I am a non-smoker, and am quite against smoking, because I find it a disgusting habit, I'm not that much for banning these things, just like I'm not in favor of banning in general. The US has tried to ban all alcoholic drinks some time ago, and that wasn't a great success.

The US has also tried to wage a 'war on drugs', which isn't really a great success either. For some reason, quite a number of US people want to ban stuff they are not using themself, 'fort he better good'. Personally, my motto is: "Live and let die".

I don't smoke, but I let others smoke if they want to. So no, I don't think it's a very good idea to ban smoking on beaches and other open public areas.

Fair' is a relative issue. As a smoker who enjoys the phenomenon - I would say b@##$ to this. It is a violation of some human right or somethingylikethat... As a student of humanity, I would just call this a distributed penance of Prometheus (slightly obtuse) If asked to vote, I would support a ban on tobacco consumption, production and processing.

The whole hog - not partial cuts and bleeds. Abolition - complete and consumate.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.