Smoking in Public Places..Should you be allowed or Not

[richboync1]

  :'(One of the most controversial issues in 2010 was whether or not smoking should be allowed in public places. What is your take on the issue?

[cyncity831]

Public places are exactly just that...PUBLIC.  It's just another form of discrimination.  I understand the whole health issue but a person can always remove themselves from the smoke.  Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't smoke around a pregnant lady or a baby, but once again it is a public space.
 

[gizmo42]

Yes public places are just that public places. I feel we should be able to smoke where ever we want. Including ball parks your outside so why not. There should be a designated place for people to smoke.

[bjohnson16]

I think that is a hard question to answer.  I grow up with both parents smoking.  I understand both sides of the coin.  I also have a son now that is asthmatic and if he goes anywhere there smoke he runs into a problem with the smoke.  I think that some ways it has to be limited but not taking it away from people either because everyone is intitled to your own belief or chooses to do what they want.  So there needs to be some form of middle ground.

[gizmo42]

Yea the middle ground is have designated smoking areas in more areas in public places.

[Elizabethar]

Yes It's a public place, We live in a free country.

[SDuilio]

I do not believe that smoking should be allowed in public places. In designated areas would be ok but in just general public areas no.  We all have a right to clean air and if you choose to pollute yours thats fine but don't pollute mine!

[dreamongirl]

there are already laws for no smoking where i go but the laws aren't inforce which sucks. and i think these ppl are super rude !!!

[thetop31]

nope, there is signal .NO SMOKING. It is good , cos i do not smoke

[brendamyatt]

I think it should be allowed...there is alot of ppl that use smoking to calm themselves and when their working at a nonsmoking bussiness it's kinda hard to not be stressed out.

[squirrelgirl44]

When I was a smoker I used to be SO mad at how far I had to walk to have a cigarette or something. Now it bothers me a lot if I'm at an outdoor mall or on a patio at a restaurant and someone is smoking.

I think the only way smoking can be banned further is if it is made illegal.

[gesus]

i can care less about the people who want to smoke in public places lol its their lungs not mine 

[diala84]

I personally am OK with occasionally being around people that smoke but I know several people who are very sensitive to the smell of smoke due to asthma and breathing problems. Because of this issue I suggest that there be more designated smoking areas in public businesses and campuses (malls, schools, shopping centers, etc..)  with ventilation capability so that passers aren't forced to smell it as strongly and retain and enforce rules for smoking away from doors and building so that it doesn't bother people with open windows and doors, elsewhere. I think this would work where I live but I know if may not be as viable in big cities.      

Please understand that your habits should not be forced on others. Just because someone has the right to smoke doesn't mean another person may not have the right to breath clean air. We all occupy the same space please be considerate of others.

[ChellzB]

Please stop jacking my air supply! Whenever I see people smoking in a car with the window down I say roll that window up..own that cigarette smoke! I think if you want to mess up your lungs...do it in the privacy of your own home why should I have to be subjected to cancer or lung disease just because someone else doesn't care about their health?

[Brichmon]

mehh everytime someone smokes around me i just move or tell the waiter to pick me another table or something like that , i just cant stand it