*DEBATE* Should public smoking be banned? Winner = Klock

[Wolfie]

yeah it should, i mean look at the lives it has ruined people get cancer or die or any lung infections. How has it helped them-it hasn't.How Much does it cost?
Well if you buy a £4 packet a day that comes to about £120 a month. Which is only helping them die.

In Conclusion:
BAN SMOKING

[Jordan3]

I think there should be special places for smoking, like only smoker's pubs, but I don't think smoker's should just get their way because they pay for the government's cr-ppy new bus lanes and whatever.

[HellyBelly]

I think they should ban it in SOME public places. Like shopping centers, ALL resteraunts and pubs ect.

Ban it in inside public spaces, but I think outside is ok becuase your in the fresh air.

[Wolfie]

The Only Place They Should Be Allowed To Smoke Is A Back Alley

[Jin]

If the government weren't generating enough revenue through the taxes of tobacco selling, I'm sure the Government would be urging the private companies to promote it more, or the price may even be reduced.

Then why have they banned the advertisements of cigarrettes if their intrest was in the revenue gathered from the saled of cigarrettes?

The governement puts the taxes on the cigarrettes to help with funding the projects that are smoking relates, eg; NHS hospitals, Cancer Research, Anti-Smoking charities / campaigns. These are given to the establishments in a form of governmental grants.

Corey you miss-undersood me I said that if the WHOLE family smokes then they would all do it in the house. = higher risk of fire.

As for hospitals I am sure they can not refuse treatment to someone who is ill or dieing due to their own fault. As that is what you are implying Klock.

If you think how many people are smokers and what would happen if England enforced a full ban on smoking, the chaos that would probably happen.

We would see riots, fights, robbery, looting and would smokers be more inclined to go try harder substances to smoke as some people smoke to relieve stress.

However it is still unfair on the non-smoking public as they would be breathing other peoples cigarrette smoke damaging their health. So is the solution to publicly ban smoking during certain times of the day and completly ban it where children may be present. Eg, pizza hut, shops, school grounds

[-Soph-]

I think that it should be banned in public places,
Its horrible standing next to someone who is smoking, and having to breath it in, As second hand smoke in long-term can be deadly and possibly give you health problems later on in life, When I went on hoilday to america, I noticed that you werent allowed to smoke near public places, and I thought it was much fresher and a nicer atmosphere there, So im all for it ;]

[JT-Fan]

Personally I look at this topic in a different way. Smoking may be wrong and harmful, but it is an addiction. Once you have one puff you almost instantly become addicted. People smoke for many different reasons. I know several people who started smokine to relieve stress.
Look at it this way. Alcohol is also bad for health. Do we see alcohol being banned in public? No. We see pubs being open for 24 hours. Does that mean just because someone chose to stick tobacco and smoke it they should be "isolated" and not alloud to smoke in public.
Why should it be banned, I mean yes it is not good to smoke for health reasons. But the people who smoke in public are past the stage of smoking to be "social" it has turned into an addiction.
Addictions are hard to stop. So why should what someone does be banned in public? I listen to music..should that be banned in public?

[pechie100]

yeh
it will stop passive smoking

[Rosie]

No people should get to smoke where they want.They are just going to keep smoking.

[RLY-CRAIG?]

no it shouldnt i think there should be designated areas where people can smoke. smoking is somewhat of a lifestyle choice if you choose to smoke its you personal decisions to settle this matter it shouldnt be completely banned because there isnt really a reason it should be its a person choice. if smoking was banned it would cause an uproar in the streets due to the fact over 50% of the world smokes so yea btw jin i beat ur tetris score on Us forum

Agreed