So, I've just heard a very interesting proposal from the (Irish) Minister for Health on the radio. One of two things to implement.
1) A ban on smoking in cars with children under 16 or...
2) An outright, catch-all ban on smoking.
And I thought this could be an interesting topic to think about. I personally hate smoking, but I can tolerate it. Usually I wouldn't mind it, but it's the idea of forcing people to be around you while you smoke which is proven to be...well fatal long term.
The figure they gave on the radio was that, in Ireland alone, 16 people die every day due to the effects of smoking. Both my parents smoke and very recent memories of being simply trapped in a car make me completely agree with the first one, but I'm not too keen on crushing civil liberty and banning it altogether.
That said, there are people who think that allowing the first would only be a stepping stone to the second.
My opinion on smoking is that if it was discovered today, it would be banned without a thought.
Also, to specify, I'm talking about tobacco and nicotine. This isn't related to marijuana or smoking anything else. So Escapists, what do you think about that?
EDIT: I think the point of law (1) is to protect children who are stuck in a car with smokers, not to prevent distraction from smoking as some people seem to be assuming.
1) A ban on smoking in cars with children under 16 or...
2) An outright, catch-all ban on smoking.
And I thought this could be an interesting topic to think about. I personally hate smoking, but I can tolerate it. Usually I wouldn't mind it, but it's the idea of forcing people to be around you while you smoke which is proven to be...well fatal long term.
The figure they gave on the radio was that, in Ireland alone, 16 people die every day due to the effects of smoking. Both my parents smoke and very recent memories of being simply trapped in a car make me completely agree with the first one, but I'm not too keen on crushing civil liberty and banning it altogether.
That said, there are people who think that allowing the first would only be a stepping stone to the second.
My opinion on smoking is that if it was discovered today, it would be banned without a thought.
Also, to specify, I'm talking about tobacco and nicotine. This isn't related to marijuana or smoking anything else. So Escapists, what do you think about that?
EDIT: I think the point of law (1) is to protect children who are stuck in a car with smokers, not to prevent distraction from smoking as some people seem to be assuming.