Should smoking be banned?

Since there was a thread about whether or not you can tolerate 'smokers'.....

How many of you guys think that it would be a good idea to ban smoking universally?

 

^ ha ha im guessing your a smoker then

i dont think smoking should be fully banned everywhere as it wouldnt be fair on the smokers.... i think smoking should be banned in public places though as i think its unfair to the non-smokers like me

 

Haha... that sounds funny -shock

 

there should b smoking areaa...it shouldn't b banned like marijuana

 

yeahh..i agree. just have small little areas for those smokers...as long as its far away from me..can't stand it >.<

 

Banning smoking will just force people to smoke it illegally such as marijuana and then sold illegally.

 

hmmm..it'll make hustlers richer lol..since it'll b more expensive...ban smoking! jks..id on't get it..let ppl smoke...u die from smoke so wat..ppl enjoy it...u can die just walking down the street or doin anything..so y not just enjoy ur life and die happily

 

but you give out second-hand smoke to the other people...thats not nice =T

 

lol..then move away? i unno...i don't mind my friends smoking

 

well..yeah. but still! grr. most of my friends dont smoke, but if they do, they wouldnt blow their smoke my way.

 

where i live, it's already 'banned' from public places such as restaurants/parks/etc but certain restaurants can pay a fee/license to have a smoking pad and workplaces can have designated areas. but if you ask me, it's still as apparent as before so the ban only really works for restaurants/parks and some other places but at uni it's everywhere still

 

it's banned in most of indoor areas... they have a smoking area in pubs and clubs now n they r planning to ban that too... if u wanna smoke u need to go outside... i think that's a good idea

 

smoking kills!
so dey should ban all of the smokers in public places

 

i think smoking is ok out in the open... if u can smell it just move away... can't stop ppl that wants to kill themselves...

 

around where i live, smoking was just banned from bus stations, but those ppl still do it regardless

 

Yea there are plenty of states that are passing their own legislation to ban smoking in certain public areas but people will smoke there anyways and try not to get caught. If there is enough protest against it, it might turn into a prohibation kind of situation but I doubt it would go as far as the extent that it would develop a black market and make situations worse like mafia warfare .

 

huh how would it influence more ppl to start smoking? -rolleyes

 

Most places in the USA has a no smoking indoors policy. Where are you suppose to smoke then?

If they stop making cigarettes would be the only way I would stop smoking.

If I'm outside and smoking and you don't like it, walk around me. It's not like I'm running around blowing smoke into people's face. -oopsie

 

A win-win situation will be banning of smoking in indoor places and a smoking zone in the outdoor.