Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Should smoking be banned?

Should smoking be totally banned?

The following are some discussion typed and filed by Jie Yong. Authentic and original.


YES – smoking should be banned.

- If trading drugs are at all considered as illegal, then I would support fully that tobacco trading can be attributed as drug trade. Like the rest of the non-smokers, I wouldn’t want to smoke passively.

- There’s nothing good about smoking, not one single bit. It costs money, causes misery, and all the bad facts had already surfaced over the years. If it cannot be bought anywhere (shops, bar, etc), 40 years later, we would have a healthier earth and a cleaner society to live in.

NEUTRAL stand – it doesn’t concern me, but society.

- Using other banned drugs and substances as proof and evidence, it would suggest that trying to exterminate tobacco abuse at the global level is highly unlikely. This would just elicit organized crimes toward drug trafficking or trading. This also, will create to a black economy. I believe there will be better solutions to handle and condition this rampant problem more effectively, it is just yet to be found.

- However I think banning any substance is completely ridiculous as it only criminalises otherwise full and good members of a society. Not to mention the fact that it then automatically becomes 50% more attractive to young people! A ban on smoking in public places is plenty enough.Rob, England taken from BBC news

- Banning smoking totally is not very possible given reference from society statistics. However, banning smoking in public places stands a high chance.
The government cannot do without the tax revenues collected from smokers. Looking it in such a manner, they contribute to society too.

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