In current events, a huge issue among state and city lawmakers all over the country is the debate over whether or not smoking should be banned in public places. Many argue that allowing people to smoke in public places proposes serious health risks for innocent bystanders. Though the health risks are high, many still oppose the proposal of such laws. Business owners presiding over such establishments as bars and restaurants worry that the smoking bans will severely hurt their revenues if passed.
requiring nonsmoking sections in public places and workplaces (Encarta, 2002). Now in some cities smoking is being completely banned from public places and workplaces and various people are striving for more of these laws against smoking. Most people are aware of the risks associated with smoking and many people who do not smoke are concerned about the risks of secondhand smoke. Even employees in restaurants have a 50 percent higher risk of lung cancer than the general public (Buckley, 2002, p. 63).
entering the bars for a night of drinking. Due to the smoking ban in all public work areas that has been in effect since May of 2003, restaurant and bar patrons of Boston bear the cold winter season approaching, and reminisce about the old days where it was legal to enjoy a smoke with a cocktail at a bar. In May of 2003, Boston joined 90 other communities that banned smoking in Massachusetts, prohibiting smoking in all public establishments. There are certain exceptions to the smoking ban such as
When the government starts telling restaurant owners what their customers can and cannot do, the government is overstepping its boundaries. Our government aims to protect us-to save us from society's evils. However, in an attempt to protect the public from the effects of passive smoking (second hand smoke)-of which, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service in 1994, "the statistical evidence does not . . . support a conclusion that there are substantive health effects . . ." (Krauthammer)-the
The Banning of Motorbikes in Public Places Last Sunday, I was out on the usual Sunday cycle with friends when 7 monster motorbikes came roaring past and up the steep muddy hill that we was cycling down. It was only when we had to pedal downhill through the churned up tracks of the motorbikes that I realised the problems that motorbikes cause. At that moment I began to ask myself should there be a ban on motorbikes in public places; or is it too late? I have arrived at the conclusion that
banning smoking, especially in public places, the fact remains that smoking is proved to cause different kinds of heart and lung diseases as well as being bad habit for children and adults. Latest researches have proved that smoking habit is increasing within young generations. This is considered an alarming threat for many countries as the youth are the cornerstone of any country and they are the basic source of success and progress. This issue of smoking in public places has become an argument for
Smoking should be banned in public places Nowadays, more and more smoker can be found in public places. For example, when I go outside of the building of my class, I can’t breathe in fresh air. The reason is many people are smoking outside of the building. From the news, we can know smoking is harmful for the health of smoker and also for people nearby. In addition, more and more restaurant is no longer allow smoking because the behavior of smoker will affect others’ displeasure. That’s why I strongly
Therefore smoking should be banned in public spaces because it causes harm to the smoker's body, as well as causing unwarranted health and economic problems for the public. People smoke in many places. Buses, hospitals, libraries, restaurants, bars, banks and even some places that smoking is not allowed (Mwita 1 of 3 ). Some people do not agree with smoking in public places for example Dr. Hussein Mwinyi explained to the National Assembly that smoking in public places is a crime (Mwita 2 of 3). Many other
of cellphones in a public place has ruined the social aspect of leaving home and adventuring out into the public. “A train station is no longer a communal space, but a place of social collection: tethered selves come together, but do not speak to each other. Each person at the station is more likely to be having an encounter with someone miles away than the person in the next chair” (Turkle 122). People want the privacy of home, in public spaces. When venturing out into the public men and women alike
shopping, or sitting at home with the TV is a good indication of the entire state of the culture. Even the types of public places people go for recreation are signs of what is important to them. I have my own theory of what people mostly do with their free time. My theory is similar to what Ray Oldenburg said in The Problem of Place in America. Oldenburg bemoans the loss of public places where people go to socialize. He said, and I agreed, that people mostly live in their houses and never go out
as an attempt to compensate for the reduction of demand caused by the antismoking laws. Regardless of the opinions of the papers on this aspect of the clean indoor-air laws, both agreed that state regulations that prohibit or limit smoking in public places decreased the cigarette demand. Extraneous variables, excluding state smoking restrictions, may influence state cigarette sales. State cigarette sales may be influenced by “bootlegging,” identified as the crossing of state lines to purchase cigarettes
white men, carrying weapons in public places and working in certain occupations. After the American Civil War the Radical Republicans advocated the passing of the Civil Rights Bill, legislation that was designed to protect freed slaves from Southern Black Codes (laws that placed severe restrictions on freed slaves such as prohibiting their right to vote, forbidding them to sit on juries, limiting their right to testify against white men, carrying weapons in public places and working in certain occupations)
unequally in places such as the workplace, schools, restaurants, or public facilities. For example, schools do not accept anyone that is HIV positive. They are afraid of putting other students at risk. Also, if certain parents know that there is a student in school who has AIDS, they might protest against the school and might take their children out of the school. This will then affect the school negatively with the loss of profit or blemish their name. Schools are not the only place that has the
demonstrations in the South, particularly in Birmingham, Alabama, President Kennedy pushed for a very strong civil rights bill in Congress. The first of its kind since the Civil War, this bill drastically called for the end of all segregation in all public places. In the eyes of the civil rights movement leaders, this bill was long over due. Kennedy’s crusade began slowly to the dismay of many civil rights leaders in February of 1963. He began by sending the United States Congress a “Special Message
“Thank You for Smoking…?” Peter Brimelow brings to light an interesting idea in his essay “Thank You for Smoking…?” Brimelow’s purpose of his essay is to defend smoking. He provides the audience with information that is worthy of their consideration and valid enough to make them think twice about how they stand on the issue of smoking. Unfortunately, some flaws in Brimelow’s technique distract the audience from his message that smoking is not as unhealthy as it appears. A few mistakes transform
unravelled. For twelve years following 1933 the Jews were persecuted by the Nazi's. Jewish businesses were boycotted and vandalized. By 1939,Jews were no longer citizens,could not attend public schools,engage in practically any business or profession, own any land, associate with any non-Jew or visit public places such as parks and museums. The victories of the German armies in the early years of World War II brought the majority of European Jewry under the Nazis. The Jews were deprived of human
Safety is important no matter where your child may be. Any information that a child learns in safety can easily be reinforced. From talking to strangers to playing with fire. This is important everywhere, not only in school but at home or in public places. Many times parents as well as teachers tend to overlook simple things like how unsafe playing with sharp objects, can be, such as pencils. Also taking simple precautions, as covering outlets, or not leaving cords hanging from drapes. This is why
We should be allowed to ban unvaccinated people from entering public places like Disney, museums, restaurants, or schools. The unvaccinated people will cause the spread of disease to the other people around them, not just themselves, especially in crowded places or when they participates in some activities together. Number of unvaccinated people that contracted measles, mumps, and rubella has been increasing. Scientist studies that lurking among the fantastical floats and rides of Disneyland was
previously inhaling cigarette smoke. Although banning smoking in public places will not altogether end the loss of people’s lives, it will be a leap towards reducing their risk. Smoking in public has become an act that most people consider normal. Smokers do not think twice about smoking in public, and the non-smokers are simply used to being around smoke. To reduce health related issues linked to cigarettes, a ban against smoking in public places should be put into motion to protect non-smokers, to improve
Smoking cigarettes is one of the biggest causes of preventable deaths in the United States. Doing it in public not only harms current smokers, but also those around them; which is why there should be a law prohibiting smoking in public places. Many smokers believe if they smoke outside, they cannot harm other individuals. However, studies suggest that sitting 3 feet away from a smoker outdoors can expose you to the same level of secondhand smoke as if you were sitting indoors with the smoker. If