This NewsOK.com article sparks an important debate - what rights to smokers have in public?
Under Senate Bill 1875, “Restaurants that built smoking rooms under the 2003 law would have until 2013 to become smoke-free,” according to the article.
Opponents of this argue that many businesses spent significant amounts of money to create smoking rooms with separate ventilation when they were asked to, but that money would have been wasted.
Proponents argue that smoking - even in separate rooms - is still an antisocial, dangerous habit and is environmentally detrimental.
What do you think?
- Linds
March 8th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Tobacco has become the evil of the day, but may be quite tame in comparison to auto exhaust.
Most people that smoke, can do so for many, many years before any detrimental health issues arise. They ingest primary as well as their own second-hand smoke throughout their lives.
On the other hand, a person cannot remain in a garage, with the garage door wide open and the car running for more than 6 to 10 minutes without getting irreparable brain and lung damage.
All buildings suck in automobile exhaust, regardless of how well sealed they are. If car exhaust was bright orange you would not be able to see across the street in cities and main streets of any town.
What you can’t see, can’t hurt you, I guess.