Hey V9

This time i'm going to try a more general poll for this one.

In Bahrain there is an ongoing debate on whether or noit to enforce a blanket ban on smoking in all private places.

So what is the opinion of the Vault on this thing

Should Smoking Cigarettes Be Banned In ALL Public Places

Yes, smoking, smoking of industries, veld fires, smoking of cars should all be banned

Smoking is suicide bombing - you are killing yourself and everyone around you!

Of course smoking sahould be banned in public places and if i had my way - i'd ban it completely!

Fuck no.

And I don't even smoke.

I think it should be. Same as chewing gum in singapore. It should be a thing for your private indulgence.

ya in public places but can't do it for home...

but ppl are addicts so you'll never be able to stop anyone from smoking in this country

I can understand the division in restaurants of smoking and non-smoking areas. Even malls being non-smoking I understand. But all public places? Like on the street, or the open air. Hell no. Granted, my smoking habits are legendary amongst those who know me, so I may be biased.

But I smoke in smoking areas, the open air or my house. Smoking areas, well, if you don't like smoke what the fuck are you doing in there? Open air it doesn't harm anyone but me and I pay a lot of money to kill myself, and in my house? Well, I can do what I want there. And CAB, ban it completely? There can't even be a justification for attempting it. Hehe, that would kill this country. The government is so dependent on taxes from cigarettes that they would never dream of doing it either.

u cant stop the nicotine adiction easily, i say they should ban public smoke but no they wont.

haha, so true.

We went out for breakfast on Sunday and sat in the non smoking section. I decide to go have a smoke and some stupid ass parents had dumped their kids in the smoking section whilst they sat outside

Was i supposed to feel guilty? Fuck knows but i still sat back and enjoyed my smoke

Fight for your rights millennia

I'm sticking to the libertarian viewpoint: do whatever you want, and grant others the same privilege.

It's your house/garden/crack den, you should be able to smoke freely if you so choose.

Yeah Im totally with RevQ and Millennia.

and by the way, H_O_I, you are a legend, may you live forever

Man, you guys should go to scotland, they have the blanket ban I mean I was shouted at by some security dude for having a smoke under A BUS SHELTER, THE THING HAD NO WALLS!!!!!

If I had my way and I smoke a crapload, I would choose to have every cigarette and production line taken out completely I.e. worldwide ban everywhere.

Maybe then I could give up

I like the way the ban in SA is now. Maybe also ban it within 5m from entrances.

Oh, and of course, children under the age of 16 should be banned from smoking areas. I HATE seeing moms with their babies in a smoking area where you can SEE the air. Irresponsible bitches!

hehehe, I need to get my fix somewhere

No, really, I can't smoke cigarettes... my lungs are too healthy

Like Eddie Izzard said: "Hmmm, so they've banned smoking in bars in California!?! What's next? No drinking, no talking!?! Hey, let's go to the library for a great party!"

He He

I''m not talking about a BLANKET BAN just in public places - like malls, stores etc. Well bahrain has no bars anyway!

Well i think that banning smoking outdoors can only be a change for the better - less passive smoking problems etc.

Nukes, outdoors means where it's not enclosed. It's not malls and that, it's the streets, the parks etc

I think outdoors the smoke is diluted so much it makes no difference. There are more crap in the air because of cars and factories than what the few smokers push into it.

Smoking pole in public is banned.

I'm in favour -

Since it's illegal for me to drink or have sex in public - open areas - why should smoking be exempt?!