Metal Iain wrote:There was really no need to ban it completely. It's just not the way things like this should be handled. The better way would have been to continue what they were doing before and let the proprietor of a bar or pub decide whether or not to allow smoking on the premises. I remember people basically suggesting that you should have the right to drink in a smoke-free environment. I think that's total bollocks. You could say you also have the right to enjoy your pint whilst not getting annoyed by a drunk at the bar too.
I totally disagree. Being annoyed by someone has no clear detrimental impact on health. Passive smoking patently does, and you couldn't even escape it unless you totally left the venue and its atmosphere.
If it was down to landlords to choose, most would OBVIOUSLY not ban it. Those in favour of the ban tended to either tolerate it or not go to such places in the first place (so they wouldn't be losing existing custom), whereas those against it were a clear chunk of regular pub-goers.
I don't see how you can possibly argue that one doesn't have a right to not passively inhale someone else's carcinogenic fumes in a public place.
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