It has nothing to do with the patrons of the establishment. The main argument I hear around here is to protect the employees.
At issue is second hand smoke and the public health risks associated. One ad I have seen around here claims that a woman who works 8 hours in a local diner inhales enough second hand smoke to make up two packs of cigarettes. In this state I think that all restaurants are required to offer non-smoking smoking sections, but not smoking sections, bars were off limits. The proposed legislation would require all public enclosed places to not allow smoking. This would be all bars, restaurants, night clubs, etc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 2:26 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Smoking In Restaurants (woo hoo) > > Don't most restaurants have Smoking/Non-Smoking areas? > > Therefore can't one seat themselves AWAY from the smokers if they so > desire? > > I do not think it is the government right to regulate a legal habit. > Smoking is bad, causes many many deaths a year but it is legal. > Therefore people have a choice to smoke or not. > If the government can regulate what patrons can put in their mouths in a > restaurant, what is next? > > Regulating what beers are sold? Stating that you must sell at least one > American beer in your bar? > It may sound ridiculous but where does it stop once you begin to give > away your right of choice and the right of self-responsibility to your > government? > > Smoking is allowed in all places in Trinidad. It is the choice of the > business whether they wish to disallow smoking, or not. > Most restaurants have a Smoking/Non-Smoking section in this country. > > -Gel > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
