Sunday
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New York ban on smoking in parks and plazas starts tomorrow
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 14:46 New York extends smoking ban to parks, beaches and plazas.
Forest's response to the ban, to be introduced tomorrow, can be found on our website: Forest slams New York ban on beaches, parks and plazas.
I also spoke to a BBC journalist who was writing a piece about the extension of the New York smoking ban to outside areas. Gave him lots of quotes. In the event he used one word, "ludicrous", to sum up my response.
Reader Comments (8)
Since Forest represents the tobacco companies, will Forest's recommendation probably be to hunker down and agree to the outdoor smoking ban and not make a fuss over it, since this seems to be in the interests of the tobacco companies, not to take out a full page ad denouncing it or anything, correct?
Normally I prefer not to rise to the bait but, for the record, Forest does not represent the tobacco companies, as I'm sure 'Janet' knows. Comprendez?
@jJanet
I assume you are Janet, but maybe you are just 'Janet' at the weekend. None of my business.
However if you are Janet I hope you do not like smelling nice. Here is an article on how some people find second hand smells like perfume. In an article entitled FRAGRANCE IN THE WORKPLACE IS THE NEW SECOND-HAND SMOKE I really hope you do not use any artificial odour that enhances on your body as you are the same as the scum who like a cigarette.
http://www.national-toxic-encephalopathy-foundation.org/fragsmoke.pdf
@Janet
If you like the smack of authority you can always move to Detroit where "Perfume Ban Enacted In Detroit. Ban Comes From Federal Lawsuit In Detroit
POSTED: Monday, March 15, 2010
UPDATED: 11:57 am EDT March 16, 2010
DETROIT -- Three Detroit city buildings will ban workers from wearing perfume, cologne, aftershave lotions and even deodorant."
Janet are you the bitch of Estee Lauder or perhaps L'Oreal?
http://www.clickondetroit.com/community/22845125/detail.html
Oh dear! I don't think "Janet" will be back without reinforcements ....
Do smells harm people?
As regards Detroit, and the USA in general, it can only be that these people are too affluent. It can only be that they have nothing better to do.
But the USA is a special case. It used to call itself 'THE LAND OF THE FREE'. Unfortunately, it has ceased to be 'free to' and become 'free from'. 'Free from' is the negation of 'free to'. So, for example, one cannot be 'free to' make music when some people want to be 'free from' noise. Of course, anyone with any intelligence would see that it is reasonable for there to be places (indoors or outdoors) where the 'freedom to' takes precedence over the 'freedom from' - and this is the big error in 'Smokefree England'. There is no intelligent reason for some places (indoors or outdoors) NOT to be 'smokefree'.
It seems to be in the nature of politics not to be able to observe that there are nuances of 'free to' and 'free from', which are not the same everywhere.
Greetings. I recently wrote a short article about the extension of smoking restrictions in NY, in particular whether this is an expression of social value or a genuine public health measure. It may interest you: http://thebullshitbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/new-york-city-bans-smoking-in-parks/
This is just so depressing.... If the Americans are doing it our government will surely follow. The way our freedoms are being eroded makes me feel really sad.
How are they going to police this though? Does this mean extra cops on smoking patrol?