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arista · 04-07-2011, 10:40 AM

This was reported on
ITV1 This morning.

Stub it out! Market town to follow New York's lead with blanket ban on smoking in the street

"A town is set to become the first in Britain to ban smoking from its streets.
Councillor Paul Bartlett, 50, wants to create a new bylaw to outlaw smoking in any open place or public street in the market town of Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire.
If the scheme is passed by the town's council as well as Milton Keynes Council, smokers who lit up in public places would risk being fined."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1R8G3lKlX

The First Town to Ban Stinking Smokers
in England.

Bring it On

MTVN · 04-07-2011, 10:53 AM

lostalex · 04-07-2011, 11:02 AM

wouldn't it more sense to just ban selling cigarettes?

so you can sell cigarettes from every shop, but you can't smoke them?

If the government has decided that cigarettes are so horrible, why are they only targeting the smokers? why arn't they targeting the tobacco companies, and the shops that sell them too?

We don't like cigarettes and we don't want people to smoke, but instead of taking issue with the creators and sellers, we will just punish the actual victims of this addictive product?

That doesn't seem very logical to me.

Kate! · 04-07-2011, 11:07 AM

I am all for this, its horrible when you walk down the street in the town centre and someone blows smoke in your face as you pass, or has their cigarette in their hand and it touches your clothes as you pass and burns them which has actually happened to me and when I said to the person that they had burnt my clothing I received a torrent of abuse..... Great!!

Niamh. · 04-07-2011, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostalex

wouldn't it more sense to just ban selling cigarettes?

so you can sell cigarettes from every shop, but you can't smoke them?

If the government has decided that cigarettes are so horrible, why are they only targeting the smokers? why arn't they targeting the tobacco companies, and the shops that sell them too?

We don't like cigarettes and we don't want people to smoke, but instead of taking issue with the creators and sellers, we will just punish the actual victims of this addictive product?

That doesn't seem very logical to me.

and lose out on all that Tax? Never

arista · 04-07-2011, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetsophiefan

I am all for this, its horrible when you walk down the street in the town centre and someone blows smoke in your face as you pass, or has their cigarette in their hand and it touches your clothes as you pass and burns them which has actually happened to me and when I said to the person that they had burnt my clothing I received a torrent of abuse..... Great!!

Yes I want more Towns to do this.

Stinking Smokers are Rude

lostalex · 04-07-2011, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh.

and lose out on all that Tax? Never

very good point. as my very obnoxious but beloved friend might say "egggggsactly!'

arista · 04-07-2011, 11:27 AM

bring back the hook Ad

lostalex · 04-07-2011, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista

bring back the hook Ad

don't be racist.

arista · 04-07-2011, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostalex

don't be racist.

You do not Get It.

It is a Ad that works well over here
Feck all to do with Race.

Smokers are hooked

Ammi · 04-07-2011, 01:08 PM

of course why don't we forget the murderers, rapists and child abusers and have the police patrolling the town centres to fine the smokers, they are so rude to do this

joeysteele · 04-07-2011, 01:48 PM

I don't have any aversion to smokers at all, there are some inconsiderate smokers, just as there are inconsiderate people who when drinking cans of pop, just throw down the can/bottle or whatever when they are finished or they bump into you and you get some splashed on you.
I have never smoked but I have friends who do and it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Streets belong to the public,or should do, people pay council tax and they should be able to smoke if they want to, it's not like they will be following someone around smoking all the time, in all the time other people will be using the streets too.
By all means ban it from inside buildings other than the peoples own homes but out in the street,a step too far and how can you be doing anything morally illegal by smoking in the street when it's perfectly legal to buy cigarettes anyway.

It is beginning to seem like the nanny state, this Govt accused the last one of being, is now being taken on now by this coalition govt.

arista · 04-07-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rhino

of course why don't we forget the murderers, rapists and child abusers and have the police patrolling the town centres to fine the smokers, they are so rude to do this

No this is that Towns right
I may he go up there to thank them.

arista · 04-07-2011, 02:03 PM

"It is beginning to seem like the nanny state, this Govt accused the last one of being, is now being taken on now by this coalition govt."

No this is a Town
not David and Smoker Nick.

Get Your Facts Right.

Mystic Mock · 04-07-2011, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista

Yes I want more Towns to do this.

Stinking Smokers are Rude

My Mom and Dad are smokers and there nothing like what your saying.

Look as much as I hate smoking,I still do believe in you should choose if you want to be a smoker or not,as afterall its not like there smoking heroine is it.

But it seems that smokers get treated worse than actual druggies by the Governments.

InOne · 04-07-2011, 02:12 PM

Seems ridiculous really. Some smokers are inconsiderate, but not all. It's the minority just like everything. Can't believe the goverment is controlling even more where we smoke.

Society is dead.

Mystic Mock · 04-07-2011, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InOne

Seems ridiculous really. Some smokers are inconsiderate, but not all. It's the minority just like everything. Can't believe the goverment is controlling even more where we smoke.

Society is dead.

Agreed,I believe we are turning into 1984.

arista · 04-07-2011, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jedward fever

My Mom and Dad are smokers and there nothing like what your saying.

Look as much as I hate smoking,I still do believe in you should choose if you want to be a smoker or not,as afterall its not like there smoking heroine is it.

But it seems that smokers get treated worse than actual druggies by the Governments.

Ok but these Stinking Rude Smokers
give all smokers a bad name

Again this is not PM David and Smoker Nick,
it is a Town.

Give that Town credit.

Niamh. · 04-07-2011, 02:29 PM

"The First Town to Ban Stinking Smokers"

Arista

Vicky is a smoker

arista · 04-07-2011, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InOne

Seems ridiculous really. Some smokers are inconsiderate, but not all. It's the minority just like everything. Can't believe the goverment is controlling even more where we smoke.

Society is dead.

They are Not

This Town has chosen this NYC way.

You do not understand.

arista · 04-07-2011, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh.

"The First Town to Ban Stinking Smokers"

Arista

Vicky is a smoker

Vicky Is Great

Smoking is Wrong.

Life In The City.

Ammi · 04-07-2011, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista

No this is that Towns right
I may he go up there to thank them.

I know why wait till the cigarettes kill them, lets lynch them all now, rude smokers, shouldn't be out in public at all

Mystic Mock · 04-07-2011, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista

Ok but these Stinking Rude Smokers
give all smokers a bad name

Again this is not PM David and Smoker Nick,
it is a Town.

Give that Town credit.

Who do you think runs these towns? people that actually care about other people.

The Governments need to stop being so controlling because eventually there going to put cameras in our houses and tell us what time we go to bed at this rate.