by Fred Gosnell

Created on: July 22, 2009   Last Updated: July 23, 2009

This is easily the most, for me at-least, annoying and frustrating debate I have ever seen. If people are not allowed to smoke indoors nor in public places, where are they supposed to smoke? At home? So this idea fundamentally goes against what I feel it is to be a human citizen - the right to make my own choices about my health and well-being.

The argument is pretty much governed by the non-smoking population that do not like smoke. This makes sense in a densely populated, enclosed area, such as a bus or a train, but outdoors on the street? Seriously, grow up, there are bigger things in life than a tiny puff of second hand smoke. The time non-smokers take to write their debates, has wasted more life than if they had just put up with it. It's not even something to 'put up' with anyway, its an enjoyable pastime, and is part of so many people's lives.

You cannot simply stop people smoking in public places, it is such a breach of human rights. The worldwide plans to stop smoking have already caused their negative effects. For example, hundreds of pubs and clubs in the UK are having to close down, as a massive percentage of their clientele are smokers. (Amendthesmokingban.com). This is even indoors, so outdoors is a totally different story.

Being a smoker of about 15 years, there is no amount of government garbage, or 'shocking' imagery that will ever make me stop smoking. There is no sentence or story that will ever affect me enough to stop smoking. So, with this in mind, what am I meant to do if I am no longer allowed to enjoy one of my favorite parts of life anymore?

This 'law' is taking away such a massive part of my life, that it's like passing a law that makes it illegal to show affection in public - this reminds me of past, failed relationships, and causes me heartache. This hurts me more than a puff of passive smoke will ever hurt. While we're at it, lets make it illegal to drink and eat in public, that's about how this law makes me feel.

If you're so intent on hating smokers making you passively smoke, maybe you should stop driving a car, or using public transport, as it causes much more harmful emissions on the environment, and also on you. On-top of that, driving a car is extremely dangerous in comparison to inhaling second-hand smoke.

All-in-all, it's the most ridiculous debate ever, and leaves me so angry I can't even put it into words.

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