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February 2nd, 2008
Smoking in a public building is something the City of Tyler is considering banning. In December, Tyler Mayor Joey Seeber announced the creation of a task force to come up with a recommendation on the city’s smoking ordinance. In particular, should there be an across the board ban on smoking in all public places.
An overwhelming number people have showed their support of the ordinance, but some are still dead set against it. Do you have a story you would like to share?
Personally, I’m excited about the prospect of having the smoking ban implemented in Tyler. The prospect of suffering through an evening of choking on second hand smoke and smelling like an ashtray is simply not appealing. On several occasions it has even kept me from attending an event or function that I would have otherwise looked forward to attending.
This ban is long overdue. It intervenes where common courtesy is abandoned. It protects unwilling participants from the harmful side-effects that smokers carelessly bestow upon them. According to the Surgeon General:
Secondhand smoke exposure causes disease and premature death in children and adults who do not smoke. Secondhand smoke contains hundreds of chemicals known to be toxic or carcinogenic, including formaldehyde, benzene, vinyl chloride, arsenic ammonia and hydrogen cyanide.
Secondhand smoke causes approximately 3,400 lung cancer deaths and 46,000 heart disease deaths in adult nonsmokers in the United States each year.
Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke at work are at increased risk for adverse health effects. Levels of ETS in restaurants and bars were found to be 2 to 5 times higher than in residences with smokers and 2 to 6 times higher than in office workplaces.
In the end, this can all be summed up by one word: RESPONSIBILITY.
Well said Bill… As an ex-smoker, I totally agree with your comments. I was once very pig-headed about smoking and could care less about what those around me thought. Many years after quitting, I have realized the heck I was putting everyone through, not to mention the health risks.