Smoking Ban is good or not?

My topic talks about smoking ban. My group wanted to know the opinion of people who smoke or not. In my idea,there are more and more people smoking, but the government knows that smoking is not good for health. Also a lot of people do not like people smoking in front of them so the government sets up the smoking ban. My group decided to do surveys for people. We made up questions for two sides of people and later we will compare the two groups. The questions were about what people think about the smoking ban and what do they think about smoking. Then, I went to Student Center to do my survey at my lunch time. People were kind and helped me to do the survey. My groups found the result is that many people have different opinions. There are four people who disagree with the smoking ban and fifteen people who agree with the smoking ban. Some people totally agree and support the new regulation of smoking ban in the U.S. Opponents of the smoking ban claim that smokers said they have rights to smoke and if they have the chance to vote, they will vote against the new regulations. In short, most people think the government should set up the smoking ban.


In my opinion, I am not a smoker so I do not like people smoking in front of me. I find that a lot of people smoke and they know that it is not good for health. However, they also want to smoke and they cannot stop smoking. It is like a habit for them. If they stop smoking, they will encounter some problems such as not thinking, feeling uncomfortable, having headache, or doing ineffective work. Although smokers cannot stop smoking, I agree with the government's establishing smoking ban. People have their rights. For example, smokers can smoke outside and non-smokers do not need to have second-hand smoking. This will be the best way for everyone.

Smoking Ban in Restaurant is a good regulation for human being

My group wanted to know opinions of restaurant and bar owners about smoking ban in restaurant. So, I went to the “Kahala” restaurant in Carbondale downtown after lunchtime because I need to interview. I asked the waiter for some food, and then I asked the owner for an interview. However, I was rejected in my interview because that restaurant was very busy, so I waited for the owner for my interview over 1 hour. Owner’s son gave an interview to me. He said, “I don’t care a bit about smoking ban because it doesn’t affect my restaurant”. He said to me that a more important thing is taste of food and clean area than smoking ban. In addition, he said that “my restaurant doesn’t have a special place for smokers and I don’t want to make a special place for smokers because I don’t smoke”. Finally, he claimed that smoking ban is a good rule because most people don’t like smoke and people want to eat and rest in a restaurant with a fresh air. However, he said that bars should have different rules from restaurants because bar is a merrymaking place. Therefore, he doesn’t care about the smoking ban, but he completely agrees with the smoking ban in public spaces.

In my opinion, owners in most restaurants are very busy, so I didn’t get a lot of time. In addition, we should make appointment for some interview in a restaurant. I’m a smoker so I don’t like the smoking ban; however, I also completely agree that we need the smoking ban in restaurants for people. Smoking ban in restaurants can make more human health and more fresh air. Therefore, I think that smoking ban in restaurant and public spaces is a good policy for human beings and our children.

Information:
Restaurant - Kahala
Date - 2008, February 20
Time - 3 : 50 pm
Interview : Owner's Son (manager)

smoking ban is fine for "Pizza Hut"

The restaurant I went to is "Pizza Hut". I went to there sit down and eat something and then I go to ask the manager.

He said he doesn't care about the smoking ban, because it doesn't affect the restaurant.He said usually people come here to take out pizza or they deliver pizza to customers.

Not really a lot of people come here to eat, even though there still are some people who eat there; if they want to smoke, the manager allows them to smoke. He doesn't care if people smoke in the restaurant or not. Therefore, he doesn't care about the smoking ban, because it doesn't affect the restaurant.

After that, in my opinion I think the smoking ban is good for the restaurant. People go there to eat delicious food and relax. I don't think when they are eating delicious food, they want to smell the smoking. For me I don't like that. I don't want when I am eating there to be a lot of people smoking around me. That will affect my mood, because i want to enjoy the good mood and delicious food the restaurant has. Therefore, I agree with the smoking ban.

Smoke rule needs to change something

Now it is illegal to smoke in the bar and restaurant in the Illinois. Now I am very interested in whether this rule will make people not like to go shopping. So I went to ask the manage to let me know the answers, went to ask a restaurant and a bar manager to find out what I want.
First, in restaurant: (Pizzahut)
The manager is a nice guy; he told me before the rule, he does not care if you smoke here, but he will make who smoke and nonsmoker sit in different places. He have some of friends come to have lunch; they said that not allowing smoke here is a bad idea. But the rule said it, nobody can change it. Customers still come here to have dinner or lunch; he thinks food is important and Americans have a lot of lazy people, they do not want to stay at home cook, so they come to here and pay to eat. So some smokers do not like this, but have no choice and some people say this is good for children and non-smokers; the second hand smoke will never happen. But at the end, he does not care if law says we cannot smoke in the restaurant, because he believes this rule will never make customers stop going to a restaurant.

In a Bar: (Forget name)
I asked some of people, including a manager; they said they can not believe Illinois has a rule that there is no smoking in the bar. They said, what is a bar? It is a club for people to have more fun here, so they need to smoke here. Bar is different with restaurant; it is for us to have fun here. So they cannot believe the Illinois government has this rule in a club. Bars and restaurants are different, so they hope they can change this rule in the bar.

I believe the ban on smoking in the restaurant is a good idea; it can make more people healthy, and the waiter will be healthy too, maybe they are not smokers, but they work there, so they have no choice. But I disagree with the ban on smoking in the bar; a bar is a club for people to have more fun, weekend people have parties and have rest in the bar, so they smoke there, but now it changed, and a lot of people do not like this rule and we hope government can think more and more and change this rule.

Effects of Smoking Ban

http://media.www.siude.com/media/storage/paper1096/news/2008/01/18/City/Smoking.Ban.Has.Unforeseen.Effects.On.Restaurants-3157222.shtml

According to Dave Lopez many restaurants enjoyed new life since the smoking ban came into effect. Many restaurants reported their revenue increased since the smoking ban went into effect, but 600 violations were reported through out h state and most of the local restaurants claim that most of their customers followed the new law. For an example of smoking ban, The Longbranch Coffeehouse is the premier spot in Carbondale and many people thought that his business may suffer because of the new law but they were wrong, it has increased. The new law stated if customers want to smoke to go outside and smoke. Many restaurant owner's appreciate the new law because it makes their business grow and you can smell real food inside.

I think smoking ban is a good and safe for people because it can save hem from having cancer. Smoking ban in a restaurant can make the food much safer than before and help people be in good health. There is a good side of smoking ban and a bad side that people do not like, some people say they do not feel well smoking outside Show Me's where they work, according to Khatleen Kelly, a sophomore student at John A. Community College from DuQuoin. There is also some of the customers who want to take profit of the smoking ban to avoid paying for their food. So the smoking ban is a good thing that people enjoyed and it makes the place more comfortable to people because they can really smell good food, enjoy it and attract people because it is clean.

articles

http://media.www.siude.com/media/storage/paper1096/news/2008/01/18/City/Smoking.Ban.Has.Unforeseen.Effects.On.Restaurants-3157222.shtml
Smoking Ban has unforseen effects on Restaurants- Daily Egyptian

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE2D91E30F93AA15750C0A9629C8B63&sec=health
Bars & restaurants thrive (in NYC, after ban)/NY Times

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3557-public-smoking-ban-slashes-heart-attacks.html
Ban slashes heart attacks, New Scientist

http://www.semissourian.com/story/1301303.html
S.E. Missourian- Illinois smoking ban "going to hurt"

Think more & do more

In Blackwell’s article, it said in the Illinois, the 22nd states in the USA to ban public smoking. Because they want to make people health. But in a lot of places, like the bars and restaurants, people cannot smoke, but this let less come to here. And let these restaurants get less money than before. But the second they show us, some of people who is not a smoker went to restaurant and say, because of none smokers, we can feel food’s smell is better. Now, it looks like more and more places will ban smoking, if they smoking, they will have a big problem.

Ban public smoking is good, it will make people health, and it will stop the second hand smoke. The air will be clean and fresh. This is good things. But we not only think one way, we needs think more. This ban public smoking they did not ask smokers, and then they say you can do that, they just ask none-smokers, this is not good idea. Second is what smokers can do right now? Go restaurants they can not smoker, so this is very bad for them. The last one is what about the business, because of can not smoke, a lot of people will do not go to restaurants or go there less then before, this is not good for business. So we needs find a good idea to fix this problem. We can cut the restaurants; half place for smokers and half for none-smokers, this will be a good choice for people. Ban public smoking is good for half people. We needs think another half and help another half. We cannot help none-smoker only, So government needs find a good way to fix this problem, not say stop will ok!

After the smoking ban

The article I read talked about what happened after the smoking ban. After the smoking ban had two results. First, after smoking ban the environment became well. People stopped smoke inside; so no second hand smoke pollution. Then, the air becomes good because less smoking, less air pollution. After the smoking ban there was not much smog to pollute our air. However, the second one is for the bar; because of the smoking ban the sales are going down. People cannot smoke inside they have to go outside. Therefore, they spent less time in the bar and the bar cannot serve them outside. It causes the bar to be unable to earn more money. In the end, it has good results and bad result.

After I read the article, I felt happy about the environment becoming good. We can have clean and beautiful environment and people can become healthier. And for the bar I just feel sorry for them; because of the smoking ban, the bar cannot earn more money. Their sales are going down. But because I don’t smoke, I don’t care what happened and what changed. Just I can live good and that’s fine for me.

Smoking ban has unforenseen effects on restaurants.

Acording to Dave Lopez the smoking ban is working mostly in positive way. There are some advantages as well as disadvantages. Mostly carbondale restaurants says that they increased their business with this new smoking ban policy. Customer says that they can smell the food not the smoke of cigarates. Small businesses are increase of aproxlimately 7%, which is surprised and business got the positive comments. Howevr, there are some confusion about customer. They are in the restaurant and ordered the food after a while they went for the smoke outside and waiter table gets cleaned off if they have food, when some guest came back so they have to re-make all of it so its waste of food and as well money. This smoking ban policy is bad for the women also, who worked and going outside for smoke cigaratte thats not safe, especially lae at night. Smoking ban has two side but people can tack it positively so it will be better future to them.

My opponants says that this policy might be cause health problems and save money. People who are not smoker they can get good benifites by this policy. For example, if you are in the restaurants with your children and somebody is smoking that will be a problem for your all of the health because you are not addict of smoking and your children are very sensitive so they can get bad effects. This policy is good for every one and people have to think about it positively. Its a better for health and people can save the money.

Public smokind ban reduces heart attacks

This article is this website.

In Bhattacharya’s (2003) article, “Public Smoking Ban Slashes Heart Attacks,” the author claims that some countries’ governments proclaim the prohibition about public smoking places in order to protect everyone’s health. First, the author introduces the topic of smoking ban that causes the fewer heart attacks and reduces the second-hand smoker. Next, she shows some examples to explain the results about the ban of smoking. For example, in Helena the researches compared the effect about whether the prohibition was published or not. They found that the average of heart attacks reduced after the smoking ban. In addition, some studies showed that there is a huge effect of smoking, such as: the risk of lung cancer. In conclusion, there is more and more smoking bans that are common today in many countries.

In my opinion, smoking ban is good for people’s health. Nowadays there are more and more people who like to smoke and can’t stop smoking. They think that it is a habit for them. If the government proclaims the smoking prohibition in public places, such as restaurants or train stations, a lot of people could survive because of the second-hand smoking. Although many smokers do not like the smoking ban that takes off their rights of smoking, many countries publish the law in order to protect other people. Besides, according to the result, when the smoking ban is published in somewhere, the average of heart attacks reduces. In fact, this is good news for everyone. If people want to smoke, they have to think about others. In a word, the smoking ban is a better way to help people protect their health.

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A little history: Smoke-free Carbondale was a movement in 2003-2007 or so to make bars and restaurants smoke-free within the city. Some people felt this would give bars and restaurants outside of town an advantage. It didn't matter, because the state became smoke-free (no smoke) in January 2008. Now that smoking is illegal in all bars and restaurants in the state, no town or area has any advantage over another.