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The new no smoking law coming into effect in July is very unfair to all the smokers in this country. It is basically victimising all those who enjoy a cigarette. For some people, it is their way of relieving stress.

How on earth they intend on policing this new law remains to be seen. For example, when a smoker is in a pub or club having a few drinks he or she may be tempted to light up especially with a bit of Dutch courage after consuming alcohol. It will cause untold problems. If a person refuses to refrain from smoking, what happens then? Will the police be called out to every incident of this nature? We can’t even control the drug problems in this country never mind policing the no-smoking law.

No doubt the original brains behind this crazy law is a non-smoker, totally unaffected by this ruling.
For decade’s we’ve managed with no-smoking areas in public buildings, so why we have to introduce a total ban is beyond me.

Another controversial aspect of this law is if prisoners are deprived of a cigarette as well as their freedom, it will lead to riots. In one American no-smoking prison, the inmates took hostages. Only willing to release them in exchange for cigarettes. If this is anything to go by, then a lot of problems are on their way in the judicial system.

If this law stays in place then no doubt a few years down the line, the government will be attempting to make smoking and selling cigarettes illegal.