Mother launches petition to stop smoking in public parks and playgrounds

[barryqwalsh]

A petition has been launched to try and ban people from smoking in parks.

Despite growing evidence of the dangers of secondhand smoke, and a ban in every enclosed public space, it is still legal to smoke in most public parks and playgrounds. But one woman has launched a petition try and bring the ban to public playgrounds, arguing that smoking in them can damage children's health.

Annie Dressner said that she had been inspired to launch the petition after a woman started smoking near her and her son in a public park. Despite Ms Dressner saying that she would rather she didn’t, the woman continued to smoke, Ms Dressner wrote in the description of her petition.


You're still allowed to smoke in children's parks, and people want it to stop

 

[martybegan]

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A petition has been launched to try and ban people from smoking in parks.

Despite growing evidence of the dangers of secondhand smoke, and a ban in every enclosed public space, it is still legal to smoke in most public parks and playgrounds. But one woman has launched a petition try and bring the ban to public playgrounds, arguing that smoking in them can damage children's health.

Annie Dressner said that she had been inspired to launch the petition after a woman started smoking near her and her son in a public park. Despite Ms Dressner saying that she would rather she didn’t, the woman continued to smoke, Ms Dressner wrote in the description of her petition.


You're still allowed to smoke in children's parks, and people want it to stop

Playgrounds, yes, I can see it because of the closed in nature, but preventing it in the general park area?

Overkill in my view. and of course they nannyists will include vaping, even thought that has minimal 2nd hand impacts.

 

[barryqwalsh]

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Petition Make smoking in and near children's parks and playgrounds against the law.

Yesterday a woman asked if it would bother me if she smoked in the playground while on the seesaw with her young daughter. When I said it would bother me, she told me that my one year old son would turn out to be "arrogant" and smoked anyway. Secondhand smoke, even outside, is dangerous for kids.

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Petition: Make smoking in and near children's parks and playgrounds against the law.