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Originally Posted by bogey
I think designated smoking in outside areas in Disneyland is goofy (pun intended) but I'll still attend Disneyland. I think outlawing smoking outside in all of Beverly Hills or on the beach is also wrong, but I'll still shop in BH's and I'll still go to the beach. For the record, I do think throwing your cigarette butt down on the beach or in the street is littering. I believe the effects of 2nd hand smoke on our health is sensationalized, but Americans have bought in to it, therefore new laws are created. I fear the day Americans buy in to gun control.
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If smoking wasn't banned at the beach, smokers would turn it into a virtual ashtray, polluting not only the beach but the ocean as well.
My parents were in town two weeks ago. I took them to both Mulholland viewing areas (the one that over looks Los Angeles and the other, Studio City).
In BOTH instances, there were huge signs indicating that these were Fire Zones and that Smoking is Not Allowed.
Guess what was lying around, everywhere?
Cigarette butts.
So please, spare me the idea that people are personally responsible in regards to smoking.