Thursday, February 8, 2007
Motion: Smoking should be totally banned [Done by Bee Em]Smoking should not be totally banned.
There is no point in totally banning smoking. As chewing gums used to be totally banned, citizens still managed to 'smuggle' chewing gums in. Hence, no matter how serious the government is with regards to banning smoking in Singapore totally, there would still be people who would do what they can to smoke, e.g. smoking at home SECRETLY. This defeats the purpose, as the true aim of banning smoking is to promote healthy lifestyle and to reduce air pollution.
Besides, like what many agree, it is more effective to let heath-related personnels to persuade smokers to give up cigarettes. The diseases and damages caused by smoking are intimidating, however, not enough to stop people from smoking. Hence, there is no exactly an effective way to dissuade people from smoking.
In conclusion, I feel that there is no need to ban smoking totally as it would not help the situation. It is ultimately up to the smokers' desire, freedom and will to live a heathly lifestyle.
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