On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 02:51:25PM +1000, Russell Coker wrote:
Yes, that is true to a point. But smoking effects more third parties in bad ways than gaming (on the whole). Walking down the street with cigarette smoke wafting into my face and beard isn't pleasant at all.
To deal with that they could start by enforcing current laws regarding smoking. For example smoking is banned at all covered areas at stations and bus and tram stops but you never see anyone getting booked for it.
They should make the fines for such actions large enough to cover the cost of enforcement and hire lots of people to book such criminals.
seems a bit excessive when you consider that, at least for bus and tram stops, everyone there is already breathing in all the fumes from passing cars and trucks and buses. why not fine everyone driving past a tram stop instead? or if it's merely offensive smells rather than harmful pollutants, why not fine people for BO? or the stench of cheap or alcohol-based perfume? we need the arm-pit police!!! or maybe you could learn not to be so intolerant. you're in a public place and have no right to inflict your own personal prejudices and likes and dislikes on everyone else. It's not actually harming you, you just find it distasteful. OTOH, i'd love to see the McDonalds near one of the tram stops (near the corner of Albion & Nicholson Sts, Brunswick) I use fined for the vile stink emanating from the place - it's truly repulsive, makes me want to puke. i gag at it even driving past it with the windows down. craig -- craig sanders <cas@taz.net.au>