In many countries, smoking is now illegal in public places. Many people believe that such a ban is justified. Do you agree or disagree?

Many countries now have laws that prohibit smoking in public places,

such

as the park, bus stop, or the train station. The laws are well accepted and supported by its citizens, citing that it is a fair rule. I agree that there is a need for a law that ban smoking in public places for two main reasons, the public

health

and

government

responsibility. There are many reasons for making smoking in public places as an illegal act, but the main one is probably because of the major public

health

risks. Smoking in public or open places increase adverse

health

risks, not just for the smokers themselves, but

also

to the

passerbys

a person who passes by casually or by chance

passerby

passer-by

passerby's

. The act creates many passive smokers, allowing people walking in public areas to inhale the smoke without their consents,

thus

making them susceptible to diseases related to smoking,

such

as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or even lung cancer. Many researches have been done to connect public smoking to the rise of pulmonary or oncology diseases.

In addition

to the public

health

risks of smoking in public, the other reason is that

government

has a responsibility to improve the living

condition

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conditions

of its citizens by creating a cleaner environment and air to breathe in. Open air is a right

for

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of

every

citizens

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citizen

, it should not be contaminated by only a group of people.

Also

, the

government

has the responsibility to help the citizens who do not want to inhale

smokes

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smoke

because they choose not to smoke in the

first

place, but

inadvertently do

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inadvertently does

so. The

government

has to make rules that benefit the many and not the few, while

also

considering the future generation. It is important that children who often be in public places to not be exposed to

smokes

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smoke

and nicotine, for the reason that

smokes

a person who smokes tobacco

smokers

can make the children sick and that it can make them assume that smoking is a cultural norm, the latter

then

will create more generations of smoking addicts, creating

more diseased

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most diseased

people. In conclusion, prohibiting smoking in open spaces or public places is an act justified for the reason that the public

health

is an important aspect that the elected governments swore to protect, and to prevent future generations from smoking addiction in the

first

place.