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Non-Student Smoker Comments
- At what point, if this continues, will the non-smokers of this world tell the smokers they cant smoke at all?
- Do smokers have rights? We used to and for a long long time!! Now, since Big Tobacco fell to their knees in front of the Attorney Generals, our smoking rights are chipping away. It will be interesting to see how people react as they realize personal rights are gradually encroached upon. Maybe they will look back on these days of legislation and discrimination against the smokers as a wake up call that was missed. The day when [insert your personal, legal activity here] becomes the target. To me this more of a control issue than anything. I know plenty of people that have opposed seat belt and helmet laws that fully support smoking ban laws and can not understand the correlation. Few people remember or acknowledge that if it weren't for tobacco, this nation might not have arisen. The wealth generated in the colonies by exporting tobacco played a crucial role in developing this country's financial independence from the British throne.
- I am a smoker who is in the process of quitting...while I no longer smoke at work, going smoke free would actually be beneficial for me because the choice of whether to smoke or not would be taken out of my hands. I would not build smoking shelters...if you do that, than we are not smoke free. Do Marquette General Hospital employees come on to NMU's campus to smoke? I know I've seen a lot of that going on by the University Center...I guess that would put a stop to that as well and that would be good. As for it affecting students choice whether to come here or not, I'm not sure, although I think students are becoming increasingly used to smoke free environments. How many other campuses are smoke free?
- I am a smoker. I wish the campus were smoke-free now. Smoking shelters get trashed, they have garbage and butts associated with them. Yuck.
- I am concerned with how it will be enforced. We have had a 30 feet from the door policy but it never worked because there were no consequences. I think we should find a way to enforce that policy before trying to create a new one.
- I believe that smoking in vehicles should be allowed.
- I completely understand the worries of being a NONsmoker, walking around in a smoking atmosphere. The consequences are severe and deathly, TRUE. However, as a SMOKER, I would not want to see the smokers get penalized if they are caught smoking close (like 10 feet) with in the the designated smoking area without actually being in the area. As a SMOKER I too do not enjoy the smell, nor the chemicals, nor the health risks I am putting myself at. Again, if a program was provided such as a smoking cessation (where a portion of money was used to aid in quitting smoking)I would be more inclined to take advantage of that type of assistance. I understand that is not a probable solution for students, but it would aid faculty and staff alike who do indeed smoke.
- I dont make non smokers be around smoke nor to i force people to smoke that dont want to so who is campus to tell me that i cant i could understand if smoking was illegal but its not if im of age to smoke then who cares. With other crimes happening on campus (we just herd about illegal drug crimes are on the rise) how does the university plan on enforcing the law if we have smoking police running around what is going to happen with the other crimes. I think if you want to come down on the smokers of campus make sure the university doesnt have other bigger issues.
- I think it is very small-minded and discriminative to target smokers in this way. Shelters are the mature, compassionate way to handle this issue.
- I think that this is an invitation to a lot of negatives about infringment of freedom, legal issues and enforcement of/defense for, etc. I can only think that this is a case of being for the good of the few, and affecting many, the few being those with very squeaky wheels. I personally am willing to quit smoking, that is for me to own, but the process by which this decision is being made disturbs me.
- I understand the the feelings (or rights if you will) of non-smokers not wanting to walk through smokers to get into a building. Smokers also have the right to smoke if they choose, and it would be really great if they had some sort of shelter to smoke in.
- If the campus becomes even more hostile to smokers I will spend the absolute minimum time on-campus as required by my contract (AAUP). I have already cut my on-campus time in half when you made smoking illegal in all the buildings. If you want to see how little time a professor can spend on campus and still "work" here, then go for it.
- Is this really what we want to concern ourselves with in a free country? Are you actually serious in question number 3? What's next?
- smoking is legal. why should people be punished for smoking. i dont think smoking outside should impact non smokers that much!
- The current policy is good.
- Tobacco is a legal product. I choose to smoke but do feel discriminated against. The National Campaign to stop smoking, even outdoors is excessively harsh. Making smoking illegal in one's own vehicle is ridiculous.I would hate to see NMU enforce a smoke-free campus. Historically,Hitler had a strict non-smoking policy and used propaganda to intimidate other. I hope we do not let the vocal non-smoking public drown out the common sense of the majority.Those of us who obey the current policies and do not bother others should not be punished for those who smoke in doorways. Smokers are not evil people. We are an unprotected group by law. If we allow smoking to be banned, what is next? Will the next group be the obese? Please do not allow a total ban on smoking on campus. Thank you.