"Smoke detectives are taking over the streets" - Legislation seeks to protect non-smokers from the harm done by passive smoking.

Smoke detectives are taking over the streets

Extract:

"Thousands of council officers will be on the streets this summer, patrolling bars, restaurants and shops to police the smoking ban.

Smokers' campaigning groups said the scheme would be a "complete waste of public money". The British Beer and Pub Association said the plan was "heavy handed".

The new smoke-free rules come into force in England on July 1, when people will be banned from smoking in workplaces or enclosed public areas."


I spent my childhood coughing; both of my parents smoked. I developed bronchitis and pulmonary TB. Each time hospitalisation and the TB drugs produced some respite and remission, the cigarette smoke when I returned home caused the coughing to return, and the coughing in its turn disturbed the healing that had taken place and the TB became active again. - It isn't just early deaths from passive smoking that will be prevented by this legislation; it is a great deal of wholly needless suffering by children and others who are vulnerable to cigarette smoke...