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Originally Posted by valo403
I agree that the end goal should be a change in behavior, and while I'm not sure that this law will be incredibly effective I fail to see a better way of achieving the goal. It's not as if education campaigns on the harmful effects of smoking haven't been around for decades. Maybe I'm missing something, but what would you suggest as a better course of action to meeting the goal?
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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
It might not change it 100%, but I would think once fines are being handed out, some will stop a significant portion of the people who do it. Nothing curbs bad habits like punishment.
At the end of the day, I really don't see the harm in making this a law. What are the negative effects of the government passing this?
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There arent a whole lot of negatives for implementing this law, I just dont feel that the very few positives make it worth it, not to mention the possible waste of resources that may then not be available for an alternative when a suitable one is found. If we're all resigned to no future alternatives to attempt to tackle the bigger problem then fill your boots and pass the law.
To reiterate, I dont think this is about rights as much as it is about responsibilities.
When I say that parents should be responsible for their actions, I do not mean that they should be able to do whatever the hell they want just because its their kid, what I mean is that parents, much like children, can not be supervised at all times.
If the parents, or adults in general, are only on their best behaviour when they're on the roads because they know that Johnny Law is on the lookout for their shenanigans then this does no service to their kids when their parents are not in danger of being caught in some fashion.
The decision to smoke while in the car with your kids is, in my non-parent opinion, a symptom of a larger problem that affects responsible parental decision making.
So, this law may curb this one poor decision, but the rest will be left unchecked.
In summation, I'm not against this law, it'll probably work out okay, but I dont think its going to be particularly effective and in that case I'd rather it go back to the drawing board than implement something that I perceive to be a bit half-assed.
In the end, I still dont have kids and I still dont smoke, so I still dont care.
