Smoking should be restricted in the public. |
Lung cancer,’ ‘throat cancer,’’ and ‘clogged arteries’… Many of the smoking related diseases are fatal not only to the smokers, but also to the non-smokers next to them. Researchers have recently discovered that smoking affects both the person that smokes and the person that is next to them. This newly acknowledged fact implies that smoking is no longer a matter of one’s responsibility towards his or her health. Instead, smokers now have to consider the people near them before lighting a cigarette. Smoking should be prohibited in the public because of two main reasons: it is unhealthy and it does not look good. The first and the foremost reason why smoking should be prohibited in the public is because it is a big contribute to many health diseases. As a specific example, 80% of all lung cancer is caused by smoking. Just imagine that if only people stopped smoking, the people that suffer lung cancer will decrease by one fifth. Lung cancer is a serious illness where cancer cells rapidly spread from the lungs to almost everywhere in the body. Most of the diseases that are discovered too late are incurable, and it hinders the patient from breathing. The main point is, however, that by smoking in public, the smokers can cause others to be engaged in this deadly disease. It is not justified to destroy others health just by one’s egoistic desire to smoke. The next and the final reason why smoking in the public should be restricted is because it does not look good. Now in the twenty-first century, the main aspects of a place, a subway, for example, is not only the practical use but also the aesthetics. In other words, the visually-disrupting scene of a person smoking cigarettes gives a considerable impact to the aesthetics of the place. Smoking in private does not matter because it does not affect the aesthetics of a public place. However, smoking must be restricted in the public because it will harm the visual features of the particular location. To conclude, smoking must be prohibited in the public because it is not only disrupting to the visions but is also risking the health of other people. It is the smoker’s choice to smoke even while risking his own health, but he or she has no right to risk other’s lives or to lower the value of a public place. In my opinion, it is truly unmannerly to smoke in the public and displeasing everyone. It is always frustrating to see wisps of smoke coming out of a person’s mouth and smelling the awful scent of burnt tobacco. If people just took a step back and considered the others before themselves, perhaps 80% of the lung cancer may be reduced. |