SA criminalises smoking

[kilo39]

Zanele Mthembu, the department's director of health services, said the new proposals effectively criminalised smoking, which was imperative because 25 000 South Africans died of smoking-related deaths every year.
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He said that it was exaggerated to look at fines of R1 million when people accused of rape or murder walked free with R500 bail.
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Mthembu disagreed, saying: "We can't rank laws and say this is more important than that - we are talking about the health of our nation, so we have to ensure our legislation has no loopholes this time around."
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20060430083453477C371141

 

[Gunny]

Are they serious, more ppl than that are dying of AIDS and related diseases not to mention the number of people that get murdered in this country annualy and they worry about enforcing this dnt get me wrong but looking after kids are the parents responsibility.

Clogging up the already overworked justice system with cases like this doesnt make sense right now maybe when the violent crime rate comes down and we see more convictions for such crimes then we can look at enforcing things like this. Now the police force are being burdened with something that takes even more time away from investigations pertaining to violent crime.

 

[jabulani]

Once the law comes into effect we will popularise it

Yeah right!

I see the mods have bowdlerised your post Ajak - it gave me a laugh before it went. Have a Texan!

 

[ajak]

Yeah right!

I see the mods have bowdlerised your post Ajak - it gave me a laugh before it went. Have a Texan!

Who cares,whatever makes them happy,only to glad to help

 

[LabAnimal]

great for the non-smokers like me : ) however there will be a HUGE outcry from the public.

 

[ajak]

does this smoking ban include chewing tabacco

 

[kingmonty]

but looking after kids are the parents responsibility.

actually the state is the legal custodian of every child in the country

 

[ajak]

actually the state is the legal custodian of every child in the country

And the government says, we will shield you from smokers...but you can bloody well die of aids.I they care so much about the children,why dont they help those kids that are looking after their brothers and sisters,because the parents died of aids.Now they come with this bulsh1t