Should Louisiana Government Be Allowed to Ban Smoking in Public Places?

Opinionated Paper #1

Should Louisiana Government be allowed to ban smoking in public places?

If smoking is allowed in public places then the freedom of the non smoker is taken away. If we don’t allow smoking in public places then the smoker’s freedom is then restricted. Therefore banning smoking is a decision between the health of a whole nation versus the freedom of a minority. Which is more important? The millions of people that die from second hand smoke or the smoker who always has that cup of coffee and a quick smoke during their lunch break. It is not fair that the non smokers choose not to smoke by but in public he or she has no choice when it comes to smoking because of second hand smoke. Therefore the Louisiana Government should ban smoking in public places.

For years smokers have had the advantage to light