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Put out cigarettes in West Valley City

Charles H | 12:58 p.m. Aug. 20, 2007

As a non-smoker, but libertarian leaning conservative, I am naturally inclined not to support bans on smoking. I'm just not a good enough Christian to care if someone wants to commit suicide on the installment plan. I should be. But I'm not. I know some have hyper-sensitivities to smoke, but some are also very sensitive to perfume and other odors. I just haven't had a problem with second hand smoke being an issue at outdoor venues.

That said, the littering of butts has pushed over the edge and I do support bans on smoking in any location where any justification can be found. I'm tired of seeing smokers ashing their cigs and even toss their often still glowing butts out their car windows. I'm tired of smokers dropping their cigs where ever they finish rather than walking 10 feet to an ashtray or garbage can (properly extinguish first please). I see no reason why I should have to clean up butts from my front yard.

To the 10% of smokers who do not litter, I'm sorry. You don't deserve more bans. But the 90% of smokers who are thoughtless and litter have brought this on.

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