TU Tuesday - Editorial

http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/EDITORIAL-Smoking-ban-at-Lamar-Institute-of-2393386.php

I have a lot of family members that smoke, mostly on my dads side. My grandpa, who I've never met, died of lung cancer. My dad, his brothers, and his sisters (their are 7 of them total) all smoke cigarettes. The editorial suggests that "smoking shouldn't just be restricted at other places; it should be non-existent" after stating that the Lamar Institute of Technology has banned smoking on campus. First off, I agree that smoking should be non-existent, but sadly, it exists and there is no chance of getting rid of it. There is really no point of banning smoking on campus, because people are smoking, even though they know the consequences. That doesn't stop a majority of people. They should just put a smoking section somewhere. "Efforts like this will protect the majority of people - non smokers - from secondhand smoke." Maybe people just shouldn't inhale a bunch of smoke where someone is smoking if they're against smoking! Go create a little gazebo, like they do at amusement parks, where the smokers can smoke without being harassed.