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. r <br />Must we apologize when +� resort to legal measures? <br />�r <br />f P!! . article in the. December 1 A t <br />' f 9 76 A�ary i � �, <br />r F_ 'Journal <br />,,o Public tiz�alti:i;.st4te� �,he:t =`,i�;ce.•�he f { <br />fat ;. the Ropaatfls: <br />r. ,+ 4nary 'source -books el nubl'-C education, legislation <br />has been an educational •tool of the first or (..r. 'mak <br />k A legislative statue as essential <br />y a p K o;Pouricement <br />'a proclamation, a statement of a position on <br />;matter of public concern.by the Inw- a A; <br />giv. ng body <br />e� :ta v i it res pons i ba 1 i ty for tate corramoat's�b?1 <br />-irsfit arLly intended to iinfn,rm t <br />1the p 1e on t �n �a►�lcr 11 s <br />eo,) what,. is. 8000 at�u <br />rOiat can be•- <br />ba i ned by -public orytea• And pc ac :in <br />' + theint•erest of the. ssafetya wVlfrareg. heap the 3;�d ' <br />uwrals of t'he commtmi•ty.f <br />Pun i shmeri°t , oa• other � <br />,,• Lr�l'or�'eurenE ntethus s are always secondary ,.o <br />t he <br />educaiiunal content. Nearly all law must be self + <br />executinb of*have the cooperaitiort of the governed, ` <br />a ' .:1'here arc -jilt enough police event in the most tightly <br />cuntrolled states to y <br />t enforce all law merely with <br />the threat of person punishment for deviation".. <br />I'he are i c l e concludes with the words "we need not <br />fur resort to the <br />7 <br />< <•. tt t - law in public ; health". max. <br />h <br />a IS trtert ltubl tl sul)I)ur <br />j t <br />Al National surveys e.unsisteentIy show what the to ,ra ' <br />j o r i t y o 1 'peo1)1 a feel smokiltg in public*places <br />i 1 aces 4�t <br />at wor•1, should be more restricted. Ema or" <br />a a e,rve y <br />rand riealth found the following by the National Clearing House four Smokin 6 <br />ge of peo'x�recenta <br />l - p1E= favor d regulation lation a <br />b' .. g a 1 n S t smoking. <br />70% of all surveyed <br />82% of non-smokers <br />r' Sit of the <br />° smokers <br />greed <br />In add tion ne ar1 <br />y two-thirds of the general pub <br />ioc'ludiitg one f the x* <br />'t -third o.. � <br />srirokers find it <br />t; r �innoy t nb 'to be near a person ' who s smoking c i ga"� <br />av�ftiv'.S sj6 <br />Ji e: t t e: ,J r "'3�g r�.,*•e..4 • t,..y.•: . � Yh. <br />H) People Magazine in 1980 asked its readers "Should there <br />be separate smoking and Itonsmoking sections in restaurants?" <br />y�+r, Yes, fumed 8S -percent, with heavy support from teenagers. <br />C) During the fall of 1980 the Division of Preventive <br />Medicine of the Massachusetts Department ofPublic Health <br />surveyed attitudes of 3313 people on the regulation of <br />smoking in restaurants and health care facilities. <br />Overall 85% favored some form of smoking restrictions. <br />Separate areas was the most popular choice. New England <br />Journal of Medicine April.l, 1982. <br />D) Local surveys run by newspapers in Palm Beach County. y` <br />7 The Sun. <br />Setitinel on April 8;11960 t•eport:edt In one of <br />the largest outpourings of opinion lince • th'e Tuesday .'Poll <br />began; 801 of the Sun -Sentinel readers responding to <br />last weeks question favor laws to,i <br />protect nonsmokers y <br />from the pollution of smokers in places of employment ' <br />and other.public locations. Itc} <br />On September 25, 1980,.the Laike Worth H 'r A.lrl• r�­;aorted. :hat <br />it's public opinion '912% <br />F F poll fL�,ttd an ove-i- whelwink <br />of its respondents :favored fiche Pa?.m Beach County Cle��a <br />j Indoor :Ur Ordinance". , <br />In summary I believe we can ray that for the good health of the people <br />.:.of Sebastian and Incian River County it would be worthwhile E.r work- for <br />the passage of a Clean Indo=)r Air Ordinance. It!s certaLinly possible, <br />there is legal justification and there is legal precedence. Furthrmore, <br />we never need to apologize to work for a better situation as far <br />.-as our -health is concerne-:. As an extra bonus we have many indications <br />that the majority of the public favor such a situation. A Clean Indoor <br />Air Ordinance -that limits smoking n public places is reasonable, <br />.workable and acceptable. There is no good reason why i,t can, t <br />a become a reality. 31 <br />f UOK PdGc <br />;: - <br />