Smoking Dad Busted on Father's Day
A Dad was caught smoking a cigarette while driving with his son in the back seat, and was given the first ever ticket for smoking in a vehicle with a child in BC, Canada, ironically, on Father's Day.
According to Metronews, on April 7, 2009, BC passed a law against smoking in a vehicle with a child under 16 inside. RCMP officers will be on the lookout for violators.
Are we getting a tad controlling? Or should parents be expected to protect their children from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke?
Perhaps more importantly, should parents be held accountable for behavior they are role modelling to their children? Research shows that parents' use of addictive substances has a major influence on whether children later develop substance use disorders.
Smoking in confined spaces puts our kids at risk. While it may seem that it should be a personal right to smoke in our cars, it is more important to protect young passengers who cannot escape the thousands of toxins that are present in secondhand and third-hand smoke. Laws that limit exposure to cigarette smoke benefit everyone – including the smoker, ultimately.
Yes I agree with the law about not smoking when children are in a area where smoke is
and I am a smoker, but tiny baby & children lungs can not handle this at all
I smoke out side cause of second hand smoke even my boyfriend smokes but he stays in and smoke
I have respect to smoke outside cause me smoke bothers him
I do not agree with this but he has told me to smoke outside
Respect to others is very important
As much as I value individual rights when choosing “health promoting” vs. health damaging” behavior, I cannot justify using health-damaging substances when it puts others at risk. I was a kid that grew up riding back and forth to Grandma’s house all winter long while both parents filled the old Buick with a lasting blue-gray haze. I had recurrent bronchitis, sore throats and “stomach flu” until I was old enough to buy my first used car.