Comments on: Decatur Posts “No Smoking” Signs To Advertise Sidewalk Ordinance

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 22:10:42 +0000

Nice….. Well said.

By: Curious

Curious — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 21:19:27 +0000

Walked past Starbucks this morning. Saw a Starbucks employee sitting at a table smoking a cigarillo. Perhaps we need back up one step further and educate the restaurants/bars on what the table policy is to begin with!

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:40:27 +0000

That’s the unofficial regulation I’m talking about.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:15:48 +0000

The only thing that stopped my mother from self-righteously smoking around her family was when my sister-in-law refused to let her visit the little grandchildren inside their home. Outside the home was ok. Worked like a charm. Not only did my mother stop smoking around everyone else, she quit altogether. The combination carrot-stick approach worked like a charm.

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:56:38 +0000

“I think it was an awareness and social issue first.” — I disagree. If the norms defining what was socially acceptable had changed first, then behavior would have changed and regulation would not have been necessary. Changing awareness among non-smokers is not enough to mold the behavior of smokers, who are controlled by a physical addiction. Only regulation can do that — “unofficial” regulation via peer pressure in private settings, and official regulation in public settings.

By: DawgFan

DawgFan — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:00:14 +0000

Funny how when I scroll this page, you have the last post on each point.

By: brad

brad — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:04:45 +0000

I remember Daydreamer — do you think the bans change the social norms or were the bans a result of the norms changing? I think it was an awareness and social issue first.