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# TITLE: Should we ban smoking in all outdoor public places? [5c6b2ff90395f34d198525049dd53525]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 5
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - In general, the group was in favour of banning smoking in all outdoor public places. However, as participant 4 said, there were several arguments against it. The main argument is that this would be taking away one of the liberties of the citizens and would be a step in the direction of the UK becoming a police state. Another argument was that it would be against a persons choice, and by choosing to smoke they are making an informed decision. Another argument was that it would also stop people from going outside their houses for a smoke, thus keeping them at home. And also that it would be hard to police. On the other hand, several people agreed that it was dangerous to smoke around other people. The main argument for banning smoking was that it causes damage to the health of non smokers, and it should be the non smokers choice if they wish to be in that environment or not. Another argument was that there is a lot of litter and that it causes damage to the environment. Another argument for banning smoking was that it would cut down on a lot of health issues which would save the NHS a lot of money in the long run. There were several alternatives to the banning of smoking in public places. One alternative was that there should be
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - “Smoking should be banned in public places, however, smokers should have a designated area, preferably a smoking hut.”
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - Although smoking is a health hazard and we should work towards a society where it is not in use, the right to choose to smoke and not smoke should be respected. Therefore we should not ban smoking in outdoor public places but create designated smoking areas.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - We should ban smoking in all outdoor public places. However, there should be designated areas for those that do smoke. In the designated areas, there should be an ashtray available to ensure that cigarettes are disposed of correctly and to prevent litter.
1: 4,2,3,1
1: 3,2,1,4
1: 3,4,2,1
1: 1,4,2,3
1: 4,3,2,1