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Jump to full article: Article Comments-New York Times, 2008-04-08
Author: 14 Readers
Intro: It's a difficult situation made even more difficult to enforce by current laws and landlord's general reluctance to do much about anything. Of course people should have the right to do as they please in their home, but not to do as they please to others. I had three 175,000 BTU air conditioning units put below a former apartment's window by nearby restaurants. It sounded like a helicopter port. They were triple the maximum allowable decibel limit. The head of the EPA signed papers testifying they were clearly in violation of the noise code. The judge said "it's a noisy city" and dismissed my case. Now, with that in mind, how do you go about getting someone to prevent you from smelling/tasting their second hand smoke ?
Is it right to allow smokers to destroy the health of their children and pets, neither of whom have any say in the matter? It should be treated as abuse. I grew up with many kids whose parents smoked and the kids all had breathing problems. Smoking is proven to be harmful to the smoker, others and the environment, yet it's still legal, partly due to the political strength of the tobacco companies. Only people without children and pets should be permitted to smoke in their homes.
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