Is rain a valid reason for smokers to smoke in non-smoking areas? (sheltered bus stop, hdb void deck with no smoking sign etc.)
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Just kidding this is a rhetorical question. It’s not allowed no matter what.
If you smoke in a non-smoking area (and these smokers invariably litter and toss their cig butts on the ground) you are objectively a morally bankrupt, inconsiderate and straight up bad person. Please consider changing for the better.
I say this because I just had to tell off a piece of sh– for smoking outside a kindergarten. Dumb guy said he couldn’t go out to the grassy area because it’s raining. Like is that supposed to temporarily lift the no-smoking law???
Netizens’ comments
- obviously not. i just came back from Japan and i was so impressed that i didn’t smell cigarette much because they have smoking rooms that are sheltered (either in malls/individual shophouses). but i’m guessing SG will never implement such good facilities cos they want to eventually eliminate or at least reduce smoking in SG.
- Simple answer, of course not. But sadly some smokers loves to justify their reasoning to smoke in such places.
The HDB common corridor, lifts, and stairways are another example too. - If one wants to smoke, even if there is a storm, they do not deserve to get shelter and smoke at the same time. If they get struck by lightning, at least the lightning gets to smoke them. Win Win.
- Or just mass hire more NEA officers to patrol everyday with quota. Catch littering and smoking indoors. Recently more people littering like nobody business.
- i have never seen any smoker fined for smoking in non smoking area during rain. It is a special law that does not apply during rain
- Well.. you should try smoking under the umbrella in the rain…