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re: East Baton Rouge Metro Council passes smoking ban for bars and casinos
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:50 am to ell_13
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:50 am to ell_13
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I'm sure some like being free from cancerous smoke when they go to a bar or the casino. That's the freedom I like.
If you're getting hammered in a bar you aren't that concerned about your health.
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Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:50 am to Brummy
this shite pisses me off to no end. If you don't want to work in an environment where there's smoke, and you work in the service industry, try one of the literally hundreds of bars and restaurants here that have bans (and had voluntary bans since before the initial one was implemented). As for Casino workers, those places pay millions of dollars for air filtration systems that provide you with cleaner air than people are breathing outside.
Pussification of America. Let the business owners determine smoking rules
Pussification of America. Let the business owners determine smoking rules
This post was edited on 8/9/17 at 10:51 am
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:51 am to Brummy
What's funny is this is a normal in a lot of the country, but like usual BR is way behind on things. Even the cesspool that is New Orleans has a ban on smoking in bars
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:51 am to bigrob385series
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people are getting mowed down and robbed daily and this is what they worry about?frick these people.
So city government should be dedicated to crime 100%? It is possible to address more than one issue at time. How is this affecting crime.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:53 am to Packer
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What's funny is this is a normal in a lot of the country, but like usual BR is way behind on things. Even the cesspool that is New Orleans has a ban on smoking in bars
We love our government over reach don't we folks?
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:54 am to Dizz
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How is this affecting crime.
Nothing is affecting crime. That's the problem.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:55 am to ell_13
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Not sure why people have a problem with this. No one is going to lose revenue. Addicts gonna addict.
You don't think casinos lose out on revenue when smoking is banned?
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:58 am to Brummy
Let's ban smoking in private businesses while chemical plants up and down the river spew toxins in the air.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:01 am to Dizz
quote:you can address 100 issues at a time...that doesn't mean you will accomplish anything.they should stick to the more important issues at hand,which i'm sorry...is not second-hand smoke.
It is possible to address more than one issue at time.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:02 am to OysterPoBoy
Yeah crime is a huge problem, not arguing that. This isn't an either or situation, they didn't have to choose between addressing crime or the smoking issue.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:04 am to Ed Osteen
quote:Where else will people go to satisfy their addiction? Harrah's in NOLA has seen an increase in revenue since the NOLA ban...
You don't think casinos lose out on revenue when smoking is banned?
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:04 am to BOSCEAUX
quote:Laffy has a ban as well.
We love our government over reach don't we folks?
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:05 am to Dizz
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So city government should be dedicated to crime 100%? It is possible to address more than one issue at time. How is this affecting crime.
It shows how fricking terrible politicians at large are at prioritizing. It was theoretically possible for Nero to both fiddle and put out the fire in Rome, but in practice, he wasn't capable of doing both.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:08 am to ell_13
quote:i think you have that backwards.
Harrah's in NOLA has seen an increase in revenue since the NOLA ban...
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:08 am to ell_13
quote:prove it. and prove it is related to smoking..
Harrah's in NOLA has seen an increase in revenue since the NOLA ban..
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:11 am to CarRamrod
Even if it was, if Harrah's wants to make less, they should be entitled to do so. We don't need government legislating best business practices. Let Harrah's figure its own shite out.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:12 am to Brummy
Hum... not sure the city has any say so with riverboat casinos. They're technically a ship on a navigable waterway and therefor fall under a different jurisdiction.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:14 am to SlapahoeTribe
Hey I have a great idea, lets ban Meth and Murder while we are at it.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:16 am to CarRamrod
quote:They tried to claim a $70mill difference due to the ban (which they couldn't prove). Then they were allowed to open courtyards that had gambling on them. They have absolutely benefited over the long run.
prove it.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:19 am to SlapahoeTribe
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not sure the city has any say so with riverboat casinos. They're technically a ship on a navigable waterway and therefor fall under a different jurisdiction.
Honest question - if a crime is committed on one of the boats, does BRPD report to it?
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