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My small town recently passed such a ban on smoking in public places such as restaurants, etc., on the basis of health concerns for employees. But it exempted places like bowling alleys and bars, because it was assumed those would be smoking venues.
People who work in bars and bowling alleys immediately raised the point that such exceptions send the message that the health and well-being of those who work in such places must not be worth the same as someone who works in a restaurant.
Good point. You ban smoking across the board, or you don't.
Sometimes laws do have some unintended consequences...value judgments one of them.
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