different types of policing have different effects depending on the context and execution
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it depends on how you do it. as a teenage smoker myself with lots of smoker friends, I have to disagree
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+ Really not very much on board with the ethics of institutionalizing shaming people for doing something that is harmful to themselves.
I think there are better ways to handle this stuff.
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In Norway smoking rates are declining pretty fast.
I think that's a combination of things. One is legislating in favor of non-smokers (banning indoors smoking etc.), which is essential. I lived in Prague long enough to appreciate how much life sucks for non-smokers otherwise.
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I heard Singapore, for example, fines people for throwing buds on the ground?
I don't know if that is the case or just my gramps waffling as usual, but I think it's good policy if true. Don't pollute common areas. That's important.
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yup. I got caught once when I was 20 and had to pay $300 😩 ruined my whole month
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Gotta run, but it was fun talking!
I think this sort of policy is much more on the right track, but I can revisit that point later if y'all are still talking about this.