If the county's proposed smoking ban, much tougher than the city's, is passed, will we need to hire a few extra people for the sheriff's department to be the tobacco police?
If you catch someone smoking in a non-smoking area in Omaha, Neb., call the police. The Omaha Police Department (OPD) is encouraging city residents to call 911 in the wake of the citywide ban on smoking that went into effect on Oct. 2.
Teresa Negron, sergeant in charge of public information of the OPD, explained that the department encourages observers of infractions to pick up the phone to report the infraction -- just like they would for any other crime they observe being committed.
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Aw geez...I can see it already...the market for all those "Stop Snitching" T-shirts will be booming...any minute now.
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B.G.
Good grief.
The County smoking ban as written is one of the most poorly written bills that I have ever seen.
My wife and I have two home offices and are accountants. As written the bill would prevent me from allowing people to smoke IN MY OWN HOME.
That sounds like a law that would be passed in Nazi Germany or the old Soviet Union, not Indiana.
I do not smoke and I do not allow people to smoke in my home under any circumstances. That is something my wife and I should decide not three Republican (BIG GOVERNMENT REPUBLICAN) County Commissioners.
When did The Republicans become the Party of big, nanny Government? They are pushing seat belt laws, new regulations on business owners, etc...
With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?
Mike Sylvester
Fort Wayne Libertarian