Seattle Gives Authority To Arrest People For Smoking [POLL]

The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department now have made it illegal to smoke in any park across Seattle. If you are caught smoking in a park, police may fine you, or even arrest you.

The idea is that second hand smoke isn't safe at any distance, so for non-smoker's sake, ban all smoking in parks.

Some people in Seattle think this is another way to harass the homeless population. The city of Seattle responed to this by saying that they will monitor the way the ban is enforced to make sure it isn't biased towards homeless people.

Is this a bit too much? What do you think?

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