Public survey: Snohomish County considers ban on e-cigarettes in public

[Painter_]

Snohomish County, Washington is considering banning e-cigs from public places but they foolishly are taking a public survey about it. Since I am a member of the "public" and I was board, I took their survey. They leave the name address section as optional so I did not fill it out. Other than that there are 3 questions and they re essay answers. From memory the questions were
1)Do you support expanding the Smoking in Public Places to prohibit vaping?
2) How would prohibiting vaping in public places impact you?
3) What do you think should be included in the ordinance to be most effective in preventing youth from smoking and vaping?
4) Are there any specific issues that you would like the Board of Health to evaluate while considering this regulation?

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Snohomish-County-considers-ban-on-e-cigarettes-in-public-313967651.html

 

[nicnik]

Snohomish County, Washington is considering banning e-cigs from public places but they foolishly are taking a public survey about it. Since I am a member of the "public" and I was board, I took their survey. They leave the name address section as optional so I did not fill it out. Other than that there are 3 questions and they re essay answers. From memory the questions were
1)Do you support expanding the Smoking in Public Places to prohibit vaping?
2) How would prohibiting vaping in public places impact you?
3) What do you think should be included in the ordinance to be most effective in preventing youth from smoking and vaping?
4) Are there any specific issues that you would like the Board of Health to evaluate while considering this regulation?

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Snohomish-County-considers-ban-on-e-cigarettes-in-public-313967651.html

There's a recent thread on this, but it's good that you posted the questions from the survey. Their Board of Health's infographic is appalling.

Snohomish Co (WA) follows into the footsteps of CADPH in an attempt to ban vaping | E-Cigarette Forum

 

[nicnik]

Here's the infographic. Anyone doing the Snohomish County Board of Health's survey should read the Snohomish County Board of Health's infographic, first.

http://www.snohd.org/Portals/0/Snohd/LIving/files/E-CIG_Banner_2015_03_26-v7.pdf

 

[LoveVanilla]

83% of calls to POISON CONTROL IN 2014 WERE FOR NICOTINE POISONING IN KIDS 0-3 YEARS[/I]

What the hell? How can this possibility be true?

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

What the hell? How can this possibility be true?

Doesn't have to be, the whole thing is propaganda and by definition it's all lies.

 

[DC2]

Took the survey.
And I think everyone reading this thread should do the same.

It provides some interesting questions that educated vapers can use to educate others.
This of course assumes they have an open mind on these issues.

 

[nicnik]

Doesn't have to be, the whole thing is propaganda and by definition it's all lies.

The infographic is all lies, but my understanding of the word "propaganda" is that it doesn't have to be false to qualify. I'll paste a google definition:

prop·a·gan·da
ˌpräpəˈɡandə/
noun
noun: propaganda; noun: Propaganda
1.
derogatory
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
"he was charged with distributing enemy propaganda"
synonyms: information, promotion, advertising, publicity, spin

 

[nicnik]

The infographic is all lies, but my understanding of the word "propaganda" is that it doesn't have to be false to qualify. I'll paste a google definition:

derogatory
information

I don't think it has to be derogatory, either. I think Google failed me on this.

Merriam-Webster:
"ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc."

 

[Painter_]

4) Are there any specific issues that you would like the Board of Health to evaluate while considering this regulation?

For this question I responded that there should be an inquiry into members of "public health" for ethics violations, crimes against humanity and attempted murder for pushing an agenda that will persuade people to continue to smoke.

This was joined with links to many studies that disproved all of their claims. I hope I was not to harsh.

 

[nicnik]

I hope I was not to harsh.

It's a message they need to hear. Someone had to deliver it.

 

[DrMA]

For this question I responded that there should be an inquiry into members of "public health" for ethics violations, crimes against humanity and attempted murder for pushing an agenda that will persuade people to continue to smoke.

This was joined with links to many studies that disproved all of their claims. I hope I was not to harsh.

That means they'll get at least 2 answers along these lines [emoji12]

 

[EBates]

I don't think it has to be derogatory, either. I think Google failed me on this.

Merriam-Webster:
"ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc."

Thanks for the definition.
Now I can say without fear of any argument that all political speeches and media news are Propaganda, right?

 

[nicnik]

Thanks for the definition.
Now I can say without fear of any argument that all political speeches and media news are Propaganda, right?

Political speeches, maybe. Meida news, I'd say not all. Normally, I'd be asking about definitions, but this word I'm only a partially confused about.

 

[DrMA]

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