To want smoking banned in public playgrounds

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why should I remove my child because a smoker ( two in my case today) thinks it's okay to smoke in a small enclosed playground.

Can't they wait til their children have finished? Bloody selfish in my opinion ( as a ex smoker)

I think it is banned by some local authorities. I'd ask the council.

Unfortunately not by mine. Will be a mission of mine as soon as uni ends at the end of may and I have more time

enclosed? did it have a roof over it then?

I tend to agree with you as well. Now that my DCs are older, if I want a fag while they are playing, I will go out of the playground, well away from it but still in line of sight and downwind from it as well. When they were younger and needed more hands on supervision I just didn't smoke there. I do take my dogends with me as well goes for smoking martyr award although that is out of a habit that I started with more concern for the environment than kids picking them up tbh. In fact, it is how I cut down. I would put my best coat/trousers on when going out, then I wouldn't smoke because I didn't want to put the butt in my pocket until I reached a bin

I had to ask a Dad at football training to go onto the path if he wanted to smoke the other week, as the training is at the local school, so he was smoking around masses of kids, on a school playing field

YABU

Enclosed -as in fenced. Roof would be lovely in winter though!

Obviously kids can run the risk of getting burnt if the smoker is not careful so YANBU.

I don't see the problem with smoking on the playing field as I doubt the kids would run into the cigarette.

Pious exactly!

Those of you who think I am being unreasonable at least humour me with an explanation of why.

YANBU - and I smoke occasionally.

But never near children. It should be illegal.

Oh FGS
Risk of being burnt?
Get a grip.

People do a lot of offensive things both in and out of doors.
Can we then ban people who smell?

would it not just be easier to put your little darlings into some sort of space suit, that blocks all sunlight, pumps pure oxygen into them, and is softly cushioned in case they fall over... , problem solved

I am assuming nobody takes their children to bonfires or barbecues too, as that smoke from those also contains carcinogens, including the food that has cooked on the bbq.

Of course there's a risk of being burnt if the smoker is holding the fag at the side of them and a toddler runs in to them.

But that's the only risk I can see out in the open air. Certainly the smoke itself isn't any risk.

My youngest got burnt on his eyelid when he was 3yrs. We were walking along a crowded market and walked into a cigarette while holding my hand.

I don't think you are being unreasonable. It's not the smell, or the second hand smoke, or the burn risk that's the issue imo; it's the example being set.

D0G will you write to your local councillor too? We are same area

Example???
What about the example set by the average Brit.
Overweight, badly dressed, poor social skills,hideosu tattoos.....
Jeez, give me a B&H over that any day.

worraliberty your poor DS. That's horrible

On a still day like today my child was exposed. It didn't blow away. The daft bint was blowing it away from her children into my child.

Yanbu. Smoking in a playground is beyond unacceptable.

I'm personally pissed off with cars more than cigarettes, much more pollution!

With a cigarette you can always move out of the way!