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Would you support this law or do you think it's "unfair"?
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Jaelin Jordan
12/1/2013 04:23:04 pm
No, I would not support this law because people are still going to continue to do with they want to do no matter what the age. As explained in the article, people can use fake id's, which won't change whether this law is passed or not.Another reason why this shouldn't pass is because people can get access from their friends, who could be either over or under the age limit. I belive issues like this one are hard to handle, and shows why this certain law will probably fail.
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Joyce Kinsey
12/4/2013 03:07:18 pm
I am leaning towards supporting the law. Out of all the laws that are being made in New York this law is much more reasonable, especially when this law is compared to the one that limits the size of soft drinks. As stated in the article, statistically it has been shown that the 3 years does make a difference. I believe this law will not affect the current 18-20 aged smokers, but it might lower the amount of future smokers in the younger generations. However, I still believe there is a better way to approach this issue.
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Blossom Onunekwu
12/4/2013 03:21:03 pm
Sure, let's give this law a try. I support it. What harm is there in trying? After all, it helped in other areas. It may or may not benefit, but we'll never know if we don't try.
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Yazrah Randall
12/5/2013 03:04:10 pm
I have doubts about this law. If people already will go through illegal circumstances to get their hands on drugs, then they will certainly do it for cigarettes. It will definitely lower the smoking for now, just because of availability. But as soon as people figure out how to get something they crave it'll be back up.
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Edima Udom
12/5/2013 06:48:13 pm
I do not agree with this new law at all. Three years is a big difference because lets face it teens like to rebel. This is just like how the drinking age is 21 and kids feel the need to drink before that age to show off. Countries where there is no drinking age or where the drinking age is low does not have a large a problem on teens drinking like here in the U.S. I see this repeating itself with smoking. Teens are gonna see the new law and try to get cigarettes due to peer pressure or to show how cool they are.
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Myles Johnson
12/8/2013 02:09:15 pm
The United States has gotten to the point where the 'anti-communist/pro democracy' propaganda has been taken too far. With that being said, the idea of freedom has been supported so strongly over the past few decades that this new law will honestly make no difference in the yielding of a decrease of teen smoking. The nationalism that was put into the original concept of this country has evolved as so much to say that some of the most outlandish propositions in earlier times are regularly recurring instances now. Examples like gay marriage and legalization of narcotics only serve to 'protect the rights of the people', the original basis of what America stands for. So what is this law supposed to do? Undo years of protest and history that went into building arguably the most unrestricted nation in the world? I don't think so. Here in the U.S. people are born and raised to have individualistic perspectives, whether that means to openly express gay views or to relapse into the world of hallucinogens and amphetamines. People in this country will always do what they want, whether a law directly conflicts with their desire. The classic saying "rules are meant to be broken" emerged from American ideals, and could easily be the most honest template for what we stand for as a nation.
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Julian Herbert
12/11/2013 10:18:46 am
I support the law, but I honestly don't think it would make any difference. Underage smoking occurs daily already, so this law really means nothing. Minors will still find a way to get around and smoke anyway just like they do now. I understand what the law is trying to do which is why I support it, but underage smoking is still going to occur anyways.
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Naleka Frison
12/11/2013 01:32:34 pm
I agree with Emily Marks comment about how people will always find a way to get what they want. Teens often smoke to smoke the pain away due to the fact that they have family issues going on at home. I known a situation where an adult will actually buy a under age person not only cigarettes but alcohol if they pay for the items plus going to get it.
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Tidas T.
12/11/2013 06:52:29 pm
Whether if there are laws or not people find loop holes and cracks to get through and finesse the system. NO 3 years doesn't make a difference at all. After all most young adults/ teenagers don't take the law serious anyway, unless you been locked up, like ya boy. just kidding lolol
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Rachel Holbrook
12/15/2013 04:08:32 am
I haven't quite decided whether I support the new law or not, but this is what I do know. People bellow the age of 18 smoke, it happens everyday, and from what I see, there isn't much of an enforcement against it. We will always find ways of getting around the law, so whether it will help or not, I highly doubt it. Think of the young man who was 19, smoking a cigarette, and openly joking about getting a fake ID to continue his smoking habits. He knows whether the law is changed or not, he is still going to smoke. Also, about the issue of "if a man can serve his country, he can smoke a cigarette", I tend to agree. The law is obviously intended to steer those who have not yet started smoking, to not start at 18, but let's face it; on a person's 18th birthday, they don't wake up and decide to go start smoking. I believe the majority of people have their first cigarette far before their 18th birthday. Just like people who drink alcohol, they know the risks.
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Ciera Hutchins
12/15/2013 10:56:27 am
The effect of raising the smoking age to 21 will more than likely have a minimal effect. Those under 21 who smoke currently, will still find a way to smoke. And those who never intend on smoking, will not start due to a higher age limit. Increased prices, as mentioned in the article are most likely the best way to decrease teenage smoking. However, the increased age limit will most likely have an effect on future generations. If they grow up understanding that the age is 21, they may be more likely to wait till they are 21. Something like cigarettes or alcohol is a tricky subject, as it hard to determine the median between who will do what they want anyway and those who will never do it no matter what.
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Aliyah Hammond
12/15/2013 11:08:30 am
I understand that they are trying to make the whole smoking situation better by raising the age limit but unfortunately there are still going to be ways that these under-aged people are going to be getting these cigarettes... just like there are under-aged people still some how getting alcohol. Regardless of the age limit there will always be ways to get to it for example the other day I went to the store and there was boy who looked about 16 and he would go around giving older people money asking them to buy him a pack of cigarettes because he was under-age... I do agree with the law but hopefully people will be more prone to just waiting until they are 21 to actually buy them.
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Courtney Brown
12/15/2013 11:37:22 am
They can pass the law, but who says by passing this law that people are going to stop smoking under age. They are going to keep smoking, just like the people drinking underage. People can use fake ID's as in the article, or they can get assistance from a friend and a family member. Also, if the person is underaged and is smoking now they are probably addicted and it is going to be hard for them to let go of that habit due to withdrawl.
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Myles Parker
12/15/2013 02:55:14 pm
At this point and time its 2013 and we as a country need to begin to move away from our colonial habits. We no longer have to rely on tobacco to stabilize our economy. As we all know tobacco is bad for us causing cancer and destroying our trachea. Putting of smoking for three years may deter you from smoking. If 20 years old is in fact the age in which the smoking addiction occurs then the amount of smokers would decrease.
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Hassan Hassen
12/15/2013 03:23:28 pm
This law is moving our society in the wrong direction. Portugal has decriminalized drugs while Uruguay, being the first country, legalized marijuana. Increasing the smoking age wouldn't decrease the amount of people who smoke, but would rather increase it. Just like illegal drugs in our society, people still find a way to purchase and use it. We can't prohibit others rights due to our own believes on what we think is good for you. If people want to smoke, at the end of the day, it is, and should be, your decision. We can't make the decision for them; we could, although, advice them into making the right decision.
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Carlos Guzman
12/15/2013 06:57:15 pm
I think if the numbers show a significant decline in smokers because of this law, I am completely for it. Yes there will be people who still smoke under age but there are people smoking under age now. I think New York is taking a step in the right direction.
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9/7/2015 08:24:38 pm
This law has hit the lives of many within few days. What do you think over this law and legislation? The views are worth studying and extending. The laws always command and demand equality.
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9/24/2015 02:41:14 am
This wount stop smoking people but you dont see them on the street!
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