wahhhhh

[lauralh]

It remains to be seen which police agencies -- now authorized to issue $100 tickets to scofflaw smokers -- will enforce the measure on the streets.

"I've heard everything from 'We may go out and do this if it fits into something that we're doing otherwise,' to 'We're not going to deal with it -- period,' " Valdez said.

Seattle police won't be writing any smoking tickets any time soon.

"The Seattle-King County department of public health will be taking the lead on education and enforcement," said Sean Whitcomb, a police spokesman. "The Seattle Police Department will be assisting them in this mission."

"At this point we will not be writing any citations," he said. Still, "we probably will be taking another look at it once it's been in place for a while."

also:

"However, once the establishment has been given a permit for smoking in the outdoor area, employees will not be allowed in that area except for before the start of business and after closing. The outdoor area still qualifies as a workplace that is protected by the smoking ban. This means that the establishment will lose its liquor license for that portion of the premises because employees will not be allowed in the area. Customers will have to leave their drinks behind when going into the smoking area. Visible supervision of the area is not enough because employees must be able to enter the area if liquor is present."

Comments

[candid.livejournal.com]

Have fun up in fascist-land! Oh, wait...

LAWS ARE FUN!

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Seattle voters put pot possession as the city's lowest priority. Try smoking a joint, then a cigarette, at a bar: which gets you in more trouble?

Re: LAWS ARE FUN!

[henry.livejournal.com]

lol

[thingstouchme.livejournal.com]

ugh disappointments

[chris.livejournal.com]

so can an employee who smokes use the smoking area on their break? or do they have to got to the bar next door's smoking area... actually i think the bit about passing a blanket ban, with site by site exceptions granted, and then having no idea who is going to grant those or when they will be granted is fairly poor and easily challenged law. bets on when the first lawsuit will come in?

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

fuck i'm still wondering how the law passed when all the absentee ballots haven't been counted

[llarian.livejournal.com]

With anything greater than 60/40, absentee pretty much never changes the outcome.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

i'm sure, but, it still seems non-letter-of-law

[llarian.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but why deny the people their jubilation over no longer having to deal with smokey bars by following the letter of the law? Priorities.

[taylor-warchild.livejournal.com]

Jeezy-Creezy! One would think the Seattle legislature would have better things to do like banning people from farting in elevators or on public transport... I can't imagine how many assaults are going to result because of this stupid law, women will have to go and smoke in groups I guess, just like we go to the loo in groups... And leaving drinks behind? Are they nuts? Oh wait... they are! *shakes head*