1006_Ind1_S3

Name: Meghan Nichol

Instructions: You are to interview two people and record their responses on this form. You should state their name and their comments to your solution to the identified problem.

VI. I interviewed two individuals to see what their response would be to my (our) plan. Their responses are as follows.

I interviewed two of my family members. First, I interviewed my dad, Ken Nichol. Throughout the interview, he emphasized that he believes that both the smokers and nonsmokers have rights that should definitely be considered when making laws such as this. He stated, "A smoker has the right to smoke, but the nonsmoker has the right to not have to breathe the smoker's smoke." Because of this he agrees that the smoking ban in workplaces is a great idea; however, in this, he also included that restaurants and public areas would be better if they were also smoke free. Addressing the fact that becoming a smoke free nation would be difficult, Mr. Nichol likes the idea of giving the smokers their own areas to smoke away from the nonsmokers. He believes these areas "will go a long way to keep nonsmokers from being subject to secondhand smoke."

Secondly, I interviewed Ruth Pedrick, my aunt. She doesn't have any objections to this smoking reform. Her main point came out to be that the restricted areas for smoking are nice for the nonsmokers because it is becoming so common for nonsmokers to get diseases such as emphysema and cancer from others' secondhand smoke. She also said that her mother suffered from emphysema because even thought she never smoked, she lived with three brothers that were smokers. At the end of the interview she said, "I think we should have designated rooms for smokers with good ventilation."

VII. My (our) answer, based on our research, to their objections and concerns are

Neither Mr. Nichol or Mrs. Pedrick had any real objections to my proposed bill. The only thing that is worth defending is that Mr. Nichol believed that all public areas, not just workplaces, should be smoke free. The reason I implemented that only workplaces will have the ban is because of the fact that smokers do have the right to smoke. Other than that issue, both my interviewees were happy with the proposition and think it is a great idea.

Nichol, Ken. Interviewed by Meghan Nichol. February 21, 2011. Pedrick, Ruth. Interviewed by Meghan Nichol. February 21, 2011.