A ban on smoking in all areas of jails in England and Wales is being considered by the Prison Service.
It is thought the move is linked to potential legal action by staff and inmates who have suffered the effects of passive smoking.In which case, this makes the Prison Service rather lame. This 'legal action' stuff has already been tested at the European Court. It's called the Labate case.
Faced with a court case brought by the wife of an employee who was exposed to "passive smoking" during 29 years of his employment, the EU - who have themselves been pumping the second-hand smoke myth for quite a while - vigorously fought the compensation claim. The judgement in 2009 was crystal clear.
"The Tribunal rejected as manifestly unfounded the claims for compensation submitted by the applicant."I'm surprised a UK government agency isn't aware of this. They are massive fans of everything European, yet this precedent seems to be completely off their radar.
Snowdon calls it very accurately.
As usual, secondhand smoke is being used as the excuse for more draconian rules, but the fact that smoking will also be banned in outdoor areas and exercise yards - and that smokeless tobacco will also be included - shows that it's not really about passive smoke and it's not really about health. But then, it never is.Quite.
Y'see, the problem with the judicial system is that - unlike gullible politicians - it demands proof
This is why anti-smoking parasites solely lobby governments. If it were possible to gather passive smoke 'victims'; issue a class action law suit; and inflict punitive damages on just a few small businesses, they would have done so long ago and smoking would have been banned by property owners overnight without the state having to do anything at all.
Now, tell me. How safe do you feel knowing that spineless pillocks are in charge of our prison system?
