Smoking Issues

Smoking Issues

I have heard of the "smoking police" before but this is ridiculous. do you mean to tell me that the police in Massachusetts have to forgo the entire population of smokers who could be able bodied, competent, industrious workers simply because they smoke? The cops must turn away bright and good candidates just because they light up sometimes? What madness is this? Maybe they could just impose rules about when and where the officers could smoke, like not in the squad car or police station. But no, this guy gets fired for smoking at a party . . . OFF DUTY!!!! Insane. Only in Mass. Well, ok, maybe Colorado or California. Or New York. New Jersey maybe? Ugh.

Boston.com / Latest News / Northeast / Police officer fired for smoking tobacco

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) A police officer who was fired for violating an obscure state law banning smoking among public safety workers plans to fight his dismissal, which was based on an anonymous letter.