Boston: Parks’ Smoking Ban Taking Effect Immediately
8th January 2014
“What this has really done is allowed people to understand that this is another place where smoking isn’t allowed, and there is good reason for that,” said Barbara Ferrer, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, who spoke in favor of the ban before the Parks Commission vote Monday.
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“Secondhand smoke in any concentration is dangerous,” Ferrer said. “There’s no safe level of exposure.”
Which is obvious nonsense, and underscores the fact that she is incompetent to hold public office. Prediction: She’s a Democrat.