Secondhand smoking is a serious danger in public places and puts people at risk. Some people are completely unaware of the health risks not only to themselves, but also to the people around them. The reason smoking is already illegal in places like public restaurants is because of the effects smoking can have on the people around them. Not only should more public places be allowed to ban smoking, they should also address the problems that come with it and eliminate it altogether. As many already know, tobacco kills. Tobacco slowly tightens the noose around the user's neck and prepares him for a slow and painful death. Not only are smokers killing themselves, but they are slowly burying others in their cold, careless graves. People don't realize the distress the disease can cause families. In my experience, a death in the family is very upsetting; having someone taken away is heartbreaking. Knowing the pain it can cause, people should be even more against the public