Douthwright-Smoking Ban-Mar30 10.mov (Transcript)
Reporter:Brittany Douthwright
Slug:Douthwright-Smoking Ban-Mar30/10
Date: April 1st, 2010
Runs: 3:41
Outqueue: I’m Brittany Douthwright
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Ashley and Tracy on couch C/U Ashley smoking
Interview 1:
C/U Brya outside playing C/U of Brya counting numbers
Interview 2:
C/U of Ashley putting Brya inside car C/U Brya in the window
Interview 3:
C/U of Sarah Carr Smoking W/S of Carr and Latoya C/U of Latoya playing
Interview 4:
W/S of Latoya playing with Brya
Interview 5:
L/S Sarah and Ashley smoking
Interview 7:
C/U Ashley smoking in front of car L/S police car
Interview 8:
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The very first week of the basement tapes, I promised to take you to a family who has to deal with the new smoking ban, which just came into affect this year. Now we’re here at the house of Ashley and Tracy Hatfield. We’re going to talk to them to see how they are dealing with this new law.
Ashley and Tracy have each been smoking for ten years. They’ve both tried to quit, but the habit is hard to break. Tracy: Myself I’ve tried everything. The gum, the patch, the pill champix, chewing tobacco, any other means of nicotine. Ashley: I tried the gum and quit for about twelve days, but you’re around it so much that you never get rid of that craving. Their daughter Brya is four-years-old. She is young, but old enough to develop her own opinion on smoking.
Brya: It’s bad for you, and you can get flem. Reporter: Why is it bad for you? Brya: Cause when you smoke, it’s not very good. Brya’s parents are aware of the dangers of second-hand smoke, but they are still having a hard time excepting this recent smoking ban.
Ashley: Are they going to enforce it like everything else. You walk down the street hand and hand with your kid, and have a cigarette, are they going to give you a fine for that? There’s more air in a car when you’re going faster, than puffing around your kid outside. They are not the only parents questioning this new law. Sarah Carr has been smoking since she was 13 years-old. Since the ban came into affect, she still finds herself smoking in the car with her five-year-old daughter.
Sarah: I still smoke in the car with my daughter, I know it’s not a good thing, but I smoke in my house as well. The cops drive-by and they’re not really looking at ya, they aren’t paying attention, and it’s hard to see, really. It’s easier to see if someone’s not wearing a seatbelt or unless they exactly catch you putting out a smoke. But, she sits behind me in the car so how would they really know if there was a kid back there. Even at a young age, her daughter Latoya disapproves of her actions.
Reporter: You have a mommy who smokes right? Latoya: Nods head yes Reporter: What do you think of that? Latoya: Not good. Reporter: Why isn’t it good? Latoya: because sometimes it makes me cough. So why are these parents having such a hard time adjusting?
Sarah Carr: You don’t think about it. It’s so natural and you just don’t think of the consequences I guess in the end. My parents smoked around me as a kid and I’m ok. Reporter: So when smoking in a car with a child, do you think convenience is a factor? I know for me, it would just take more time to get out of the car, do you think that has a lot to do with why people do it? Ashley and Tracy: Definitely, yeah. For parents who smoke and question whether this law will be strongly enforced, rest assured it will be. Fredericton police say they will stop anyone they see smoking in a vehicle with a child under the age of 16. Reporter: Do you think people should be smoking in the car with kids? Brya: No Reporter: How come? Brya: Because the kid can get sick. Reporter: Are you happy that the police made it bad for people to smoke in the car with their kids? Brya: Yeah. Reporter: So, you’re glad mommy is not allowed to smoke in the car with you anymore? Brya: Yeah, I’m glad. Reporter: Do you want mommy to quit smoking? Brya: Yes. For STU Journalism, I’m Brittany Douthwright.
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