Outlaw betel nut spitting
Dear lawmakers: I’m seeking your assistance to introduce a law to regulate betel nut chewers’ unsanitary habit of spitting in public places. This practice is hazardous to our health and an unpleasant view for our guests and customers visiting restaurants, stores, beaches, airport, schools, hospital, and other public places that we go to for service or public function. This unsanitary habit of spitting anywhere they please is very dirty and an eyesore for all of us. Just the thought of it makes me feel sick to the stomach. And I believe in educating our children to prevent future contamination of our island by enforcing such laws to spit in appropriate places that will not affect our environment.
I also want to ask you to clarify the laws and enforce the no smoking in public places. Please specify a casino and game room. There are a lot of us in our community who have illnesses that are affected by these smokers. Research has proven that tobacco smoke kills people who have such illnesses. It also affects hypertension patients. I believe the U.S. Constitution mandates the government to protect our general health and welfare.
Winnie Atalig
San Jose, Tinian
Buenas Prima,
Betel nuts bring revenues to our island chain and it provides our government leeway to hire or fund more ungraded positions. It is like saying stop selling beers in Mariana, because we have a problem with discard bottles and cans throughout our community. It is impossible to put a stop to revenue generating items in our society and at times we just need to suck it up.
Si Yu’us Ma’ase
FACT: FIRST, I MUST HONEST SAY, IN SOME COUNTRY OUR
VISITORS COME FROM THEY COOK DOGS FOR FOOD AND
SELL AT THEIR MARKETS PLACES. I NEVER COMPLAIN, WHY? BECAUSE I AM A VISITOR.
TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHOM I TRULY
LOVE WITH MY HEART AND RESPECT, THIS IS
INFORMATION ABOUT BETEL NUT.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS CLASSIFIES BETEL
NUT WITH ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO ASSOCIATE IT WITH ORAL
CANCER. THIS IS VERY SEROUS AND HARMFUL TO YOU.
ORAL MALIGNANCY CANCER ( IS CANCER IN YOUR MOUTH AN
JAW AND THROAT…YOU HAVE SORES THAT HURT AND NOT
HEAL, IT HURTS TO SWALLOW WHEN YOU EAT FOOD OR
DRINK WATER. YOU HAVE BLEEDING IN THE MOUTH AND
SPEAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT.
FOR GENERATIONS ITS CULTURAL CHEWING BETEL NUT.
SAME AS FOR GENERATION YOU SWIM ON ANY BEACH IN
SAIPAN AT ANY TIME..BUT DUE TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY, WE ARE WARNED IN ADVANCE WHEN A BEACH IS
RED FLAG AND UNSAFE . – THE SAME WITH BETEL NUT
DUE TO MODERN MEDICAL STUDIES CHEWING BETEL NUT
IS UNSAFE FOR OUR HEALTH.
BETEL NUT IS A DRUG, SO IT WILL BE HARD TO STOP
BECAUSE OF ITS ADDITION, BUT IT CAN BE DONE.
MANY HAVE STOP, IF YOU PERSONALLY KNOW SOMEONE
ASK THEM HOW THEY STOP.
AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ORAL CANCER, USE THIS
AS A OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM OTHERS TO STOP,
THEY WILL LISTEN AND YOU MAY SAVE MANY
LIVES THE SAME AS OUR LORD JESUS.
C’Mon Winnie, next you will want to outlaw farting!