An interesting piece that was in the news a couple of days ago. It’s a small step towards identifying the need to help people give up both chewing paan and paan with tobacco.
Council targets tobacco spitters – BBC News Saturday, 5 May 2007
The initiative is particularly aimed at chewers of paan [Photo cutline]
People who spit in the street will be forced to clean up or face an £80
fine, police in north London have said.
The clampdown is particularly aimed at chewers of paan, a tobacco
leaf-based mixture, which authorities blame for staining pavements in
central Wembley.
Posters and leaflets are being handed out warning spitting is “unhygienic”
and an “act of anti-social behaviour”.
“Paan damages walls and pavements and costs taxpayers thousands of pounds
a year to clean,” said Ch Insp Raj Kohli.
Dirty pavements
Paan spittle hotspots are Ealing Road and part of the High Road near St
Johns Road, according to Brent Council.
“This sort of anti-social behaviour has to stop if Wembley wants to
become the iconic landmark of London it has all the potential to be“
Ch Insp Raj Kohli
“Spitting leaves the pavements looking dirty and unpleasant and there has
been quite a lot of local concern, particularly in health terms,” said
council officer John McSwan.
“The initiative is particularly aimed at people spitting ‘paan’ which
leave stains on pavements which are extremely difficult to remove,” he
said.
Council officers will join Wembley Central police officers to help
identify spitters and take part in spittle clean-up operations.
Local paan retail outlets have received information packs and advised
about the forthcoming enforcement activity.
Police said those caught spitting, which also includes chewing gum, would
be given the option of cleaning up their spittle or receiving an £80
penalty notice.
“This sort of anti-social behaviour has to stop if Wembley wants to become
the iconic landmark of London it has all the potential to be,” said Mr
Kohli.
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