agree with Michah .

i wouldn't have half as much of a problem with this if *all* public hospitals here in Aus were smoke-free premises. but no, that isn't the case. so i wonder why it is only the mentally ill that are being targeted?

i used to work at one of the largest hospitals here in NSW. we had a gent who came in to have his lungs operated on 3 times in two years because of the damage he had caused them by smoking.

and yet, we would still find him after each operation in the grounds, still woozy from sedation, puffing up and getting his fix of nicotine.

we need to pass laws to sedate people like him, before sedating those going through mental health crises. i would not have half as much of a problem with this, if it were a law that was being applied across the board.