KOYAANISQATSI Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Nothing like a bit of thuggery and violence for kicks, eh Para. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Nothing like a bit of thuggery and violence for kicks, eh Para. For the drug-pushers yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Oh yes, because mob justice is so rarely misdirected. Let me ask you this: If someone kicked the crap out of you, would a hand-written sign claiming that you were a paedophile, or a prostitute, or a drunk-driver make it acceptable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamnSaxon Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 PH, Should we tar and feather supermarket workers and publicans then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article2396476.ece I'm sure that completely un-sensationalist headline is steeped in verified research proving it was not completely incidental and that it had nothing to do with other aspects of her life. At all. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 The effects of the bullying, coupled with a course of antipsychotic prescription drugs, left her so depressed that she felt unable to leave the house. Laura had already suffered with anorexia. Her mother added: “Laura was an extremely sensitive girl, Another example of parents who don't have a clue about drugs, or about their daughter it would seem. And another example of sensationalist tabloid journalism to boot. She returned home and tried a joint of skunk, having already smoked normal cannabis with friends.According to the Royal College of Physicians recent studies have revealed that cannabis users double the risk of developing schizophrenia.From what I've read about the schizophrenia link, it affects 1 in 10 of the population who carry a certain gene but only if the person smokes cannabis in their teens, before their brain finishes growing. In this case I would suggest that she had either been smoking it for a few years and was one of the 1 in 10, or the cannabis had nothing to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 ^^^^ I read that eariler on and totally thought the same! Looks like the parents need somthing to blame. Just sounds like a young lass that had mental health problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 They should just be grateful she wasn't messing with that real killer substance "water" http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21060308-401,00.html I hope the man from the water board gets strung by his goolies. Grrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medziotojas Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Did anyone notice the link on the same page as The Times Online tragic/sensationalist story? Binge drinking is good for you - Jeremy Clarkson http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/jeremy_clarkson/article2367059.ece So there you have it. Serious binge drinking is not only a nice thing to do and jolly good fun, but also – and here’s something that you won’t get from the mongers of doom – it’s good for you, too. Truly the gutter(ed) press! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 All the way down the side of that article are pictures of students getting plastered and looking like they're having a jolly good time of it. She returned home and tried a joint of skunk, having already smoked normal cannabis with friends. Surely this is the equivalent of saying: "She returned home and tried a nip of whisky, having already quaffed normal alcohol with friends." The effects of the bullying, coupled with a course of antipsychotic prescription drugs, left her so depressed that she felt unable to leave the house. Laura had already suffered with anorexia.So... a well balanced lass to begin with, and no other influences apart from the skunk. Eh? What a piece of sharn article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 She returned home and tried a joint of skunk, having already smoked normal cannabis with friends. Surely this is the equivalent of saying: "She returned home and tried a nip of whisky, having already quaffed normal alcohol with friends Not on my hangover scale it's not. Skunk has no unpleasant morning after.Moving on to nips has mostly proved to be the bullet train to Hell with a headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Leslie Iverson, of the University of Oxford, a member of the advisory council, said: “Despite a thorough review the authors admit that there is no conclusive evidence that cannabis use causes psychotic illness. Their prediction that 14 per cent of psychotic outcomes in young adults in the UK may be due to cannabis use is not supported by the fact that the incidence of schizophrenia has not shown any significant change in the past 30 years.†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Laura Bower-McKnight’s life of promise disintegrated after she smoked a joint of skunk. If however you still live in fear of skunk, this may help your damage management control. http://icwdm.org/wildlife/skunk/skunks.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 America's first marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony, Virginia in 1619. It was a law "ordering" all farmers to grow Indian hempseed. There were several other "must grow" laws over the next 200 years (you could be jailed for not growing hemp during times of shortage in Virginia between 1763 and 1767), and during most of that time, hemp was legal tender (you could even pay your taxes with hemp -- try that today!) Hemp was such a critical crop for a number of purposes (including essential war requirements - rope, etc.) that the government went out of its way to encourage growth.http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyIsMarijuanaIllegal.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 I will need to try and find the news article.. but I did laugh at a story i heard over the weekend about how Canadian cannabis growers don't run of the risk of exporting to the USA now as the exchange rate with the dollar is so weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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