[Newsbot]

Title: Demolition worker to be charged in Philadelphia building collapse
Category: World
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2013-06-07 23:11:55
Canadian

[martin14]

This does demolition.


And, of course, dope is a perfectly safe drug, never hurt anyone.

[raydan]

For me, the blame lies entirely on the demolition contractor...

[stratos]

I wonder if he saw the building falling down in slow motion, rainbows shooting out the windows and unicorns dancing on the roof. Because we all know that smoking pot harms no one.

[jj2424]

Absolutely harmless.

"Benschop, who also goes by the name Kary Roberts, has been arrested at least 11 times since 1994 on charges ranging from drugs to theft to weapons possession, according to court records. He was twice sentenced to prison in the 1990s after being convicted on drug trafficking charges."

How dare they prosecute people for marijuana.

[raydan]

I wonder if everybody would have the same opinion of alcohol if he'd been drunk?

[Gunnair]

raydan raydan:

I wonder if everybody would have the same opinion of alcohol if he'd been drunk?

Nope.

[stratos]

$1:

I wonder if everybody would have the same opinion of alcohol if he'd been drunk?

Or they would be condeming him for being drunk on the job. those who push for legalistation of pot have been saying that smoking pot harms no one. That it mellows people out to the point where they can do no harm. Here is a case pointing to the exact opposite. It is well known that being drunk impares you in the performance of a job. Thus it is a fireable offense and in many cases you can be arrested for being drunk while on the job. Yet those who are pushing for pot to be made legal want it to be as legal as smoking a cig on the job.

[Brenda]

raydan raydan:

For me, the blame lies entirely on the demolition contractor...

Exactly.

[raydan]

stratos stratos:

$1:

I wonder if everybody would have the same opinion of alcohol if he'd been drunk?

Or they would be condeming him for being drunk on the job. those who push for legalistation of pot have been saying that smoking pot harms no one. That it mellows people out to the point where they can do no harm. Here is a case pointing to the exact opposite. It is well known that being drunk impares you in the performance of a job. Thus it is a fireable offense and in many cases you can be arrested for being drunk while on the job. Yet those who are pushing for pot to be made legal want it to be as legal as smoking a cig on the job.

From what I've heard, a lot of people support legalization because they put it pretty much on the same level as alcohol, nobody says that it does no harm. My position is that if you want to get high, get high... if you want to get drunk, get drunk. But, there's always a but, don't hurt anybody else while you're doing it.

If you want to argue against pot and/or legalization, no problem, but don't be a hypocrite. I'm sure that alcohol will continue to hurt way more people than pot... even if it was legalized.

In this particular case, I'll repeat what I said... the contractor should get most of the blame. He decided to save a few bucks and hired this guy.


EDIT: And I would allow someone to smoke pot on a construction site like I'd allow him to drink a few beers... NOT.

[stratos]

$1:

In this particular case, I'll repeat what I said... the contractor should get most of the blame. He decided to save a few bucks and hired this guy.

I do agree that the contractor should also be held liable along with the stoned worker.

$1:

If you want to argue against pot and/or legalization, no problem, but don't be a hypocrite. I'm sure that alcohol will continue to hurt way more people than pot... even if it was legalized.

And I agree that alcohol does cause harm weather thats more harm then pot can be debated to a point. I'm sorry I sounded a bit hypocritical was not my intention to make alcohol out to be some harmlessly used product.

[raydan]

Sorry about the "hypocrite" comment. It's more of a "socially acceptable" argument.

People won't say a word about the construction guy going for lunch and having a couple of beers, but they'll scream bloody murder if he tokes up.

...for the record, I have no idea what kind of buzz smoking a joint will give you. It's been a long, long time for me and the product has changed a lot since then.

[stratos]

$1:

Sorry about the "hypocrite" comment. It's more of a "socially acceptable" argument.

no worries mate

[jj2424]

Gunnair Gunnair:

raydan raydan:

I wonder if everybody would have the same opinion of alcohol if he'd been drunk?

Nope.

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They would prosecute him for being drunk so why shouldn't they prosecute him for being stoned?

if the guy had 10 impaired charges they probably wouldn't have hired him.

[raydan]

jj2424 jj2424:

Gunnair Gunnair:

raydan raydan:

I wonder if everybody would have the same opinion of alcohol if he'd been drunk?

Nope.

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They would prosecute him for being drunk so why shouldn't they prosecute him for being stoned?

if the guy had 10 impaired charges they probably wouldn't have hired him.

You said...
How dare they prosecute people for marijuana.

I say...
How dare they prosecute people for alcohol.