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In reply to the discussion: So tell me, ...what did this guy do to deserve it? [View all]
boppers
(16,588 posts)154. Only in absurdly high concentrations.
Most are not practical in real life without a decent laboratory to concentrate substances, or otherwise having access to a highly (badum-tiss) concentrated form. It's quite possible, but also quite difficult for the average casual user.
Most marijuana "attributable" deaths tend to be more mundane, and typical, involving cars, falls, etc.... the usual "They were high and did something stupid" problems that go with most substances that alter thinking.
Yes, I know how these PR things work, somebody will say something quite wrong (for example: "It's impossible to overdose on marijuana" or "marijuana can't kill anybody"
, assuming that nobody will ever check out the actual facts, because PR spin is their weapon... not science, not evidence, just easily accepted truisms that happen to be false.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrocannabinol#Toxicity
So, getting back to your question: "does marijuana cause overdose deaths?", the answer is it *could*, and *has*, but only under highly specific circumstances, using highly concentrated forms, in rare cases.
Do you think poppies cause overdose deaths? How about heroin, which comes from poppies, and is highly refined?
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Remember when we were kids and told "Policemen were your friends." I don't recognize much of this
monmouth
May 2012
#1
Lucky he's not in jail, well I assume he's not. They've been throwing journalists in jail
sabrina 1
May 2012
#7
The context of this particular image may not be equally as important as the fact...
Earth_First
May 2012
#10
Well, Zimmerman killed a man, so he deserved a few 'scratches'. The question was, what did this
sabrina 1
May 2012
#17
He's a photo journalist. He wasn't exactly in a war zone, although he sure likes like he was.
sabrina 1
May 2012
#24
It kills me that so many here are willing to give law enforcement the benefit of the doubt, first...
Earth_First
May 2012
#26
Lol, I know. There is simply no logic to it considering the past seven months of evidence that
sabrina 1
May 2012
#30
I don't know yet, but the video will be available soon. I do remember so many instances like this
sabrina 1
May 2012
#23
Do you have an instances of that scenario you just conjured up happening at any of these
sabrina 1
May 2012
#36
I don't know, maybe the phony War on Drugs or the detention of Muslims suspected of being terrorists
sabrina 1
May 2012
#42
...and there is also "Photography Is Not A Crime" -ran by a DUer who doesn't post very often
Earth_First
May 2012
#45
When was the last time you heard of 10 journalists being arrested every month, for nearly a year...
Earth_First
May 2012
#50
Journalists who rape children should be arrested and detained, to point to the obvious.
boppers
May 2012
#74
When was the last time you heard of 10 journalists being arrested every month, for nearly a year...
Earth_First
May 2012
#51
None, of course. Is there some legitimate number of inappropriately beaten-up innocents?
WriteWrong
May 2012
#158
So how does that compare with the number of banksters arrested since September?
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#52
So, how many instances of these molotov cocktail throwing "fake journalists" can you point to? nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
May 2012
#65
Hm, at OccupyPortland's last stand, I counted 10 who were armed for combat *and* journalism.
boppers
May 2012
#71
Multiple cameras produce evidence from many different angles, that is why so far, no one has
sabrina 1
May 2012
#33
No protesters have been convicted, BECAUSE of video evidence. Have you followed any of this at all
sabrina 1
May 2012
#43
Your point must be a state secret, because I have no idea what point you are trying to make.
sabrina 1
May 2012
#48
And I agree, which is why I keep asking for the video evidence of violent protesters.
sabrina 1
May 2012
#59
Tired of the circular argument, with zero to back it up. Not that I hadn't noticed but
sabrina 1
May 2012
#61
If you think the Civil Rights Movement was all non-violent, shame on your schooling.
boppers
May 2012
#119
And nurses, construction workers, fire fighters, pilots, school teachers, students,
sabrina 1
May 2012
#121
Oh please. You are talking about the US media? They create 'news' to fit an agenda. No one
sabrina 1
May 2012
#128
Lol, of course I saw it, months ago, on Glenn Beck's blog, and on Free Republic
sabrina 1
May 2012
#164
Really, I have a friend who was part of the Portland Occupy movement. I guess you just stopped by
sabrina 1
May 2012
#166
Another story about another victim in Chicago that didn't deserve what he got:
sad sally
May 2012
#19
How terribly sad. And even more so that it occurs on a regular basis. Those children should be
sabrina 1
May 2012
#34
Well, he is a photo journalist for one of the best organizations that often send their
sabrina 1
May 2012
#37
What else is new is that "we" have an AG who apparently won't prosecute any of them, the
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#53
Why the hell would you side with the police!? I'm about to post livestream of what happened to him
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#57
Chicago cops also arrested a Getty photographer. Just nonsense... n/t
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#38
Surprised? No. Most of them were likely Republican before the GOP purges, they have not changed
Dragonfli
May 2012
#64
You saw the pics of cops shoving people along the fence and into each other; it's the second photo
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#66
Why did the cops attack those protesters, right after the Veterans tossed their medals?
sabrina 1
May 2012
#85
They moved in as the Veterans themselves, interviewed on various media, stated. People
sabrina 1
May 2012
#97
Many -were- beaten. This is not my thread. I did not say the photographer was baton'd.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#99
It was fully peaceful until cops showed up 15+ deep and began giving orders against the
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#115
Proportion, especially because the rally at which those injuries were doled out
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#116
The Constitution. Use it or lose it. Because it's being killed before our very eyes.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#117
Basically, the last 200 years have sided with 1st amendment *limits* on speech.
boppers
May 2012
#145
Protesting against police violence against protesters doesn't appear to be working.
randome
May 2012
#77
To the posters not believing he was struck by baton, here's confirmation from Getty Images
suffragette
May 2012
#144
So, somebody who wasn't there, with no actual knowledge, or evidence, has "confirmed" it?
boppers
May 2012
#146
Your dad was a Mormon mouthpiece so you "know how these things work"...too funny.
U4ikLefty
May 2012
#153
Actually I don't. You can contact the Getty PR person yourself through the links in post #148
suffragette
May 2012
#159
The thing that shocks me are the bizarre lies the pro-police posters make up to justify the violence
WriteWrong
May 2012
#150
Are you talking about the photo journalist? He got his injury from a police baton it has now been
sabrina 1
May 2012
#169
It did not have to meander all over the place. Most of us simply looked for the story and easily
sabrina 1
May 2012
#171