SFGAM and their poor management
Smoking marijuana can be very dangerous and it does impaire people's judgement and decision making and if i saw the people smking it i would defintely notify security and expect something to bo done. Some may think marijuana is harmless but i would like to see you notify a parent or family member after their loved one is injured or killed by a person impaired on marijuana which i have done. When people are high they can act and do things in a follish manner which can jeopardize people other than themselves, and the people doing drugs in a theme park does nothing to enhance the atmosphere of the park.
that's not cool...why you gotta hate on some guys and their buddha???why don't you get a life and stop complaining about people having a good time...lame...
CoastaPlaya said:
Last June I saw a certain park's security staff take down a guest with the biggest bag of doobie (gallon size freezer bag) I've seen since I don't know when.
Only it belonged to a suburban teen-age kid in Minnesota. BTW, there weren't any so-called 'real cops' there either.
As if drug usage was ONLY a problem at SFGAM....oh puhleeeeze.
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I've got to agree with you there 'Playa, its insane to believe that pot being brought on site isn't just one parks problem, but in all actuality, its probably most parks problem.
The crazy thing is I just heard that same story two nights ago at the Dorms... crazy stuff.
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I'd bet that nearly everyone here breaks a law almost every day. Often times, intentionally, or with complete disregard of that law. Jaywalking would be the most common probably, or not using your turn signals, perhaps. I'd also bet that more people die or are injured by those two examples than from Pot. Makes you think...
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Joe Carroll said:
I'd bet that nearly everyone here breaks a law almost every day. Often times, intentionally, or with complete disregard of that law. Jaywalking would be the most common probably, or not using your turn signals, perhaps. I'd also bet that more people die or are injured by those two examples than from Pot. Makes you think...-------------
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Yeah, but it's things like pot and mary j that make it's consumer go crazy and take it out on others kids as well as sickening kids as their waste is passed through many different way such as mouth cancer from kissing and many results of second hand smoking. These stupid pieces of junk are what have ruinneed many of my uncles and aunts' lives and should not be considered harmful. Smoking coccaine can make people so high the it caused one guy to open fire at a California school playground killing 13 people and injuring many other. Also, jaywalking doesn't even hit the death toll of lives lost from smokers everyday. Your example compares like this:
1 person getting killed by coaster by walking into a coaster's field Many killed or wounded from a high man opening gun fire in a que line
Some how that doesn't add up, and events like the last one need to be prevented. Imagine what an outburst likethe ones seen everyday could do at and amusment park. Just think of it this way, I will never stand back and let some drunkies turn my favorite woodie into a bon fire!!!
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An amusement park that listened only to enthusiasts is as doomed as a park that only caters to families, or teenagers or single males. (unless of course your name is Disney)
What makes me laugh is adults on this site that think its OK to break the law. These same people saying its OK to smoke are also probably the ones who complain when someone cuts infront of them in line or someone is smoking in the lines, do you say anything to them when it happens or is that something you just watch and do nothing. And if you complain about that and not the other your a hypocrite(spellcheck).
Its people that just sit on there hands saying its not my problem its just a little LAW who are the reason there is so much problems at parks, if more people said something more would get done.
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*** This post was edited by supermandl on 5/27/2002. ***
supermandl said:
"What makes me laugh is adults on this site that think its OK to break the law.
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And if you complain about that and not the other your a hypocrite(spellcheck). "
But when the laws themselves are hypocritical (one mind altering drug (weed) is illegal while another is legal (beer)) a hyporcritical response is to be expected. Besides, all the so-called laws are negotiable anyway.
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Vertigo said:
as their waste is passed through many different way such as mouth cancer from kissing and many results of second hand smoking.
Mouth cancer from kissing? Huh? I have never heard one documented report of anyone getting any kind of cancer from kissing.
As far as drug use goes........I'm not a pot smoker, myself. But I'm of the mind that if someone else chooses to do it, that's their business. I wouldn't have turned those 3 guys in if I had seen them, but I am of the mind that it is not appropriate for them to be doing that in a public area where children are present. If you're going to smoke pot, do it at home or at the very least, at a rock concert where such things are expected. ;)
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The lawyers do the negoting, not the beat cops. $$$ = freedom in this country. Not "democracy".
We could go on an on, and honestly I think we could both provide evidence to support our views. What it really comes down to is "Live and let live" & "Mind your own business". A few guys smoking pot and riding roller coasters is NOT going to hurt anything. It'd be a different story if they were trying to sell it to young kids or such. Weed does not make you "crazy". Anyone who thinks so is flat out wrong, or at the very least severly misinformed. The stuff is only a few laws (or should I say "negotiations") from being 100% legal anyway. The paper and textile industries are the only reason it is illegal in the first place, not because it is severly dangerous. Don't buy into the propaganda.
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Im also a police officer and when i deal with people who break the law they may claim laws can be negotiated(it may happen in court) but it wont stop them from going to jail as their claims will fall on deaf ears!!!
If you dont like a law petition your elected officials to change it but that is no reason to break the law and claim you are acting in a righteous manner!!
When kids ar drugged at parks or adults are drunk/drugged and do something stupid we will all pay, be it from the atmosphere/enjoyment being ruined to getting themsleves or others hurt and us paying for it in higher admission fee's after the settlements are paid out by the park.
And for people who like the smoking of marijuana in public places such as parks why dont you invite them into your home to do their drugs if you are in favor of it so much. Let them smoke it in your back yard for all your neighbors to smell and see if they like it as ypou apparently want to force us law abiding people to smell it.
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Thank you Bob O, some people think there are laws for them and laws for us. If its illegal its illegal has nothing to do if it makes you crazy or if its wrong to smoke it, its illegal.
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*** This post was edited by supermandl on 5/27/2002. ***
You need to understand the Beer back then is different from todays just like pot in 1960 was safer than todays cuz a different part of the plant is smoked and it is grown differently. As far as beer goes they drunk a glass a day w/ their food not a 6 pack in 2 hours. When people are high they do messed up things and they put people like my family and I in danger. The law is the law and it must be followed. A person high on drugs could throw something off a coaster and hit someone and they probally would try to loosen the lap bar and try to standup and get tossed out and Ed Markey comes along and says not only are coasters not safe(he is a lier) but the parks let pot heads in the park and dont do anything.
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"Beer is not going to beas harmful as all the other drugs, unless the only beer you know is the ose dumb American name brands. Real beer has been safe for the entire family to drink for centuries ever since Ancient Egypt. Even then, kids would make the beer and it was considered real cheep.-----------------
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