Man on pot during suicide attempt (Headline of the Day?)

San Antonio Express-News ^ | 06/11/2009 | By Valentino Lucio -

[Responsibility2nd]

Despite the goofy headline.... this is not a funny story.

[subterfuge]

Well it’s obvious that maryjane causes people to self immolate.

[a fool in paradise]

[Lexington Green]

Marijuana causes Global Warming

[dfwgator]

They should have just told him to “S—t or get off the pot.”

[Spunky]

"Man on pot during suicide attempt."

Headline brought up vision of this.

[sticker]

buttt, all the pro-drug folks tell us marijuana doesn't cause things like this to happen.

[ConservativeMind]

Hey, man, what’s that burning smell?

[lastchance]

I would find it more disturbing if he had been in his right frame of mind. I also believe it was likely he did not set himself on fire because he smoked pot, but that he smoked pot so he could blot out in his mind what he planned to do.

[stylecouncilor]

That must’ve been some good weed!

[umgud]

Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

[SunTzuWu]

It doesn’t. This guy has some serious problems.

[dragnet2]

Police said the man stated that he had been smoking marijuana and had been “freaking out.”

He was probably being eaten alive by fire ants, and attempted to kill them with fire.

[1rudeboy]

buttt, all the pro-drug folks tell us marijuana doesn't cause things like this to happen.

It doesn't. If he was really smoked-up, he would've blown-off the suicide.

[Right Wing Assault]

NEVER try to kill yourself while stoned. You are sure to eff it up.

[library user]

Marijuana is never linked to sudden panic attacks, or rapid heart beat, which may cause some people to freak out upon the first time using it?

[Kenton]

Police said the man stated that he had been smoking marijuana and had been “freaking out.” Authorities are treating the case as an attempted suicide.

Something about this brings to mind that old classic "Reefer Madness". Maybe if he'd set himself on fire using too much charcoal lighter fuel trying to light his grill to cook all that food he just picked up at Quickee Mart it would ring more true.

Or maybe he just didn't want to tell the cops he was freaked out on crack. But if pot did this to you, there wouldn't be so many grey-haired hippies left.

[Bullish]

Sounds more like he got a hold of some PCP.

I’m serious.

[GSWarrior]

[Lazamataz]

He was on the pot.

WE'RE NOT BIG-PANTS PEOPLE!!!