OMG! No way!
Posted on 11/30/2014 6:03:08 PM PST by Olog-hai
That is reality.
What is the role of government with this issue?
/johnny
“But...but...but...DUDE!!!”
Tommy Vietor, White Hut Deputy Press Secretary
society must have legal ways to deal with these people regardless if they understand that’ or not. hence laws with consequences. these laws don’t just come about on their own without community and society input. thats why states have different laws. but when we see one state where lax laws fail, and another where the problem is under better control, to ignore what works and what isn’t is denying what’s in front of your facde.
/johnny
If only life were that clean. I had a fleet vehicle involved in a collision with a DUI. I will never be made whole for all the cost and grief resulting from another person's irresponsibility.
There should be consequences, sure...but for many, the consequences are too limited. Do you want to take someone's driver's license? What's the chance they will drive anyway...without a license or insurance? Very high, from what I've seen. What are the consequences to them?
That they can't pay for the damage they cause...and they'll be guests at the Gray Bar Hotel, tab paid courtesy of you and me...which will probably improve their lifestyle.
don’t give me that. that’s not the only reason laws’exist.
laws exist so that one citizen who’s wrong by another has a means to get justice. govt exists to have a system where justice can be meted out fairly. laws also exist to punish lawbreakers.
murderers can have lawsuits brought against them by the govt for violating state/fed laws, and the victims file civil lawsuits as well against them for damages. it’s not just govt power. it gives victims power and a way to get justice too.
shut up. do not put your words in my mouth. retract it or shut the hell up. i am sick of your twisted mischaracterization of anyone who disagrees with you on this issue. your statement is bullsh1t and it’s clear you selectively read my comments on this.
No-one could have predicted this!
Criminal law is the use of government force.
That is all that it is.
Civil law is a different beast, that is about righting wrongs.
So which is it? Criminal law? Civil law? What this article is about is the change in Colorado Criminal law.
/johnny
Definitely agree, cuban leaf.
Jesus Christ is the only salvation. In Him is where the goodness of mankind is found. Away from Him...is a place I do not want to be.
Though if he runs up medical expenses or liabilities that he cannot pay, who does? We all know.
Connecticut wrapper?
A simple error checking mechanism that humans sometimes use.
I assume that by your "Shut up." that I didn't get your meaning.
Care to try again?
/johnny
I think it would make a person more reckless, and that could lead to behavior that would seem to be or actually was aggressive, especially if you were inclined that way already.
I think recklessness was the effect of THC on Michael Brown.
The effect of THC was an issue at the grand jury. From what I've read, the state took the position that the THC contributed to his aggressiveness, while the Brown family's pathologist Michael Baden testified that he didn't think it would've had that effect.
what i’m saying is that their negative behavior never just affects themselves. the guy who’s so high he gets in his car and drives over his kid backing up. the guy who crashes into a tree and the paramedics who are called out to respond, on the way there, get into an accident and someone dies or is injured. the lives of the people they leave behind that loved’them.
i am clear. i am saying i never said what you wrote and i want you to either retract it or shut up. i never advocated what you supposedly say i am for.
The same can happen because a guy got into a fight with his wife. How are those situations handled?
/johnny
OMG! No way!
Heavy users begin to experience paranoia which would explain instances of aggression. As far as driving stoned, it’s not a good idea. The actual act of driving itself isn’t so much the problem, since the fear of being stopped is enhanced. The problem is distractibility, fiddling with the music, talking, anything other than concentrating on driving. I can imagine crashes are more likely due to this distractibility. So many distractions behind the wheel nowadays.
/johnny
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