> most diabolically professorial sentence I could > come up with. Absolutely no one got it. Ehh.
Just because no one saw a need to comment on it doesn't mean they didn't get it. I did find it amusing that "shade" (by which, I assume you meant ghost) was interpretted as a tint thing. But anyway, regarding drugs and gangs: As long as some people feel the need to try to tell everyone else what they can and can't do with their own time and body, the demand for services and substances will be filled by criminals. Personally, I think it'd be great if the only crimes we had to worry about were personal, property, and environmental (including things like noise and nuisance) crimes because those were the only things that WERE crimes. Until that happens, I simply advise my friends to consider who they buy their drugs from and who they are supporting. Get your food from local farmers and coops and get your drugs from ... er, pretty much the same place. I think a lot of people don't realize the impact that buying from gang sources has. I know I hadn't though about it until reading something by Jim Graham a couple years ago. It may seem obvious, but to people who haven't dealt with gangs, it isn't. Where I grew up, dealers didn't carry guns and didn't take over houses. Maybe they had a big dog, but in general, they came in two types : "cool" or "burnout". Oh. IMO, marijuana IS a gateway drug, precisely because it is illegal. Granted, maybe I've been going to the wrong clubs, but I've never been at the bar and have the bartender offer me a line. However, back in the day, I was smoking some bud with a friend who was a dealer, and they decided to smoke some coke, and of course, they offered me some. Dealers often deal more than one substance and if you are buying weed, you're probably getting it from someone who can supply you with other things. You've already become a "criminal" by getting a little stoned, so why not? What a brilliant society we are. Never understood it. Never will. I had to kick a guy out of the club a few weeks back for smoking dope. He was huge and could have been a real problem if he wanted to, but his general attitude was "damn, I'm busted, can I stay? No? Do you want some? Oh, right, you're working. Ok, I'll go.". That's pretty much always the case with stoners. Damn drunks on the other hand keep hurting each other and occasionally the staff. People on downers and psychs are pretty easy to deal with (although, sometimes time consuming). Someone pumped on coke, speed, and steroids does suck, but then, so does someone taking Paxol who decided to ignore the "don't do this with alcohol" sticker. By the way, has anyone else working in clubs noticed that things are getting pretty bad this summer? I don't know if it is the 2am thing, the heat, or the economy, but July was a rough month. Also, by the way, what is up with all the cabbies getting shot? Also, by the way, what is up with the Somali gangs on the west bank? - Jason Goray Sheridan, NE __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
