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WA's Premier's idea of harm minimisation is "Just Say No"
hehe agreed
instead of him saying "just say no" he should be saying "just say know".
WA's Premier's idea of harm minimisation is "Just Say No"
http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Drug-bin-use-questioned-/7520165/
St John Ambulance treated 270 people on the day for heat and alcohol-related injuries and illnesses, including broken bones.
but seriously, why would anyone put shit in those bins? I mean I would never chuck out my pills or weed inside the bins, i just dont get it.
Well.. i look at it this way. They probably have a substantial amount of drugs on them, enough that they cant take them all at once without suffering some form of physical damage or even death. So they probably ditched some of what they had and took the remaining drugs before coming in contact with the cops and dogs.
That or people actually decided to make a 'wise' decision and looked at there options..
They could scoff all there drugs and harm themselves, if not kill themselves.
They could get caught by the dogs and face charges or even a prison sentence.
Or They could throw them in the bin and everything's rainbows and sunshine.
It wouldn't surprise me if people were faced with these options upon entering, and based on that made a smart decision. And if that's the case.. then these drug bins are really worth the time and effort.
People need to be given options, you cant push them into a corner with 'Just say No' or an intimidating police presence and dog squad which if caught would accompany a charge or prison time. Because people react when there pushed and they do so irrationally.
There are going to be many many people overdosing. If i had 30 beans on me id toss 26 and take 4. I think alot of people would think the same and try to take the maximum amount they can but not knowing the dangers. Im an idiot but id prob try it lol
If you live near by iy might be worth while wheeling your own bin near by and trying your luck.
Just out there, if someone did steal the bin could they be done for only theft as they don't know whats inside the bin?
lol the images in my head of someone just wheeling the bin away makes me smile, although I have real doubts about how practival it is (stealing the bins)
From my year 12 legal studies knowledge to prove you are guilty of most if not all criminal offences actus reus and mens rea must be proven. To give a basic definition -
Actus reus - the act
Mens rea - the intention
Mens rea can be the difference between one charge and another e.g. mens rea can be the difference between a murder charge and a manslaughter charge.
Taking this into account i dont know how you'd go proving an absence of mens rea. It would be hard to argue that you went all this way to a public venue to steal something you could have much more easily and stealthily stolen in a regular street, somewhere also containing much less law enforcement. That's on top of proving you were unaware of the drugs contents given the large signs on all sides of it.
At least, thats my few minutes worth of thinking on the theoretical side of stealing a drug bin from a legal perspective.
hehe I think the next time I go to a rave I might get dressed up as one of those bins and go sit out the front and try my luck
hehe I think the next time I go to a rave I might get dressed up as one of those bins and go sit out the front and try my luck
First time i missed the festival since it started kinda glad i did. lol
Lucky there mostly shit pills going round fucking piperazines.
hope we get a big test results of whats in all the drugs they found.
my mate got searched by the cops he had drugs on him sweating balls off his head they didn't find them and they were right near his hand
yes i am going to tell a new comer how to smuggle drugs info a festival.
lol