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[BrainSmashR]

Originally Posted by Santabot

A C is not a failing grade, nor is it even near such. I don't even remember 5th grade math, but I know it affected the rest of my classes.

Were you in calculus even in your Senior year of high school? Did you have full scholarships to enter a good well-known state college in their honors section? Did you apply and get accepted into two colleges and take classes all the while completing and passing your college-level courses in your junior year of high school? I never claimed to be an expert on any subject here, I've only come to express myself and to learn more things, and obviously I have.

My statement of equality was sarcasm, ass, if you're not also such a whiz in English, either.

Yes well, for future reference, you might want to use the [sarcasm] tags[/sarcasm] indicating your intention. It's not like we can hear the inflections of your voice and your sarcasm has achieved nothing more than making you defensive about an event that will ultimately prove to be quite trivial in your life.....a C in 5th grade math.

[Santabot]

Originally Posted by BrainSmashR

Yes well, for future reference, you might want to use the [sarcasm] tags[/sarcasm] indicating your intention. It's not like we can hear the inflections of your voice and your sarcasm has achieved nothing more than making you defensive about an event that will ultimately prove to be quite trivial in your life.

As I said, state this event and educate me if you're that knowledgeable about these specified events you're citing.

[BrainSmashR]

Originally Posted by Santabot

As I said, state this event and educate me if you're that knowledgeable about these specified events you're citing.

It should be enough for you to know that in 1988 at age 17 I was arrested for simple burglary and have that permanent record I'm warning YOU about, by age 36 I've buried a total of 6 friends/family members resulting directly from their drug use. We're talking AIDS, suicide, overdoses, and murder. I've had two girlfriends murdered one of which is not included in the above number, Kelly's body hasn't been recovered after 16 years and I was the prime suspect for 7 months until the murderer confessed to killing Wendi. I even have 1 friend serving 2 consecutive 55 year sentences for 2 counts of Attempted Capital Murder in Dallas. He'll be eligable for parole when we're 82.....needless to say, Dave may as well be dead too. Sound like the kind of life you want to lead Mr. It'll never happen to me?

If you "knew" any of those people then I'd be more inclined to share their stories with you, but you don't so you can either learn from their mistakes and the mistakes your own friends will make, or you can wait until you're sitting in jail or laying in a coffin before you get it.

The choice is yours and yours alone....

[Santabot]

Originally Posted by BrainSmashR

It should be enough for you to know that in 1988 at age 17 I was arrested for simple burglary and have that permanent record I'm warning YOU about, by age 36 I've buried a total of 6 friends/family members resulting directly from their drug use. We're talking AIDS, suicide, overdoses, and murder. I've had two girlfriends murdered one of which is not included in the above number, Kelly's body hasn't been recovered after 16 years and I was the prime suspect for 7 months until the murderer confessed to killing Wendi. I even have 1 friend serving 2 consecutive 55 year sentences for 2 counts of Attempted Capital Murder in Dallas. He'll be eligable for parole when we're 82.....needless to say, Dave may as well be dead too. Sound like the kind of life you want to lead Mr. It'll never happen to me?

If you "knew" any of those people then I'd be more inclined to share their stories with you, but you don't so you can either learn from their mistakes and the mistakes your own friends will make, or you can wait until you're sitting in jail or laying in a coffin before you get it.

The choice is yours and yours alone....

And I don't doubt your story at all, but I believe you think I'm involved in some things I'm very much not a part of. I am very humanistic, and could not even imagine committing a brutal crime or murder, there's just no way, and no need for me to do so. I'm not involved with anything more than the drugs that you can smoke or drop, no needles or odd methods of ingestion for me, I know what drugs can do to people, my friends are already showing signs of it, but I keep away from what I see them doing because I know what things it can cause. I am not a thief, I have no reason to burglarize, and it's not just doing drugs that causes you to get there to a point where you have to steal to "survive?" or make ends.

[BrainSmashR]

Originally Posted by Santabot

And I don't doubt your story at all, but I believe you think I'm involved in some things I'm very much not a part of. I am very humanistic, and could not even imagine committing a brutal crime or murder, there's just no way, and no need for me to do so.

Do you think crackhead Steve was born a crackhead?
Do you think Mike contracted AIDS sharing a joint after school?
Do you think Lance was mixing Methadone and Xanax when were were hanging out?
No, these were activities they progressed to later on in life.

Look kid, I'm not trying to tell you smoking pot is any worse for you than smoking cigarettes, but unlike cigarettes, the consequences of doing drugs are significantly higher and you might not have the ability to quite or every realize it IS time to quite and move on to the next stage of life. Thousands upon thousands of people have been down the path you're about to take, and as I indicated earlier, a lot more people than you think will fail to complete the journey.

I'm not involved with anything more than the drugs that you can smoke or drop, no needles or odd methods of ingestion for me,

Like LSD huh. In college, Mike and James stopped on the side of the road to take a leak one night tripping. Mike got hit in the back of the head with a side mirror of a truck. Some of you Natchitoches folks might remember the cross across the By-Pass from Con-Agra through-out most of the 90's. WHY was he just pissing out on the side of the road instead of in the grass or ditch or his home? Hmmmm, I guess he was on a mind altering substance he "dropped" that severely altered his judgment at a rather critical time.

BTW, Mike isn't one of the above numbers either....we weren't friends, he was a pledge in the fraternity some of my friend were in. Just a kid going to college here like you might be in a year or so....

I know what drugs can do to people, my friends are already showing signs of it, but I keep away from what I see them doing because I know what things it can cause. I am not a thief, I have no reason to burglarize, and it's not just doing drugs that causes you to get there to a point where you have to steal to "survive?" or make ends.

correction, you aren't any of those things today.

[Pocahontas]

Originally Posted by Santabot

And I don't doubt your story at all, but I believe you think I'm involved in some things I'm very much not a part of. I am very humanistic, and could not even imagine committing a brutal crime or murder, there's just no way, and no need for me to do so. I'm not involved with anything more than the drugs that you can smoke or drop, no needles or odd methods of ingestion for me, I know what drugs can do to people, my friends are already showing signs of it, but I keep away from what I see them doing because I know what things it can cause. I am not a thief, I have no reason to burglarize, and it's not just doing drugs that causes you to get there to a point where you have to steal to "survive?" or make ends.

The crimes and burglarizing begin when you become addicted and have to have your fix at any and all costs!! You become a different person altogether.

[FACT]

Originally Posted by Santabot

And I don't doubt your story at all, but I believe you think I'm involved in some things I'm very much not a part of. I am very humanistic, and could not even imagine committing a brutal crime or murder, there's just no way, and no need for me to do so. I'm not involved with anything more than the drugs that you can smoke or drop, no needles or odd methods of ingestion for me, I know what drugs can do to people, my friends are already showing signs of it, but I keep away from what I see them doing because I know what things it can cause. I am not a thief, I have no reason to burglarize, and it's not just doing drugs that causes you to get there to a point where you have to steal to "survive?" or make ends.

You are missing Brainsmshr's point. Continued drug use can result from what he stated. Listen to the man. He knows what he is talking about.
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