It's good to know that OP didn't pose a serious threat to other drivers despite having ingested edibles.
Also it's cool y'all invented a breathalyzer that works over the internet.
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May Have Been Roofied? Please Help. [UP: Not Roofied; Knowingly Consumed Edibles] (READ STAFF POST)
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It's good to know that OP didn't pose a serious threat to other drivers despite having ingested edibles.
Also it's cool y'all invented a breathalyzer that works over the internet.
Nepenthe, even if it was talked about with other mods, fall on your sword now . You know how this is going to turn out.
I'm sure you would agree that was a dumb idea to post that.
I'm sure you would agree that was a dumb idea to post that.
Definitely this. The insults are unnecessary but OPs actions shouldn't be defended either.
The first time you underestimate edibles will be your last. Never think you know better than your current level of intoxication, always err on the side of caution, especially if you feel like you are safe and good to operate a vehicle. You cannot trust your own judgment.
You, and likely every other moderator of this video game forum, are not medical providers.
Posting this is incredibly embarrassing to all staff involved. How could you think this is an intelligent and appropriate thing to post.
Would OP have been banned if he was determined guilty in the staff court of law? Is that the point of that part of the staff post?
Yup. That's been my biggest gripe. Getting called names cause someone disagrees but only seeing the rule against it selectively enforced
Fair points all around.
Tbh I'm more interested in what sort of weed was in those brownies because I've smoked and ingested a lot of weed but no strand has ever made me forget taking it.
This is some fucking garbage. Mod team continues to be trash.
For legal reasons you can't allow criminal activity to be discussed on site. It's one of the big things admins and mods have to keep an eye on.
"They're gonna stop attacking OP if I make a dumb ass post!" Taphead.gif
He could have killed someone. You can understand how this is a touchy subject given people have lost friends and family to similar decision making.
There is also a difference between saying 'cool it's and 'weve determined he was ok to drive based on his own drug influenced judgement.'
just tell us honestly how many you drank and when and how much you weigh and other things. got an excel sheet formula that will tell us if you are not a danger on the road
People can say insults are unnecessary but of course people feel strongly about things that frequently get people killed.
Let me emphasize that.
The life of people, driving on a road, are suddenly ended due to no fault of their own because someone was not in the state of mind to be there, and THEY lose their life for it.
Of FUCKING COURSE people get personal on a topic like that.
And the MODS ON RESETERA DOT COM somehow know if he was okay to drive and that hostility is unwarranted?
Let me emphasize that.
The life of people, driving on a road, are suddenly ended due to no fault of their own because someone was not in the state of mind to be there, and THEY lose their life for it.
Of FUCKING COURSE people get personal on a topic like that.
And the MODS ON RESETERA DOT COM somehow know if he was okay to drive and that hostility is unwarranted?
So lock the thread?
How is diagnosing someone's BAC over the fucking internet a better look?
Can you link to anything explaining this? I find it very hard to believe that you can't discuss driving under the influence on a forum.
I can understand why people would be upset but if calling OP a piece of shit and adding nothing else to the thread is the only way you can voice your disapproval then you should just abstain from posting in the thread.
And I agree with the second part of your post. I'm not defending the mod post.
mods... you can ban the hostile personal attacks without declaring the man was fit to drive. what the heck.
Very bad staff post. Should be unstickied and amended tbh. One, you cannot judge someone's BAC over the internet. Two, OP said they drove half an hour after taking the second edible. They were clearly fucked up from the OP they made. This is extremely irresponsible on OP's part and while it doesn't warrant some of the hostility, they could have killed someone and driving under the influence of drugs is also illegal. The line that staff walks might be right, but this is nowhere near it.
Calling the guy a piece of shit? Yeah, I suppose I could understand the argument that that's too harsh. But one guy just said "single digit IQ" and I'm shocked that that is the level of hostility worth banning over.
Not even gonna touch the "we've determined he was good to drive" nonsense.
Not even gonna touch the "we've determined he was good to drive" nonsense.
I don't know? I'm just saying. No need to get so weird about it.
*makes cryptic roofie thread and disappears all night*
"just had 2 drinks and edibles"
"we have determined his bac and he was not a danger on the road"
*op admitts this morning he is only 3/4 recovered*
"just had 2 drinks and edibles"
"we have determined his bac and he was not a danger on the road"
*op admitts this morning he is only 3/4 recovered*
Half hour in: Meh, this is nothing.
Hour in: Just a little buzz. Was expecting something more.
Hour and a half to two hours in: HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT.
Never underestimate edibles. Weed in itself isn't particularly dangerous but people strolling into eddie world without prior education on their potency can be a safety risk.
Hour in: Just a little buzz. Was expecting something more.
Hour and a half to two hours in: HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT.
Never underestimate edibles. Weed in itself isn't particularly dangerous but people strolling into eddie world without prior education on their potency can be a safety risk.
Driving high isn't cool and this is coming from a huge pothead. Don't do it again, OP. You put yourself and others on the road at risk when you do that.
Just cool it with the personal attacks on the OP that's all the Mods had to say instead of that weird post .
Hey everyone, apologizes for the oversight. We've added this as an addendum to the previous staff post.
Official Staff Communication
Addendum: It has been pointed out that driving while under the influence of weed can still lead to a DUI and is still dangerous. This is a fair point and we apologize for the oversight -- this wasn't okay. The OP has acknowledged wrongdoing so please keep the discussion constructive to help him and others avoid this mistake.
Getting weird about a topic that involves a dangerous thing like DUI.
What a joke of a mod response.
They were so high they didn't even know what was going on but you have determined they were good to drive?
Cool cool cool
*was writing the post before the addendum was added. still a dumb response in the first place
They were so high they didn't even know what was going on but you have determined they were good to drive?
Cool cool cool
*was writing the post before the addendum was added. still a dumb response in the first place
I think I get what Nepenthe was trying to do. The mods are trying to make a point to no only stomp out more hostility, but also to communicate more in general. I think he was trying to come up with a detailed message he could post so that it felt as though the bannings were fully communicated in their justification.
That being said, there's definitely such thing as too much communication. I agree that it should have just been a post to say stop the overt hostility, ect. And leave it at that.
The mods are obviously trying to lead new paths, which I think is a good thing. It's a learning experience though and there may be slip ups. While I understand people's frustration and just general weirded-out feelings about the staff post, just keep that stuff in mind.
That being said, there's definitely such thing as too much communication. I agree that it should have just been a post to say stop the overt hostility, ect. And leave it at that.
The mods are obviously trying to lead new paths, which I think is a good thing. It's a learning experience though and there may be slip ups. While I understand people's frustration and just general weirded-out feelings about the staff post, just keep that stuff in mind.
Wait, so an official stance of "you aren't impaired enough not to drive if you have consumed drugs just as long as you aren't drunk" is being pushed?
That certainly is something.
That certainly is something.
100%. The weird BAC evaluation was completely unnecessary. You can ban the people being needlessly hostile without making some mental leaps to try and defend the OP, who had already acknowledged that what they did was horrible.
No sorry, we messed up on that original staff post. Our bad. We've added an addendum to it.
It's a touchy subject so just say "cool it with the insults" and give warnings to the offending posts and don't make a stupid post.
It's real fucking simple.
I appreciate that you are at least acknowledging this so even though I think y'all still downplaying driving while on etoh and weed too much i'll drop it here
Anyways this is why it's so important to drink or use drugs RESPONSIBLY, that means knowing beforehand if you will be needing to call that uber or hitch a ride with a friend, not deciding after you're already 2 drinks and a brownie in that you got roofied and need to drive home by yourself.
It's also worth pointing out that, as far as I understand the laws of my state, even having a BAC under the legal limit does not prevent you from getting a DUI. It doesn't matter if you blow a .07 instead of a .08, what matters is if your ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired. Just plugging in the OP's number of drinks into a calculator is useless, even disregarding the edibles.
Yeah, a weird and completely incorrect statement. I hope whoever gave articulation to that statement isn't a criminal court judge.
Yeah, apologies again, it wasn't our intention to do that. Driving after eating edibles is definitely something that people should *not* do.
I think the thing with Edibles especially if they are your first time people will eat them like they are candy since the effects usually don't kick in right away.
Take things slow when eating them OP.
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