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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Drugs I Wouldn't Endorse This Sort of Thing, But...

Posted by Dominic Holden on Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 4:21 PM

It's plainly obvious to anyone who has ever gotten seriously baked at school that it's a waste of school and a waste of pot. And I don't think teenagers should be getting high at all (though I accept that many teenagers do and it's nothing worth getting too concerned about, in moderation). But, I must say, this is kind of awesome:

At the end of his speech Tuesday urging legalization of marijuana, a 17-year-old Peninsula High School student pulled out a joint, lit it and smoked away. Then he ate the remains.

For that he got a quick escort to the school office and then a ride to Remann Hall juvenile jail.

The stunt was celebrated among some of the teen’s peers but was frowned on to say the least by law enforcement officers and district administrators.

If the kid was a shitty student, this would not be awesome. But as the article goes on to explain, the student carried a 3.7 grade point average. In addition, this would be a lame stunt if it had followed a lame speech. But students, the article says, found the speech moving, articulate, and persuasive. So there: spectacular agitprop theatrics. On the flip side, eating a roach is reprehensible.

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Get baked in college and going to Physics class on "Laser Day", however, is highly recommended.

Posted by Sir Vic on June 4, 2009 at 4:22 PM

it's kind of like that time Frizzelle confessed his secret admiration for a high school kid who was blackmailing and raping a 15 year old kid and his 13 year old brother. because he hates jocks. and you love stoners. slog family values.

Posted by slogbuster on June 4, 2009 at 4:26 PM

He smoked a whole joint before any teacher could stop him?

Anyway, that is pretty bold. He's sorta like the Ralph Waldo Emerson of pot smokers.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on June 4, 2009 at 4:28 PM

Except H. D. Thoreau, not Emerson... Maybe I need some pot?

Posted by Urgutha Forka on June 4, 2009 at 4:29 PM

@2 clearly loves Slog to distraction.

Posted by gloomy gus on June 4, 2009 at 4:29 PM

@3,

Emerson? Are you sure you don't mean Thoreau?

Posted by keshmeshi on June 4, 2009 at 4:31 PM

@4,

Oh, nevermind.

Posted by keshmeshi on June 4, 2009 at 4:31 PM

@5 i do love slog, so what, you are here too so what is your point exactly

Posted by slogbuster on June 4, 2009 at 4:32 PM

Dom, you JackAss, I would expect some 17 year old doper to be your idol.

Posted by Maybe you'll do something cool when YOU grow up?! on June 4, 2009 at 4:35 PM

used to be we could smoke pot all day on the front lawn of high school

the teachers would pretend not to notice

they were envious

then the 1980s happened...

Posted by the generation in power keeping all the drug laws in place on June 4, 2009 at 4:44 PM

dropping a roach on a red hot car cigarette lighter also works, but don't get to close.

oh and there is a thing you can do with soaking a bunch of them in rum, supposedly good for eyesight.

Posted by the more you know on June 4, 2009 at 4:46 PM

He ate it? Ugh.

Posted by Greg on June 4, 2009 at 4:50 PM

this guy will go down in history (at that high school).

Posted by Andy_Squirrel on June 4, 2009 at 4:52 PM

Jesus Christ. It's if the kid WERE a shitty student, not WAS.

Clearly, I need some of what he had to calm down . . .

Posted by avatar on June 4, 2009 at 5:33 PM

Hey, it's my alma mater!

Posted by Cascadian on June 4, 2009 at 5:50 PM

This reminds me of the time a kid at our school put weed in the air ducts and lit it on fire.

That obviously had no political motivation (overtly at least), but it was weed at school, so there.

Posted by ams_ on June 4, 2009 at 6:26 PM

I totally expect to see this in next week's Last Days.

Posted by Renton Mike on June 4, 2009 at 6:30 PM

I read this as he took a few quick puffs and then ate the rest as soon as he saw the vice principal moving in. To destroy the evidence.

Posted by Christy O on June 4, 2009 at 6:34 PM

C'mon!

Like you haven't ever eaten a roach.

Posted by Keekee on June 4, 2009 at 6:50 PM

If he had to eat it I suppose he didn't have time to bake it into a brownie.

Posted by RainMan on June 4, 2009 at 9:56 PM

SCREEEEEEEM THA EAGLE NOOOOOOOOBZ.

MOTHAFUCKA AIN'T NEVER HELD DOWN NO CORNERS.

NUMBA WON ROOL: ONLY BITCHES EVER GET STITCHES OR PITCHURES (LIKE WHEN THEY BOOK YO' ASS.)

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