Jerri wrote:
> (Mordechai T. Abzug) wrote:
>
>> The man was in his 20s, and apparently did not die due to a car
>> accident, homicide, or suicide. He was not known to be terminally
>> ill. He was engaged in a profession that is notorious for a
>> relatively high rate of substance abuse, and had the money to afford
>> expensive illegal substances. While this is all cir***stantial, and
>> he may well have had some hidden medical issue such as a congenital
>> heart defect, a substance abuse problem or drug overdose is by far the
>> most likely explanation to fit the known facts.
>
> I know, I know ... but I would rather have the results of the tox
> screens in before reaching conclusions. When I speculate about the use
> of drugs among acquaintances, I'm *always* wrong, so I'd rather not
> engage in that sort of speculation. I don't like being wrong. I can't
> play Scrabble, do crossword puzzles or detect drug use.
> Jerri
I'm with you. I want facts, cold and hard, not possibilities. This
is why you can't trust anything the news media gives you anymore.
They are quick to jump on anything just to have a story and then
they will beat it to a bloody, unrecognizable pulp until something
new comes along. Rinse and repeat. It seems to have been sleeping
pills so it may have been accidental overdose. It doesn't mean
drug abuse. I had long hair and an outsider look most of my 20's
and 30's and the vast majority of people "assumed" I used drugs or
at the very least smoked pot. I even got into a heated argument
with an off duty cop about it once who insisted I was high based
on my looks alone. Truth is I've never taken any illegal substance
and I won't even take an aspirin unless it's absolutely necessary.
I've never even smoked a regular cigarette muchless the funny kind.
I've been drunk on occassion but far less than your average person.
You can't judge a book by its cover. Period.
Ivory
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