08.20.07
Two Ozzfest Deaths in New Jersey
(from antiMUSIC) Some fans got carried away with their fun and died at Thursday’s Ozzfest date in New Jersey. One man was resuscitated in his car in the AFTERNOON after reportedly ingesting “a lethal amount of cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol.” The other guy had a heart attack, was probably pretty young, and was probably pretty fucked up, too. What makes me kinda chuckle is the fact that anybody believes you can overdose on marijuana. Really? It’s a tired argument, but a very solid one – hold up statistics comparing marijuana-related deaths with alcohol- or tobacco-related deaths. You will find that the latter two, alcohol and tobacco, virtually eclipse marijuana in terms of lethality. You can say anything else that you want to about marijuana (and get a commissioned team of frontier scientists to prove that you’re right), but it is not lethal. And I should have more sympathy for these guys, but why? Wake-up call to fans: ABUSE WISELY (oxymoron)! Authorities, just keep doing what you’re doing. As long as nobody’s got guns and knives, we’re good to go. It is the duty of the concert-goer alone not to be a jackass and take any kind of drug at a gnarly, sweaty, super-hot concert that would ultimately lead to their death. ‘S all I’m saying.
Micah said,
August 21, 2007 at 8:54 pm