Comments on: Six-year-old girl chauffeured stoned mom http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: rak0ribz http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586242 rak0ribz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586242 Really, I feel that the 6-year-old should be prosecuted; unlicensed (and likely uninsured!) drivers are a real danger. I'm surprised that none of the parties involved remembered to think of the children. Really, I feel that the 6-year-old should be prosecuted; unlicensed (and likely uninsured!) drivers are a real danger.

I’m surprised that none of the parties involved remembered to think of the children.

]]> By: MrJM http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586246 MrJM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586246 Reminder: Only paranoids believe the <i>War on Drugs</i>â„¢ turns family member against family member! -- MrJM Reminder: Only paranoids believe the War on Drugsâ„¢ turns family member against family member!

– MrJM

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586248 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586248 sorrow sorrow

]]> By: tashikitten http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586041 tashikitten Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586041 "The 30-year-old mother was arrested Sunday at about 4:20 p.m." Oh, so much awesome. “The 30-year-old mother was arrested Sunday at about 4:20 p.m.” Oh, so much awesome.

]]> By: wolfiesma http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586043 wolfiesma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586043 The whole thing reads like an article for the Onion. Not one of their best efforts, but passable. The whole thing reads like an article for the Onion. Not one of their best efforts, but passable.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586054 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586054 Sounds like mom is a fan of "Mad Men." Sounds like mom is a fan of “Mad Men.”

]]> By: fataltourist http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586057 fataltourist Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586057 What aunt? There is no previous reference to an aunt in the article. Guess the proofreader got laid off. What aunt? There is no previous reference to an aunt in the article. Guess the proofreader got laid off.

]]> By: Boeotian http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586316 Boeotian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586316 Extreme free range kids! Extreme free range kids!

]]> By: the r kelly http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586073 the r kelly Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586073 FatalTourist I was thinking the exact same thing. I am curious where this aunt came from. FatalTourist I was thinking the exact same thing. I am curious where this aunt came from.

]]> By: g.park http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586074 g.park Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586074 Coatesville: Making Kennett Square look classy since 1853. Coatesville: Making Kennett Square look classy since 1853.

]]> By: ion_stasi http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586082 ion_stasi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586082 Those damn 6-year-old Narcs! :) Those damn 6-year-old Narcs! :)

]]> By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586094 dculberson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586094 What a six year old driving a car might look like: http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/397*298/kid-in-bumper-car1.jpg What a six year old driving a car might look like:

http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/397*298/kid-in-bumper-car1.jpg

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586379 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586379 More proof that smokers have less of a desire to get behind the wheel than drinkers. More proof that smokers have less of a desire to get behind the wheel than drinkers.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586893 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586893 This is disgusting no matter which way you look at it This is disgusting no matter which way you look at it

]]> By: johnmcorg http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586131 johnmcorg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586131 @#4 Fataltourist: No kidding. Another example: '"There were two white knuckles and a little head popping over the stearing wheel," he said.' @#4 Fataltourist: No kidding. Another example: ‘”There were two white knuckles and a little head popping over the stearing wheel,” he said.’

]]> By: igzabier http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586948 igzabier Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586948 " She[the mom-in jail] will not be charged with driving under the influence because she was not the person driving the car."-from the article. the 6 year old was doing something useful, learning, doing, not just sitting at the cornerstore smokin weed. wait, only 6. ” She[the mom-in jail] will not be charged with driving under the influence because she was not the person driving the car.”-from the article.

the 6 year old was doing something useful, learning, doing, not just sitting at the cornerstore smokin weed. wait, only 6.

]]> By: ByteSculpt http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586206 ByteSculpt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586206 when you smoke: crack tobacco clove banana soylent green people!!! it stinks. when you smoke:

crack
tobacco
clove
banana
soylent green
people!!!

it stinks.

]]> By: Glossolalia Black http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586980 Glossolalia Black Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586980 Dear Idiots, Quit fucking it up for the rest of us. Love, Responsible Pot Smokers Everywhere Dear Idiots,

Quit fucking it up for the rest of us.

Love,
Responsible Pot Smokers Everywhere

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-587241 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-587241 How do we know she was smoking marijuana? Wet/dippers/sherms a.k.a PCP (with the possibility of other dangerous chemicals and addictive substances added) could have been at hand. I've lived in ghetto neighborhoods in Phila and around Pennsylvania, and I've seen people actually smoking this vile concoction near children and even driving while under the influence. And the stuff smells like you're burning paint thinner or something, yuck. How do we know she was smoking marijuana? Wet/dippers/sherms a.k.a PCP (with the possibility of other dangerous chemicals and addictive substances added) could have been at hand. I’ve lived in ghetto neighborhoods in Phila and around Pennsylvania, and I’ve seen people actually smoking this vile concoction near children and even driving while under the influence.

And the stuff smells like you’re burning paint thinner or something, yuck.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586731 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586731 just how many children have been killed because of adults letting them drive? just how many children have been killed because of adults letting them drive?

]]> By: mdh http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586222 mdh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586222 I got this great stuff last week, man. It's called "Darwin". You should try some. I got this great stuff last week, man. It’s called “Darwin”. You should try some.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586998 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586998 @22 "Glossolalia Black" Your plea could be heard from members of any group which partake in any sort of activity. Take the idiots out of the equation, and there is no such thing as an irresponsible pass-time. Whether you wish to juggle flaming swords over a bed of nails, or merely walk down a busy street to buy some noodles, if you aren't a complete moron and take the proper precautions before you act, there is no reason not to do either activity. That said, while it definitely appears that marijuana is less dangerous than other, more easily available substances such as alcohol and tobacco, my own opinion on it's usage remains the same. It is a medicinal drug, like any other, and its use for reasons other than medicine is questionable. Reasonable people do not drink cough syrup for recreation. Marijuana is hardly different. ~D. Walker @22 “Glossolalia Black”

Your plea could be heard from members of any group which partake in any sort of activity.

Take the idiots out of the equation, and there is no such thing as an irresponsible pass-time. Whether you wish to juggle flaming swords over a bed of nails, or merely walk down a busy street to buy some noodles, if you aren’t a complete moron and take the proper precautions before you act, there is no reason not to do either activity.

That said, while it definitely appears that marijuana is less dangerous than other, more easily available substances such as alcohol and tobacco, my own opinion on it’s usage remains the same. It is a medicinal drug, like any other, and its use for reasons other than medicine is questionable. Reasonable people do not drink cough syrup for recreation. Marijuana is hardly different.

~D. Walker

]]> By: SimeonW http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586747 SimeonW Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586747 this story, including the amazing apparitional aunt, are inspirational. i have a six year old, and i now realize what a squandered resource his nascent driving skills might be. i feel like i have been wasting precious moments of my life, wallowing in unnecessary sobriety, for fear of unreliable transportation. thank you, mr pescovitz, for making me aware of this teaching moment. this story, including the amazing apparitional aunt, are inspirational. i have a six year old, and i now realize what a squandered resource his nascent driving skills might be. i feel like i have been wasting precious moments of my life, wallowing in unnecessary sobriety, for fear of unreliable transportation. thank you, mr pescovitz, for making me aware of this teaching moment.

]]> By: benher http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/six-year-old-girl-ch.html#comment-586494 benher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586494 Stinky stuff? Maybe it's time to look for a new dispenser. Stinky stuff? Maybe it’s time to look for a new dispenser.

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