Email Bag - K8sFreeFall Rocks Edition
Usually this space is reserved for the responses, by the staff of Angry Romanian, to readers who correspond with the site. However, this week is dedicated to K8sFreeFall, who has done a spectacular job responding to comments from readers who really ought to be thinned from the herd we call humanity. I hereby bestow on you, K8sFreeFall, the title of Official Destroyer of Stupid Fucks who Leave Retarded Comments. Here are some of comments we received this week and the responses from the editors of the site as well as the new ODSFLRC. Enjoy - and mad props to K8. —————————————————————————– TaxExemPt wrote (in response to Driving Is Expensive)…It seems to me that if possesing marijuana is a $50 fine and 8 hours of community service, then the fine for folloing to closely should be proportionate to the danger posed to society by the act. Following too closely can injure or KILL someone. An 18 year old carrying around some harmless plant can not. Since the marijuana possesser is little or no harm to society and the close follower can kill people, with the $50 and 8 hours as the punishment for marijuana, the punishment for following to closely should be at least $20,000 with a year of community service. K8sFreeFall responded…Dear TaxExemPt, On behalf of everyone reading your comment: Go Fuck Yourself. TaxExemPt wrote (again)… Dear Kate’s in Free Fall, What wonderful reasoning and logic you hold. Hopefully by the time you are 18 you will hit the ground. K8sFreeFall responded (again)…Dear TaxExemPt, Have you not seen the “Just say no” advertising campaign?!? While under the influence of “some harmless plant” (and thus in possession of said harmless plant), one might fall asleep while babysitting and a small child will inevitably drown. In Ruko’s “following too closely” case, however, no small children died. Thus, I conclude: Go Fuck Yourself. How is that for logic? I anxiously anticipate your next critique of my reasoning skills. Ruko the Wonder Dog responded…Taxexempt-I think you are missing the point. The following too closely ticket is given whenever there is a rear end collision, regardless of the reason for the accident. I was in fact thrown into the car in front of me due to the collision in my rear. While somebody could have been hurt, they were not, and I still received a fine significantly higher than the minimum. The 18 year old man was caught with possession in his vehicle, and it was unclear whether he was high at the time or not (the officer used the terms “showing no signs of ability impaired” and “inconclusive evidence to suggest intoxication”). Being that you seem familiar with marijuana taxexempt, I need not explain how THC can often show no signs of intoxication and hence be very difficult to prove by a simple roadside sobriety test. As k8sfreefall said, THC found in marijuana does in fact slow motor skills, inhibits perception, and slows reaction time, all very similar to alcohol in moderate doses. If this young man was indeed operating a vehicle, the dangers posed by him far outweighed my fender bender. That is beside the point, but I feel it necessary to address it seeing as how you have brought it up. Laws in this country are not solely created based on “the danger posed to society”. Most laws are based around reasons other than criminal. You can’t walk around naked in public. You can’t steal towels from a hotel. You cannot break monetary contracts. You are not allowed to blast your music at 100 decibels at 3 AM within city limits. It is illegal to possess marijuana or any other illegal drug. These are all laws that exist, and there is a good reason for each one of them. And guess what? None of them revolve around the “the danger posed to society by the act” as you so eloquently wrote. The bottom line here, Mr. taxexempt, is that this guy intentionally broke a state law. I also broke a law. I broke it unintentionally and arguably uncontrollably. The judge knew this, and threw “intent” out of the legal window. When “intent” is removed from our legal system, we are in serious fucking trouble. I hope you get my point. ——————– Jerry wrote (in comment to The Cheesecake Fuckery )…Well, how about that, Mr. Malcontent owns a computer and knows how to publish his super critical ramblings to the inter-tubes. One day when you get out and about in the real world, you’ll realize that most chain food doesn’t taste like home cooked, parking lots aren’t an amusement park ride and that a long menu isn’t a negative but a positive. Of course since momma probably never gave you a meal choice other than macaroni and cheese, any option other than shutup and eat likely causes great anxiety for your little mind. Rob replied…Jerry, Jerry, Jerry. From where I sit it appears you are the super critical, inter-tubes rambler. First, the last time I checked this is a blog, which is a place to post your personal opinions and experiences. No one forced you to come here. If you don’t like what we have to say - take a hike. Second, I really don’t see anything in the story that suggests chain restaurants resemble home cooking. The underlying premise seems to be that The Cheesecake Factory, and by extension all chains, suck. Third, parking lots may not be amusement park rides but if they were I bet you would be too short to get on. And finally, your momma was never one for meal choice either. It was either her box or her ass, and I sure wish they had smelled like mac and cheese. K8sFreeFall responded…Jerry no doubt enlisted the help of a calculater to get past “spam protection” when leaving his comment. Given his interrpretation of the post, I feel as though I should break my insult down: Dear Jerry, you’re a dumbass. ——————————————————————————————————– See you next week, and keep up the good work K8sFreeFall. D.N.
