Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Hero to some criminal to others Howard Marks has died of concer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36012026 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Another legend passed on,saw him in a cameo appearance in Heartbeat once, RIP,Howard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm afraid I don't share your admiration for the man. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Drug use has killed millions of people around the world and caused misery to others so I fail to see how a drug smuggler could be classed as a hero. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Not admiration Barclay...perhaps I should have said legendary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Michael, you are correct in that drugs cause misery and death to millions, heroin, alcohol and tobacco being the main culprits. However, it may interest you to know that there has never been a single death from cannabis overdose, Howard Marks only dealt with cannabis. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 However, it may interest you to know that there has never been a single death from cannabis overdose, Not yet anyway......................... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm just wondering how you would know that for sure, OLDACE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 That's pathetic! Trying to justify cannabis. It's responsible for more crime, psychosis, pressure on the NHS and corruption of young minds than anything else. If it was just a matter of occasional recreational use then it wouldn't be a problem, but it's such an insidious drug that users nearly always make it a lifestyle. Just off the top of my head - recently a kid mowed down a traffic cop in a stolen car. He was as high as a kite and had been smoking dope since he was 6. Yesterday a girl was jailed for stamping on her baby. She and her partner were addicted to cannabis. I've wasted more hours of my life trying to deal with people who were 'ganja casualties' than I care to remember. Skunk is class A, not class C. Trying to make out that Howard Marks was just a loveable rougue rather than a muti-million pound drug dealer is just lame in my book. His activities brought him into contact with the IRA and the Mafia. He probably corrupted more minds than any hate-preacher or extremist could dream of. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 At the risk of another 'David Bowie' situation, is it possible to reserve this obituary section for what it is intended for. I respect the dead- surely a morality thread could be started elsewhere.. don't wish to appear argumentative, Ian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 No problem Ian. Not argumentative, just a difference of opinion. I don't expect everyone to agree. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Well done, chaps. That was how everyone should behave on Nottstalgia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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