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JFN1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:53 AM Original message |
Why Employer Drug Testing Is Just Plain Wrong |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. totally disagree, if an employer for insurance reasons, legal reasons |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Bullshit ! |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. No illegal booze, maybe. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. is the booze illegal???????? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. if the employee is under 21 it is. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. not necessarily |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. what difference does it make? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. the legality of it is part of the reasons that employers dont want drug users on the payroll |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:30 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Drug tests don't show any of those things |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. dosent matter if its illegal, if you took it a day ago or a week ago |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Does that include steroids? n/t |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. yup unless you have a script for them from the doctor and are cleared to work |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. What does it matter to you? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. yup it matters to me, one its illegal and leaves people open to all sorts of shit |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. it's legal in my state. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. then that takes care of the legality now its just down to individual businesses |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:32 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. outside of safety or job performance, it is not a concern to the employer. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:50 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. we are on opposite sides i support the business owners right to drug test his employees |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:16 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. of course we are. here's a question for you. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:21 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. would depend apon the reasoning behind it, maybe if you could contaminate something at work |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:35 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. i guess it depends on what you believe. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:37 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. i support the rights of employers to run credit checks, criminal checks and drug tests |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:43 AM Response to Reply #51 |
60. so you're not answering? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:47 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. thought i had, but i support employers who have contracts that employees sign |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:03 AM Response to Reply #63 |
74. no contracts. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:10 AM Response to Reply #74 |
78. yup if the condition of the hire is a drugs test, then the employer can insist |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:08 AM Response to Reply #63 |
77. Those are not leisure restrictions at all |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:15 AM Response to Reply #77 |
80. how is a sportsman being banned from playing his sport in the street or in the park |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:49 AM Response to Reply #80 |
96. It is a agreement not to privately compete with your employer |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:52 AM Response to Reply #51 |
67. credit checks? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:59 AM Response to Reply #67 |
71. why tonnes of jobs run credit checks on prospective employees |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:00 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. I don't care if they do.. do it. I know they do it |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #71 |
131. I've had credit checks run on me for several jobs that |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:38 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Actually, an interesting tangent to your scenario would be "dead peasants insurance" |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:40 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. funnily enough i got no problem with the key man insurance policy |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:50 AM Response to Reply #55 |
66. I find it creepy. It's one among a whole laundry list of reasons I favor powerful labor unions. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:05 AM Response to Reply #66 |
75. funnily enough i kinda think of it as myself going to the bookies and placing a bet on a sportstar |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:18 AM Response to Reply #75 |
81. It's an ethical issue. You just stated the answer. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:30 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. well i guess it depends if your the one putting the bet on or the one dieing i suppose |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:33 AM Response to Reply #83 |
85. "have a beer" |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:41 AM Response to Reply #85 |
89. i think i said if its illegal and you use then your an idiot if you dont expect ramifications |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:46 AM Response to Reply #89 |
94. You should have made that clear |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #89 |
125. I gotta tell ya |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:40 AM Response to Reply #83 |
105. you are an idiot by your own logic |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:53 AM Response to Reply #83 |
107. You support drug testing by insinuating that it effects job performance |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #83 |
112. Dying. It is spelled Dying. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #112 |
133. no this is someoe at the end of a 13 hour night shift, trying hard to stay awake |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #53 |
123. Ah but ... if companies took out dead peasant insurance then ... |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #37 |
106. Employers view drug users as law breakers |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:57 AM Response to Reply #106 |
108. "If a potential employee will break one law, they will break many more." |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #108 |
114. It doesn't matter if it's true or not |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #106 |
120. That is crap. The only laws I violate are related to |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #120 |
134. Nuff said |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #37 |
111. Are you not a professional arrester of pot smokers? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:33 AM Response to Reply #26 |
49. having an arbirtary reason not to hire someone |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:25 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. How does someone smoking at home get you into a shit storm? |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:56 AM Response to Reply #30 |
70. One of my former employers, a huge Fortune 100, specifically didn't test unless with a reason. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:30 AM Response to Reply #20 |
48. what sort of shit does illegality leave us open to? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:28 AM Response to Reply #16 |
47. what is wrong with me smoking grass when I am not at work? |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
121. what's your job? |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. employers want good workers. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:29 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. yup thats the policy od some, others enforce it, i guess its all down to the employer |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
139. And cheap workers. They can keep you in line with the threat of your failure of a drug test. |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. dupe |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Maybe next they can follow you around to make sure you're not having unsafe sex |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
135. Better yet, test you. nt |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. you're against drugs for insurance reasons? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:35 AM Original message |
lol what does the past status of alcohol have to do with what is illegal now |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:45 AM Response to Original message |
35. my point is simple |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:51 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. and my point is simple, alcohol is legal, illegal drugs are not |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:05 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. The tired circular logic of the prohibitionist |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:07 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. easy answer its illegal because the legislatures made it illegal |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. So we fall back on the intellectually void response |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:24 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. lol you dont get it do you, what i think has nothing to do with it, or what you think for that |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:41 AM Response to Reply #45 |
56. "think they are idiots" |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:42 AM Response to Reply #45 |
57. if you stick to avoiding stoners, we'll all get along just fine. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:42 AM Response to Reply #45 |
58. You can think whatever unsupported, biased, intellectually void things you want |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:44 AM Response to Reply #45 |
62. you realize that you are as close minded and backward as a |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:47 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. +1 |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:53 AM Response to Reply #62 |
68. yeah right because using illegal drugs is the same as being a victim of racism |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:07 AM Response to Reply #68 |
76. what about those who use responsibly and in moderation? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:37 AM Response to Reply #76 |
86. and if they use it illegaly then they must be aware that there are ramifications |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:40 AM Response to Reply #86 |
88. ah ha! why do you care what we do in our country? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #88 |
92. you need to check profiles i think to see where people live |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:33 AM Response to Reply #92 |
102. unless the profile is BS |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:10 AM Response to Reply #88 |
100. No, he is an American police officer |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:32 AM Response to Reply #100 |
101. then why behaviour with a U ? |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #101 |
128. Because the spell check didn't stop him? |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #88 |
113. He also spells 'dying' dieing and does it all over the board |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:43 AM Response to Reply #86 |
91. You're redefining what an "idiot" cannabis user is |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. right, I noticed that too. It is hard to aim for moving goalposts. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:01 AM Response to Reply #93 |
98. Well he is a drinker maybe the goal posts are swaying from the DTs n/t |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:10 AM Response to Reply #68 |
79. I am an idiot because I chose to use the least dangerous of 3 |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:25 AM Response to Reply #79 |
82. there you go, you just said what the ramification is, you were arrested |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:38 AM Response to Reply #82 |
87. NO I am not an idiot |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:46 AM Response to Reply #68 |
95. being arbitrarily hassled for using cannaibs is akin to |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #68 |
116. "if you make that decision then you are an idiot" |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #45 |
115. Carl Sagan was an idiot? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:39 AM Response to Reply #38 |
54. cannabis is less dangerous for users and society than alcohol |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:43 AM Response to Reply #54 |
61. nope there are jobs where tobacco is banned as well, a lot of the fire services |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:49 AM Response to Reply #61 |
65. perhaps in the USA but other countries function fine |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:54 AM Response to Reply #61 |
69. ok they ban dangerous drugs, |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:02 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. Coffee is way worse |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:31 AM Response to Reply #73 |
84. point taken and noted, but we must admit |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:58 AM Response to Reply #84 |
97. I can't deny that |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #97 |
103. that is why I usually avoide caffeine |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #38 |
109. and my point is simple. Cannabis is less bad for my health than alcohol or tobacco |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:37 AM Response to Reply #29 |
52. there is no reason to test for use in the past month |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
138. Bull shit. If you are impared then you should be sent home. But random testing is unacceptable. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
4. Regarding the employer's enforcement of anti-sodomy laws |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
136. Where I worked it was the employer that committed the "illegal" act you are referring to. nt |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. Well, tell him to pee in a cup. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #140 |
141. But the employer controls the testing and hence the results. He can choose who to prosecute or not. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. Worse, it is an erosion of public expectation of their rights. |
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PHIMG (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. The only reason it exists is because it makes lots of money for some people |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
119. don't forget pro sports! |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
8. I agree. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. Recommend |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
13. Test for impairment, not metabolites. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
27. have you ever had to work or travel with a hardcore coke head? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:53 AM Response to Original message |
28. In our industry drug testing is federally mandated. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:30 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Basically your insurance carrier is scamming you to find reasons not to pay out |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:39 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. I know. But they all do it and we don't have a choice. |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. and there's what's most frustrating about the whole thing. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:35 AM Response to Original message |
33. If an employer does more than pay you a wage to do a task, he/she "owns" you. |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:58 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. yes, that's how it is. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
46. drug testing is an invasion of privacy here in France unless |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
59. Move to Nevada and get on their Medical Marijuana Program. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
90. Congress works for us and they make life and death decisions |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
99. Not many burger flippers or supermarket cashiers are subject to drug testing |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #99 |
104. actually yes, those are the jobs most likely to drug test |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #104 |
124. I worked plenty of jobs like that during college and never had to take a drug test |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #124 |
127. what state and how many years ago? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #127 |
129. Pennsylvania during the mid 90's |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #129 |
130. what a difference a state makes |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
110. Great, so don't test your employees |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
117. My employer instituted a drug policy purely as a business decision, not because he wanted to. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #117 |
126. ...But all employers who institute drug testing are EVIL!!11! |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
118. They're only protecting their "property". |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
122. Agreed. It's just another Big Biz deci$ion that serves Police State more than it actually 'protects' |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
132. I don't see this as a big issue. If you can't get clean for one test, that's bad. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
137. Why it is wrong. The employer can end your employment any time he wants do to your failure of a drug |
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