Crazed naked canibal eating live man's face shot by Miami PD

[Broomstick]

Did they test him for rabies I wonder?

That might be important for Mr. Poppo to know....

[Imperial Overlord]

According to Local10, the former North Miami Beach High School football player was once diagnosed as schizophrenic after an arrest, but authorities are not sure if he ever sought treatment.

This bit here matters. Schizophrenics do not react like ordinary people to using street drugs because their brain chemistry is already off. Cocaine in particular fucks them up big time. Marijuana isn't usually one of the bad ones, but there is a fair amount of variation in drug reaction.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Well, so much for marijuana's safety arguments. Valid or not, this is going to be fought up every time legalization or even decriminalization is brought up.

Because one crazy person smoking weed and eating someone completely invalidates the millions of people who smoke and DON'T try to eat people's faces.

[Themightytom]

Well, so much for marijuana's safety arguments. Valid or not, this is going to be fought up every time legalization or even decriminalization is brought up.

No, because it's entirely possible he was self medicating with marijuana to cope with psychotic urges. The blood tests showed it was in his system, not that he was high when he carried out the attack. that's way too big a hole in the argument for anyone to try using it.

[Ryan Thunder]

Doesn't mean they won't try to.

Doesn't mean people won't buy it when they do, either.

[dragon]

Well, so much for marijuana's safety arguments. Valid or not, this is going to be fought up every time legalization or even decriminalization is brought up.

Because one crazy person smoking weed and eating someone completely invalidates the millions of people who smoke and DON'T try to eat people's faces.

Well it's not like they tried before for things like violent games and guns. Even in the Army minor things like one solider doing something stupid and the rest of the unit paid the price.

[Phantasee]

Well, so much for marijuana's safety arguments. Valid or not, this is going to be fought up every time legalization or even decriminalization is brought up.

Because one crazy person smoking weed and eating someone completely invalidates the millions of people who smoke and DON'T try to eat people's faces.

Do you think anti-legalization/anti-decrim people care if it's actually valid? It's a gruesome example, very vivid, and likely to be at least a little effective to convince others to support their positions.