Idiot Steals Two Crocodiles and a Monkey, Blames Marijuana
I'm so sick of people blaming marijuana for the stupid things they do. Lest we should all be further stigmatized by his mischief, someone needs to stop hooking this guy up:
DARWIN, Australia (AP) — An Australian teenager[*] blamed the influence of marijuana for his decision to steal two crocodiles and a monkey, local media reported Wednesday.
…Watts said he planned to sell the stolen baby crocodiles and the marmoset but had been unable to find buyers, ABC reported.
…Watts' lawyer told the court his client admitted it was a "dumb stoner" thing to do and had written to Crocodylus Park to apologize. [AP]
Marijuana isn't for everyone, to be sure, but most people are more than a few tokes away from busting into the zoo and stealing crocodiles. I think he's just embarrassed to admit that these are the sorts of things he generally feels inclined to do.
But there's also a revealing subplot here that's worth exploring. Consider that this young man snuck into the zoo high on marijuana, successfully captured two crocodiles and a monkey, and escaped undetected. It's a rather impressive outcome compared to the carnage that ensues when drunken zoo-goers attempt to interact with the animals.
A victim of the recent San Francisco tiger attack was at twice the legal limit when he taunted the tiger until it leapt over the wall and attacked him. A drunken Lithuanian was hospitalized in May after climbing into a Giraffe exhibit and getting trampled. Then there's the intoxicated Chinese man who entered the Panda cage at the Beijing Zoo to "hug" the Panda and ended up biting the bear when it attacked him. Not to mention the drunken Ukrainian who tried to show off for friends by taking on a caged grizzly and was nearly killed, or the corpse found in the grizzly den at the Belgrade Zoo during an annual beer festival.
Clearly, from a harm reduction standpoint, marijuana is the safer choice for zoo-going trouble-makers.
*Since his name was omitted, I've been unable to verify whether the culprit was Corey Delaney.
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Comment posted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 11:16pmVery good, I agree with Great Article.
Amazing but Stupid
Comment posted by danlinn on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:28amSo how does one steal two baby crocodiles and a monkey? Sure the baby crocodiles might fit into a pocket or something but the monkey you would think would resist or scream at least.
I would assume that "the marijuana made me do it" is just a scapegoat for the trouble making teen. However, the idea of selling the animals only fuels bullshit ideas like marijuana being horribly addictive.
Bad Aussie!! No more weed for you!
Dan Linn
Executive Director Illinois NORML
www.illinoisNORML.org
stoned or stupid?
Comment posted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 3:33pmHello there- Good people of Australia!
I am a resident of HUMBOLDT county CALIFORNIA-
-heart of the EMERALD TRIANGLE.
I somehow found this link and want to comment -
YES! sounding a bit PRO GANJA?
Drinking causes more trouble than marijuana here as well.
Humboldt420Chick
War On Logic
Comment posted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 5:47amIn Australia you get a lighter sentence if you claim you are affected by drugs. Unsure if that has been rectified or not yet.
what a load of spin
Comment posted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 7:18pmdont tell me (MUNCHIES) they wanted to eat them, good job they was'nt drunk ,there would be no storey if it was alcahol related ,looks like Browns spin artists get around before the shitz hitz
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Great Article
Comment posted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 3:38amI just had to say that this is a GREAT article. I read that news story maybe a week or two ago and thought pretty much the same thing. Although, I love the touch you added about marijuana beeing a safer idea for zoo goers. CLASSIC, hahahah.