That’s fucked. Having said that doing pingas at a dance festival in your 40s is a roll of the dice I would not take
fddfgs on
Wow I wonder if pill testing could have prevented this
Turtusking on
Why are we moving so slow on something that we know works and saves lives. Absolute useless government.
cheersdrive420 on
Fuck sake. Just test the fucking pills and rid ourselves of this puritan attitude.
Idiot_In_Pants on
It was unbearably hot inside last night and reminded me of a similar event from 2023 where smth like this happened
WTBenji08 on
Genuine question…can someone please explain what is behind the “I want to take illegal drugs and expect the government to bear the cost of making sure it’s safe for me to do so” thinking? It’s something I’ve never really understood.
Side note: it is some coincidence that I’m listening to ‘Feel Good Hit of the Summer’ by QOTSA as I type this…
Anonymous_goats on
Saw a guy completely off his chops being dumped by his mates. A group of people tried to look after him. Hopefully he wasn’t part of the ones that OD’d. Sick friends.
ManwithaTan on
> A range of harm reduction initiatives are in place at festivals, including support and health promotion workers, health messaging, free chilled water, misting fans, chill-out spaces and well-equipped medical services,” the NSW Health spokesperson said.
Free chilled water, thank god now I can rest easy.
> Minister for Music and the Night-Time Economy, John Graham, said there was no trial pill-testing facility available at the event.
There’s your issue. You can’t stop drugs, so just make it safer for people to take it.
Retireegeorge on
I suppose under Capitalism the dealers are supposed to provide the testing?
CrustyBappen on
More sniffer dogs and strip searches coming. As they say, when you are a hammer all you see are nails
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That’s fucked. Having said that doing pingas at a dance festival in your 40s is a roll of the dice I would not take
Wow I wonder if pill testing could have prevented this
Why are we moving so slow on something that we know works and saves lives. Absolute useless government.
Fuck sake. Just test the fucking pills and rid ourselves of this puritan attitude.
It was unbearably hot inside last night and reminded me of a similar event from 2023 where smth like this happened
Genuine question…can someone please explain what is behind the “I want to take illegal drugs and expect the government to bear the cost of making sure it’s safe for me to do so” thinking? It’s something I’ve never really understood.
Side note: it is some coincidence that I’m listening to ‘Feel Good Hit of the Summer’ by QOTSA as I type this…
Saw a guy completely off his chops being dumped by his mates. A group of people tried to look after him. Hopefully he wasn’t part of the ones that OD’d. Sick friends.
> A range of harm reduction initiatives are in place at festivals, including support and health promotion workers, health messaging, free chilled water, misting fans, chill-out spaces and well-equipped medical services,” the NSW Health spokesperson said.
Free chilled water, thank god now I can rest easy.
> Minister for Music and the Night-Time Economy, John Graham, said there was no trial pill-testing facility available at the event.
There’s your issue. You can’t stop drugs, so just make it safer for people to take it.
I suppose under Capitalism the dealers are supposed to provide the testing?
More sniffer dogs and strip searches coming. As they say, when you are a hammer all you see are nails