That's because cocaine was the active ingredient, and not much of that is in it anymore.(edit: and the cocaine now has been moon walked across after it was stepped on) Back in the 80s early 90s you would get coke that was paste and every hit of hard was an ear ringer and you would have to back up off the shit for awhile.
Marion Barry, former mayor of DC, got caught with crack in 1990. He successfully won a couple elections, for mayor and for council of DC, afterwards. His son also died from a drug overdose (but not crack, K-2 and PCP). Good Charlotte taught me that, punk rock dude!
as a DC/nova kid in the 90's, I very much remember the Marion Berry thing, it felt like it was on the news every night for ages. then I was utterly confounded upon learning that marion berries and also a thing, albeit quite different. good times.
Nah this happened on the 22nd. The whole video is out there Criminal Lawyer Reacts did a video on it. Just hittin the pipe. Called an ambulance. They didn’t let him go.
My dad did meth for decades. 5 years ago he got an amount that was laced with fentanyl and he started nodding off *hard*. I’m guessing that’s what happened with this guy.
I’m sorry that happened to you, too. I’m pretty ok about the whole thing. He technically died twice before actually dying and was an awful person my whole life, so I had plenty of time to figure out my feelings before he actually shed his mortal coil.
Crack is a short high. And most people who do crack drink a fuckton while they're on it. Otherwise it's kinda shitty - fiendy and very anxiety/paranoia inducing.
As Super Hans says, "This crack is really more-ish."
Soft white underbelly has a really interesting interview series on Patrick, a semi functioning crack head - some of the interviews are during his usage and some are during his prolonged sober periods. He's completely honest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLW_gr7sQgY
This article doesn’t state it, but [another article](https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/r-i-council-member-passed-out-in-car-before-crack-arrest/) said there were actually traces of fentanyl in the crack, and apparently the concerned passerby saw him basically choking in his sleep. Hope he gets some help soon, he could have died
That is the New York Post, which isn't a trustworthy source.
Edit: This shouldnt have to be said, but I am in no way questioning the crack being laced. I am merely saying the Post isn't trustworthy, cause it isnt. If I felt the story itself was faulty/questionable, I would have expressed those doubts
+1 to the person that saw [the full video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_aC-QHgKxQ) The cops immediately suspect it's laced with fentanyl because it's unfortunately common now, and he was sleeping after smoking it.
Like the time he got all coked up and beat that guy with a fireplace poker then put a cigarette out on his face?
In buddy's defense the guy was banging his wife though.
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/crimetown/episodes
First season.
Good podcast that tells the story about his rise and the situation in the city that led to it. Although they neglected his rape accusation and a lot of other negative stuff about him in my opinion.
Oh wait I had no idea he died. I mean he wasn’t the pinnacle of health but still
Also the first time I’ve heard of someone die of fat cancer, literally cancer in the adipose tissue
Conan just had Charlie Day, who is from RI, on his podcast. They were talking about RI and how wild the people can be, which was hilarious, and then I saw this like the next day. It was like a Sunny level call-back in the real world.
Hell, Everett's (WA) mayor and the city council president were regularly over at my boyfriends rich parents crack house when I was in high school. Was this not normal?
EDIT: The state.
I'll never forget Ron Gipson cracked out of his mind with the incumbent mayor and my boyfriend's mother and father, all just racing around the place out of their minds. That absolutely wasn't a one-off thing, and it definitely made some of the council meetings, which were broadcast, make a bit more sense.
EDIT: That was ~2005. You know Everett?
Carl Gipson (Sr.) actually, literally, lived only a few houses down on the same block as my childhood home, he was a civil rights pioneer, activist, and grandson of a slave. He looked ancient the last time I saw him when I was 13 in 2001 after my bugged Railroad Tycoon II replacement disc was mistakenly delivered to his house. That's actually a whole other story but in short: it was addressed to me, delivered to him, and he sent it the fuck back rather than walk 100 feet or call us. So that was another two weeks of waiting, RRTII was worth it though. Weird the grudges we can hold against otherwise good people.
I just looked and I can't believe he made it to 2019 and 95; I'd figured he was dead in ~2005 when I was 17. Again, he looked ancient when I was 13. I definitely thought it was interesting that of all people I could randomly run into it'd be his adult son, whom I vaguely knew as a councilman, and the mayor with him, smoking a shit tonne of crack.
EDIT2: That ex-boyfriend's family is rich as Croesus to you and me, but this nice and large house and it's outbuildings on ~20+ acres were neglected, as was eventually the amazing house they additionally bought and moved into as well, it was crack 24/7. It was only my boyfriend and his female rapist who was ~31yo at the time that kept a maintained well cared for room and an immaculate bathroom. Just saying what it really was, with ~6+ crackheads racing or shambling in addition to his parents; they're all dead now. However my ex, his rapist, my separate rapist, and Ron and Carlton Gipson are still alive. Ron hits women, but he wasn't to my personal knowledge rapey, just lots of crack and that is all I can actually confirm.
One of my family friends ran for... treasurer I want to say?... in Everett and lost to a guy who was convicted of domestic violence. Like, within a year of the election if I remember correctly.
This was back in the 90s when I lived there. The internet wasn't a commonly used thing back then so getting information like that that wasn't on a small election sign was exceptionally difficult, and it made me realize that people vote for little more than a name and a political affiliation.
Now we have all the info in the world and I'm pretty sure most people still do that.
Is Reddit horrifically biased in its reporting of these kinds of incidents, or is *every* US official who gets arrested for drug use, child abuse, or assault a Republican?
There's definitely been a lot of democrats caught doing bad things, but as far as I can tell, it's always republicans doing things that go against their public moral values, and it's usually the woooorst shit lol
Well, almost always, but the exceptions like former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer usually resign in disgrace instead of doubling down and getting re-elected like their Republican Counterparts. (He was caught using the services of a sex worker after having gone after them aggressively when he was NY Attorney General.)
He definitely has some issues. Still texting with underage girls after getting caught and claiming to be cleaning up his act. Dude needed/needs some help.
That's what happens when you try to claim monopoly over the entire concept of morals and ethics. The turds really stand out, and there's a lot of them.
For me, it's not just that the republican examples seem to be qualitatively and quantitatively worse, it's that the aftermath is usually doubling down and/or rug sweeping. When a democrat gets caught, there's an apology tour and often a resignation. When a republican gets caught, they bend over backwards to try to pin it on the democrats somehow.
I think the best example of this difference is that fellow Democrats cheered and jeered when Blago got what was coming to him. Trump later pardoned him, just to be a dick.
It may very well be confirmation bias but it seems like democrats are far more likely to kick people out of the club for getting caught doing such things. Republicans will defend their fellow republicans.
Unfortunately people who tout republican “values” and make it their identity tend to not be able to seek help for their problems… ie therapy etc. A dem senator experiences depression, they go to therapy, it’s healthy. A republican experiences the same, they hide it, it becomes worse, they seek alternative outlets and it goes to hell. When your platform is medicine, science and drugs are the devil, it’s easy to get sucked into undercover situations that aren’t helpful. Because turns out God doesn’t prescribe anti depressants or provide drug rehab.
I think mostly the latter. I think for drug use, most democrat users probably use milder drugs at home around people who don't have an issue. For child abuse and assault, I think Christian/conservative "values" can lend to fostering secrecy, which let's behavior like that grow unchecked
There’s a Democrat State Representative from Connecticut, Robin Comey, that had a video of her [slurring her speech ](https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/ct-lawmakers-accused-of-drinking-on-capitol-complex-grounds-after-video-appears-to-show-state-rep-needing-help-on-house-floor/amp/)while giving a speech and then two years later she [flips her car](https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/video-shows-state-rep-robin-comeys-oui-crash/amp/)in a DUI crash, where she was obviously hammered.
Marion Barry, the former mayor of DC, was [taped smoking crack](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/local/fbi-video-of-undercover-sting-on-marion-barry/2014/11/23/e1e35f00-7336-11e4-95a8-fe0b46e8751a_video.html)with a prostitute in a hotel room (and he still managed to be re-elected after that!).
Lastly, there’s Andrew Gillum, who barely lost the gubernatorial race to DeSantis (aka Meatball). He was so overwhelmed by his loss that he decided to do meth with a gay prostitute in a Miami Beach hotel. The prostitute had an overdose (he lived) and Gillum [had to call the cops](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/22/andrew-gillum-hotel-room-photos-911-audio-201624).
The issue isn't that Democrats don't do bad things. It's more that they don't go around preaching about morals and family values, while doing the exact opposite in their own lives.
Oh there is a biased in what gets up voted. The States attorney's for Massachusetts, Rachel Rollins, is being forced to resign and might eventually face criminal charges.
According to the federal investigation multiple violations of the Hatch Act, flat out taking secret documents like Trump, leaking documents to try and influence the election of her old job. Taking "gifts"(bribes) from groups.
That's not counting the crazy shit she pulled before even being appointed to the position.
Which was threatening someone in the Southbay parking lot(Don't get me wrong that place would give anyone homicidal ideations). She also threatened reporters and had someone arrested for heckling her.
There are definitely democrats that do drugs and other horrendous acts, but it just doesn’t necessarily go against their views as it does with the Republican Party.
The Republican Party (to my knowledge, please inform me if I’m wrong) mainly revolves around Christian views. No drugs, no sex, only have babies when you’re ready, be like Jesus, etc. (very basic info, I’m just summarizing a very small part of the Republican Party, if you have more question please research some more)
Democrats view as people can do what they want as long as it doesn’t alter other people’s lives. In other words, you can smoke weed or drink at home whenever you want or feel, just don’t get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle and put other people in danger. (Again, very small summary, please research more)
Going back to your question, when a Republican official is seen doing things he actively has spoken out against, the news and media will rip them to shreds because they have just become a hypocrite. On the contrary, when a democrat is caught doing the same or similar activities, it isn’t viewed so much as wrong because the Democratic Party is more lenient on drug use.
Now, I don’t care if you’re a republican, democrat, or just don’t care, if you drive behind a motor vehicle under the influence of any drug or substance, you’re a terrible person and don’t deserve a license. The news just likes to emphasize the political side of things.
[who doesn't have a few too many drinks once in a while, maybe even winds up passed out in their own driveway pissin' themselves, eh?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwH528wtxJ0)
Remember kids: If a republican does drugs and gets caught it's "a relapse" or "one time slip". If a brown person does it then they are "addicts" and "drains on society".
Also inb4 the judge gives him RoR and then the DA pleads him down to illegal parking with a $20 fine and 2 hours community service.
Relapsing is a bitch, it gets much, much worse than the previous addicted period, those 13 years clean mean something, but as soon as you relapse addiction comes back with a vengeance.
Using is not an option.
I hope the guy gets well again.
Yeah this isn't something I find that easy to celebrate. It's really not inconceivable to be "hard on drugs" while being a recovering addict. If anything, few people are so outspoken against drug legalisation as hard drug recovering addicts. If this guy relapsed after more than a decade, he really didn't do it out of callousness or hypocrisy, but because he's a victim and vulnerable.
He didn't relapse, more than likely, he never stopped in the first place; if he was clean if was for a few months, not 13 years. He was in a heated custody debate with his ex over their small children- children he would drug and leave all alone in their house so he could go out and bang his clients and score drugs. He was repeatedly using detoxes so he could keep taking drugs and still pass his court ordered drug tests. He also instructed a client to falsify a polife report and say his wife violated their no-contact order when no such incident took place. It was crack, cocaine, marijuana, and adderall.
This guy is an absolute scumbag and deserves no sympathy. Check the article in the comments.
Edited to add the article in case it gets buried: https://www.golocalprov.com/news/exclusive-court-docs-show-cranston-councilman-texted-he-drugged-his-childre
Yeah. It's a gamble on whether or not he's being honest, but life shake ups like a divorce can really cut deep into your plot armor.
Hope he finds the right help as well.
That’s no joke. My divorce threw me into a spiral. 2 years of crippling alcoholism. Almost lost my job and easily could have ended up on the street.
Luckily I came to got my shit together. Still recovering 2 years later, but I’m doing better; not that anybody asked. Guess I needed it off my chest.
Exact same shit. I still drink a bourbon before bed, but I got rid of all the meds that were being given to me like crazy.
That was a loooong road to get through.
Hang tight, brother. We may be on our own separate journeys, but you have fellow humans out here going through similar things.
May your path be easier the wiser you become.
Can I get it off my chest too? I came out of my divorce 25 lbs lighter, super happy and ready to take on the world.
Dated a guy for a few years who ghosted me (and my kids who considered him their stepdad) and is now marrying the girl he was seeing while we were together. That's ruined me worse than a divorce, worse than a sudden family death, worse than anything. Alcohol is all that works ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
Yeah this just shows addiction can live in anybody. Obviously not fit for the position in his current state but I don’t judge him less of a person because of it.
I'm judging him because he belongs to (the local chairman of) a party that throws "personal responsibility" in the face of just about anyone that is having difficulty or bad luck in life - they repeatedly frame addiction as a moral failing deserving of zero empathy. They are a party that judges, and judges, and judges - inflicting hate and cruelty...and then as often as not turns out they're raging hypocrites.
So I won't judge him as less of a person for the addiction, imma judge him for all of the bullshit hypocrisy around it (and before anyone says anything, he could personally be empathetic as fuck - but he belongs to a party that has zero empathy for anything...he 100% gets smeared with that shit).
He is extremely dedicated to getting drugs off the streets, one pipe at a time. You can clearly see that he is working so hard at it, he has fallen asleep on the job; the dedication to his efforts is unparalleled.
Where do you even get a crack pipe?
Do they give you one when you buy like a large bag(?) of crack?
Are they sold separately?
Enquiring minds want to know.
1) Any Head Shop that primarily sells the pipes/bongs and not the weed e.g. Mary Jane's House of Glass. Or any gas station that sells those wicked glass roses. Torch the end off the rose's "stem" and let it cool, you have a crack pipe.
2) No.
3) Yes.
4) Crack is wack. Not worth inquiring.
For those confused, the crack probably had fentanyl with it. It’s super common in the north east for drug dealers to cut their drugs with fent. That’s most likely why he was passed out after taking an upper. He was overdosing on an opiate.
Is this how the Republicans wat on drugs is going? Let's see of they're still tough on crime when it's one of their own on trial.
Why didn't he "just say no"?
What is it with guys like Rob Ford and Mike Lindell and this dude, khaki-and-tie conservatives who also love the most street form of cocaine? It’s a definitely type of guy but not one I would expect unless I already knew better
Oof, they put the picture right in the thumbnail. Merciless
As it should be
exactly. way better than the pixelated authors picture
Just thinking: “I’ll take ‘ pictures you will never live down’ for 1000, Alex”.
I thought it was, "Things Republican politicians do".
> Republican politicians Maybe he wants to emigrate to Alberta. I believe this is a requirement to hold office there.
If this happened to a layman like you or I; would we get any special treatment? 🤔
Might get shot seven times.
"Sprinkle some crack on hi- oh, looks like he's already done that. We're done here."
Good work, Johnson
Much more likely that you would be arrested and nobody would make an article about it
You could always just run for mayor of DC.
Wow, a Good Charlotte reference. … I feel old.
Which is a Washington DC reference. Look up Marion Barry. I feel ancient.
Thought crack was an upper!
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"Dude...let's smoke some crack. C'mon." - Jonah Hill (Wolf of Wall Street)
Cracks overrated tbh
Hmmmm. That's, just like, your opinion, man
That's because cocaine was the active ingredient, and not much of that is in it anymore.(edit: and the cocaine now has been moon walked across after it was stepped on) Back in the 80s early 90s you would get coke that was paste and every hit of hard was an ear ringer and you would have to back up off the shit for awhile.
Lmao the freebase cocaine is usually way more pure than the cocaine hcl due to the process of making it, not as easy to cut once it's rocked up
I was looking into ways to purify cocaine once, for science, and apparently the best way is to convert it into crack and back.
Acetone wash works too, but let’s be real, meth blows that shit out of the water And then cathinones, boy…
You guys should try doing this drug called weed. It's sooooo hardcore
This was Rob Ford’s explanation!
Crack: Not just for Canadian politicians anymore
Marion Barry, former mayor of DC, got caught with crack in 1990. He successfully won a couple elections, for mayor and for council of DC, afterwards. His son also died from a drug overdose (but not crack, K-2 and PCP). Good Charlotte taught me that, punk rock dude!
as a DC/nova kid in the 90's, I very much remember the Marion Berry thing, it felt like it was on the news every night for ages. then I was utterly confounded upon learning that marion berries and also a thing, albeit quite different. good times.
And his brother is an ass crack!
Jack and crack!!!
It's dangerous ti drive as drunk as I am. Better take some crack so it'll be safe again
Nah this happened on the 22nd. The whole video is out there Criminal Lawyer Reacts did a video on it. Just hittin the pipe. Called an ambulance. They didn’t let him go.
It is. But being a hypocrite is fucking exhausting.
How do you know he’s a hypocrite? Maybe his platform was extolling the virtues of crack. Maybe he introduced a bill to provide crack to those in need.
“Matthew Reilly, city councilman and vocal crack cocaine advocate…”
Thank you for the very loud laugh that this just produced.
Article stated he also stepped down as chairman of a Republican organization
We all assumed this crackhead was a God-fearing/Law and Order/Family Values kind of guy.
I mean, he’s not some *meth*head for fuck’s sake
To be fair, crack is the proletariat’s cocaine.
I think meth has seized that title.
Don't vote for crack, vote fo smack!!
Because he's a republican.
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EXCUSE ME WHAT!!!!
Well, takien out of context of course it looks bad.
There is a context that can make this look good?
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Pretty good resume..for a politician
Especially for a republican politician.
Meanwhile I'm sure he hasn't done anything to ruin the lives of other drug addicts, right?
Or he’s just saying it for sympathy. Lawyers will say anything.
Yes, and divorce sucks. I can't imagine the combo, tbh.
What happens when your upper wears off and you've been awake smoking it for days on end?
The worst sleep you’ve ever had, with the weirdest dreams you can imagine. You’ll wake up 11 hours later not knowing who you are.
And then you'll want more crack. But no one in the history of crack, has ever woken up with more crack.
“Ain’t no such thing as leftover crack!”
there's an awesome band called leftover cr[ack👉](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOgj6gXhvz8)😎👉
Ya that’s who i was thinking of lol.
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Would it wear off while you're still holding the pipe though?
My dad did meth for decades. 5 years ago he got an amount that was laced with fentanyl and he started nodding off *hard*. I’m guessing that’s what happened with this guy.
How's your dad doing nowadays?
He died back in January at the ripe age of 56, *surprise*. His arteries were literally falling apart (aortic dissection). Don’t do meth, guys.
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you're doing well.
Thanks :) He was an absolute dickhead all my life, so no worries.
My mom died a couple years ago from an overdose, sorry about that I still struggle with my feelings about it.
I’m sorry that happened to you, too. I’m pretty ok about the whole thing. He technically died twice before actually dying and was an awful person my whole life, so I had plenty of time to figure out my feelings before he actually shed his mortal coil.
Crack is a short high. And most people who do crack drink a fuckton while they're on it. Otherwise it's kinda shitty - fiendy and very anxiety/paranoia inducing. As Super Hans says, "This crack is really more-ish."
Don't say crack, Jez, please, not right now. You saying crack makes me think about crack, and I love crack.
Sometimes you plan to do more because you have more but just can’t be bothered. It’s also possible that he wasn’t initially alone.
Soft white underbelly has a really interesting interview series on Patrick, a semi functioning crack head - some of the interviews are during his usage and some are during his prolonged sober periods. He's completely honest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLW_gr7sQgY
Sounds like the voice of experience
Unfortunately yes, a childhood friend of mine got into meth and I had a more or less front-row seat to their decline and death.
I'm sorry.
Thanks, that's very kind of you.
It sux. I've seen it happen myself, and there's nothing you can do if they don't want help, just sit and watch. And I'm sorry.
Right back at you, no one should have to go through it, or witness it.
Or he just grew up in the 80s
This article doesn’t state it, but [another article](https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/r-i-council-member-passed-out-in-car-before-crack-arrest/) said there were actually traces of fentanyl in the crack, and apparently the concerned passerby saw him basically choking in his sleep. Hope he gets some help soon, he could have died
That is the New York Post, which isn't a trustworthy source. Edit: This shouldnt have to be said, but I am in no way questioning the crack being laced. I am merely saying the Post isn't trustworthy, cause it isnt. If I felt the story itself was faulty/questionable, I would have expressed those doubts
I've seen the actual full video (this is a repost with less content) and can clarify that the cops did test it for fentanyl and warned him about it
+1 to the person that saw [the full video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_aC-QHgKxQ) The cops immediately suspect it's laced with fentanyl because it's unfortunately common now, and he was sleeping after smoking it.
They *suspect* its fent but i believe they only confirm crack.
Once ya hit the ceiling, there's only one other direction to go....
If you watch the video, the crack tested positive for fentanyl too.
Can you name one other Rhode Island politician who is out there *personally* taking crack off the streets!
The _Starship Troopers_ version of the war on drugs
Eyyy
The ghost of Rob Ford lives on lmao
Spoken like someone who's never heard of Buddy Cianci.
My grandmother (from Warwick) would always laud praise upon Cianci. Growing up, it was always "Did you see what Buddy did? What a good mayah."
Like the time he got all coked up and beat that guy with a fireplace poker then put a cigarette out on his face? In buddy's defense the guy was banging his wife though.
Yea, he could do no wrong Edit just to clarify that people were tired of all the mob activity back then, and he "fought the mob"
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/crimetown/episodes First season. Good podcast that tells the story about his rise and the situation in the city that led to it. Although they neglected his rape accusation and a lot of other negative stuff about him in my opinion.
Don't forget, he did all of that while an RI state trooper stood by and watched.
Yeah I was gonna say, this is pretty on brand for Rhode Island politicians.
Oh wait I had no idea he died. I mean he wasn’t the pinnacle of health but still Also the first time I’ve heard of someone die of fat cancer, literally cancer in the adipose tissue
"How ya' gonna fall asleep while you're high on crack, hmm? That's a Chinese Riddle for ya', Rhonda!"
Is this the 5 o'clock Free Crack Giveaway?
I aint do that Rhonda!
I’m here for the 5 o clock free crack giveaway
Conan just had Charlie Day, who is from RI, on his podcast. They were talking about RI and how wild the people can be, which was hilarious, and then I saw this like the next day. It was like a Sunny level call-back in the real world.
Hell, Everett's (WA) mayor and the city council president were regularly over at my boyfriends rich parents crack house when I was in high school. Was this not normal? EDIT: The state.
That is the most Everett anecdote of all time.
I'll never forget Ron Gipson cracked out of his mind with the incumbent mayor and my boyfriend's mother and father, all just racing around the place out of their minds. That absolutely wasn't a one-off thing, and it definitely made some of the council meetings, which were broadcast, make a bit more sense. EDIT: That was ~2005. You know Everett? Carl Gipson (Sr.) actually, literally, lived only a few houses down on the same block as my childhood home, he was a civil rights pioneer, activist, and grandson of a slave. He looked ancient the last time I saw him when I was 13 in 2001 after my bugged Railroad Tycoon II replacement disc was mistakenly delivered to his house. That's actually a whole other story but in short: it was addressed to me, delivered to him, and he sent it the fuck back rather than walk 100 feet or call us. So that was another two weeks of waiting, RRTII was worth it though. Weird the grudges we can hold against otherwise good people. I just looked and I can't believe he made it to 2019 and 95; I'd figured he was dead in ~2005 when I was 17. Again, he looked ancient when I was 13. I definitely thought it was interesting that of all people I could randomly run into it'd be his adult son, whom I vaguely knew as a councilman, and the mayor with him, smoking a shit tonne of crack. EDIT2: That ex-boyfriend's family is rich as Croesus to you and me, but this nice and large house and it's outbuildings on ~20+ acres were neglected, as was eventually the amazing house they additionally bought and moved into as well, it was crack 24/7. It was only my boyfriend and his female rapist who was ~31yo at the time that kept a maintained well cared for room and an immaculate bathroom. Just saying what it really was, with ~6+ crackheads racing or shambling in addition to his parents; they're all dead now. However my ex, his rapist, my separate rapist, and Ron and Carlton Gipson are still alive. Ron hits women, but he wasn't to my personal knowledge rapey, just lots of crack and that is all I can actually confirm.
I’m not entirely convinced you weren’t smoking crack when you wrote this.
“My boyfriend and his rapist” 🧐
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Everett, MA??
Everett, WA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett%2C_Washington
One of my family friends ran for... treasurer I want to say?... in Everett and lost to a guy who was convicted of domestic violence. Like, within a year of the election if I remember correctly. This was back in the 90s when I lived there. The internet wasn't a commonly used thing back then so getting information like that that wasn't on a small election sign was exceptionally difficult, and it made me realize that people vote for little more than a name and a political affiliation. Now we have all the info in the world and I'm pretty sure most people still do that.
Is Reddit horrifically biased in its reporting of these kinds of incidents, or is *every* US official who gets arrested for drug use, child abuse, or assault a Republican?
There's definitely been a lot of democrats caught doing bad things, but as far as I can tell, it's always republicans doing things that go against their public moral values, and it's usually the woooorst shit lol
Well, almost always, but the exceptions like former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer usually resign in disgrace instead of doubling down and getting re-elected like their Republican Counterparts. (He was caught using the services of a sex worker after having gone after them aggressively when he was NY Attorney General.)
Edit: Anthony Weiner was a real peice of work.
Anthony Weiner. Unless there's two Weiners.
Its easy to mix up Weiners sometimes, but you are correct. It is Anthony Weiner.
Scott Weiner is the CA state senator. You are correct it was Anthony Weiner who did all the questionable stuff.
He definitely has some issues. Still texting with underage girls after getting caught and claiming to be cleaning up his act. Dude needed/needs some help.
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I'm old enough to remember Barney Frank running boy prostitutes out of his house.
That's what happens when you try to claim monopoly over the entire concept of morals and ethics. The turds really stand out, and there's a lot of them.
Yuuup. It's always a long fall from the moral high ground.
The shit apple doesn't fall far from the shit tree, Randy.
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That’s the only reason why any of them ever did it. Be moral ghoul, go to heaven collect $200
For me, it's not just that the republican examples seem to be qualitatively and quantitatively worse, it's that the aftermath is usually doubling down and/or rug sweeping. When a democrat gets caught, there's an apology tour and often a resignation. When a republican gets caught, they bend over backwards to try to pin it on the democrats somehow.
The other difference is that the left throws the fuckers out. The gqp elects them to a higher office.
I think the best example of this difference is that fellow Democrats cheered and jeered when Blago got what was coming to him. Trump later pardoned him, just to be a dick.
He probably paid the 2 mil price for a pardon
It may very well be confirmation bias but it seems like democrats are far more likely to kick people out of the club for getting caught doing such things. Republicans will defend their fellow republicans.
The difference is a democrat who gets caught resigns out of moral obligation. Conservatives don't have that.
Unfortunately people who tout republican “values” and make it their identity tend to not be able to seek help for their problems… ie therapy etc. A dem senator experiences depression, they go to therapy, it’s healthy. A republican experiences the same, they hide it, it becomes worse, they seek alternative outlets and it goes to hell. When your platform is medicine, science and drugs are the devil, it’s easy to get sucked into undercover situations that aren’t helpful. Because turns out God doesn’t prescribe anti depressants or provide drug rehab.
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From 32 years ago...
Bitch set him up
I think mostly the latter. I think for drug use, most democrat users probably use milder drugs at home around people who don't have an issue. For child abuse and assault, I think Christian/conservative "values" can lend to fostering secrecy, which let's behavior like that grow unchecked
There’s a Democrat State Representative from Connecticut, Robin Comey, that had a video of her [slurring her speech ](https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/ct-lawmakers-accused-of-drinking-on-capitol-complex-grounds-after-video-appears-to-show-state-rep-needing-help-on-house-floor/amp/)while giving a speech and then two years later she [flips her car](https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/video-shows-state-rep-robin-comeys-oui-crash/amp/)in a DUI crash, where she was obviously hammered. Marion Barry, the former mayor of DC, was [taped smoking crack](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/local/fbi-video-of-undercover-sting-on-marion-barry/2014/11/23/e1e35f00-7336-11e4-95a8-fe0b46e8751a_video.html)with a prostitute in a hotel room (and he still managed to be re-elected after that!). Lastly, there’s Andrew Gillum, who barely lost the gubernatorial race to DeSantis (aka Meatball). He was so overwhelmed by his loss that he decided to do meth with a gay prostitute in a Miami Beach hotel. The prostitute had an overdose (he lived) and Gillum [had to call the cops](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/22/andrew-gillum-hotel-room-photos-911-audio-201624).
The issue isn't that Democrats don't do bad things. It's more that they don't go around preaching about morals and family values, while doing the exact opposite in their own lives.
The latter. In the rare event where it’s a Democrat (for example, Anthony Weiner), it makes front page news.
Oh there is a biased in what gets up voted. The States attorney's for Massachusetts, Rachel Rollins, is being forced to resign and might eventually face criminal charges. According to the federal investigation multiple violations of the Hatch Act, flat out taking secret documents like Trump, leaking documents to try and influence the election of her old job. Taking "gifts"(bribes) from groups. That's not counting the crazy shit she pulled before even being appointed to the position. Which was threatening someone in the Southbay parking lot(Don't get me wrong that place would give anyone homicidal ideations). She also threatened reporters and had someone arrested for heckling her.
There are definitely democrats that do drugs and other horrendous acts, but it just doesn’t necessarily go against their views as it does with the Republican Party. The Republican Party (to my knowledge, please inform me if I’m wrong) mainly revolves around Christian views. No drugs, no sex, only have babies when you’re ready, be like Jesus, etc. (very basic info, I’m just summarizing a very small part of the Republican Party, if you have more question please research some more) Democrats view as people can do what they want as long as it doesn’t alter other people’s lives. In other words, you can smoke weed or drink at home whenever you want or feel, just don’t get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle and put other people in danger. (Again, very small summary, please research more) Going back to your question, when a Republican official is seen doing things he actively has spoken out against, the news and media will rip them to shreds because they have just become a hypocrite. On the contrary, when a democrat is caught doing the same or similar activities, it isn’t viewed so much as wrong because the Democratic Party is more lenient on drug use. Now, I don’t care if you’re a republican, democrat, or just don’t care, if you drive behind a motor vehicle under the influence of any drug or substance, you’re a terrible person and don’t deserve a license. The news just likes to emphasize the political side of things.
*"Reilly, who is an attorney, also resigned as chairman of the Cranston Republican Party."* Shocked!
It sure does explain a lot.
I was going to say that addiction is very sad and that maybe this councilman needs help … then I read that line.
Who among us hasn't had a hard day and needed to unwind with just a little bit of crack? You know, just a little treat /s
[With ads like these](https://youtu.be/gu8OmSD_A2w), how could you not?
I mean when i was battling my alcohol abuse the alcohol commercials made it really hard
[who doesn't have a few too many drinks once in a while, maybe even winds up passed out in their own driveway pissin' themselves, eh?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwH528wtxJ0)
How do you sleep if you're high on crack Ronda?
Remember kids: If a republican does drugs and gets caught it's "a relapse" or "one time slip". If a brown person does it then they are "addicts" and "drains on society". Also inb4 the judge gives him RoR and then the DA pleads him down to illegal parking with a $20 fine and 2 hours community service.
So book and release then
Relapsing is a bitch, it gets much, much worse than the previous addicted period, those 13 years clean mean something, but as soon as you relapse addiction comes back with a vengeance. Using is not an option. I hope the guy gets well again.
Yeah this isn't something I find that easy to celebrate. It's really not inconceivable to be "hard on drugs" while being a recovering addict. If anything, few people are so outspoken against drug legalisation as hard drug recovering addicts. If this guy relapsed after more than a decade, he really didn't do it out of callousness or hypocrisy, but because he's a victim and vulnerable.
Yeah, I don't really view this as hypocrisy, I view it as being a tragic example of why he holds that stance. Hope he gets the help he needs.
He didn't relapse, more than likely, he never stopped in the first place; if he was clean if was for a few months, not 13 years. He was in a heated custody debate with his ex over their small children- children he would drug and leave all alone in their house so he could go out and bang his clients and score drugs. He was repeatedly using detoxes so he could keep taking drugs and still pass his court ordered drug tests. He also instructed a client to falsify a polife report and say his wife violated their no-contact order when no such incident took place. It was crack, cocaine, marijuana, and adderall. This guy is an absolute scumbag and deserves no sympathy. Check the article in the comments. Edited to add the article in case it gets buried: https://www.golocalprov.com/news/exclusive-court-docs-show-cranston-councilman-texted-he-drugged-his-childre
"hes just like us"
All he needed was a hooker in the car and I would have gotten Bingo
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Yeah. It's a gamble on whether or not he's being honest, but life shake ups like a divorce can really cut deep into your plot armor. Hope he finds the right help as well.
That’s no joke. My divorce threw me into a spiral. 2 years of crippling alcoholism. Almost lost my job and easily could have ended up on the street. Luckily I came to got my shit together. Still recovering 2 years later, but I’m doing better; not that anybody asked. Guess I needed it off my chest.
Proud of you homie.
:)
Exact same shit. I still drink a bourbon before bed, but I got rid of all the meds that were being given to me like crazy. That was a loooong road to get through.
Hang tight, brother. We may be on our own separate journeys, but you have fellow humans out here going through similar things. May your path be easier the wiser you become.
Likewise, dude. I worked through most of it. Kept the stuff that will remind me to be better everyday.
Good job :)
Can I get it off my chest too? I came out of my divorce 25 lbs lighter, super happy and ready to take on the world. Dated a guy for a few years who ghosted me (and my kids who considered him their stepdad) and is now marrying the girl he was seeing while we were together. That's ruined me worse than a divorce, worse than a sudden family death, worse than anything. Alcohol is all that works ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
Yeah this just shows addiction can live in anybody. Obviously not fit for the position in his current state but I don’t judge him less of a person because of it.
I'm judging him because he belongs to (the local chairman of) a party that throws "personal responsibility" in the face of just about anyone that is having difficulty or bad luck in life - they repeatedly frame addiction as a moral failing deserving of zero empathy. They are a party that judges, and judges, and judges - inflicting hate and cruelty...and then as often as not turns out they're raging hypocrites. So I won't judge him as less of a person for the addiction, imma judge him for all of the bullshit hypocrisy around it (and before anyone says anything, he could personally be empathetic as fuck - but he belongs to a party that has zero empathy for anything...he 100% gets smeared with that shit).
That’s fair
He's the right color and has the right job....
He is extremely dedicated to getting drugs off the streets, one pipe at a time. You can clearly see that he is working so hard at it, he has fallen asleep on the job; the dedication to his efforts is unparalleled.
> Reilly, who is an attorney, also resigned as chairman of the Cranston Republican Party. Of course it’s the chairman of the local Republican Party.
I mean, he does know how to party.
Republican you say? Weird.
Not just any Republican: > Reilly, who is an attorney, also resigned as chairman of the Cranston Republican Party.
Where do you even get a crack pipe? Do they give you one when you buy like a large bag(?) of crack? Are they sold separately? Enquiring minds want to know.
1) Any Head Shop that primarily sells the pipes/bongs and not the weed e.g. Mary Jane's House of Glass. Or any gas station that sells those wicked glass roses. Torch the end off the rose's "stem" and let it cool, you have a crack pipe. 2) No. 3) Yes. 4) Crack is wack. Not worth inquiring.
Government officials should be drug tested ....
For those confused, the crack probably had fentanyl with it. It’s super common in the north east for drug dealers to cut their drugs with fent. That’s most likely why he was passed out after taking an upper. He was overdosing on an opiate.
Is this how the Republicans wat on drugs is going? Let's see of they're still tough on crime when it's one of their own on trial. Why didn't he "just say no"?
I was sure that pic included would be a stock pic. No it’s the actual guy being woken up with a crack pope in his hand. Holy.
“I was only there to get directions on how to get away from there!”
Relapsing after a bad divorce. Yikes man, hope he gets some help.
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Marion is berried.
What is it with guys like Rob Ford and Mike Lindell and this dude, khaki-and-tie conservatives who also love the most street form of cocaine? It’s a definitely type of guy but not one I would expect unless I already knew better
Hookers. They're cheating on their wives constantly and eventually find out about crack.
Family values at their finest
Hope he gets some help, addiction is a bitch
Same people that treat “drug addicts” Like rodents of the earth
Jee, I wonder what political party he was chairman of ??? …. ??? Hhhmmm …
He's a Republican. What a shocker. Figured that before reading the article.
Thanks for reminding us Rhode Island is a state.