Point well noted. However you are missing my point . To avoid going into lengthy stories here, I will ask just 2 simple questions

1, Do you agree that the amount of people who are likely to jump on the bandwagon of crowed mentality supersedes that of those who have a mind of their own and are not likely to be influenced?

2, When you visited the shrine what would you say was the amount in percentage of people there who didn't smoke weed?

Sagamite:

Mo wa o. Oju e re?

Mo roo pe Jonathan ti fi e she Special Adviser on Chop Chop Affairs ni ti o fi r'aye NL mo.

phreakabit:

Well you dont take those in the club for fun now do you?

Sagamite:

This guy, cut the crap!
They do not NEED it. They choose to have it.

No 1, food is not addictive.

No 2, alcohol is not a good thing but it is FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR better than crack.

Recreational drugs? And so? Who said it was good?

What did I tell you about need, requirement and balancing with risk?
And you still intend on comparing Aspirin to crack?

Secondly, you still intend to compare a punch from Halle Berry to that of Klitschko?
Cut the silly arguments.

If they got used to it and become destitute or dead, GOOD RIDDANCE!

BlueDiva:

1. Not really. We are all exposed to a world of crime, murder and drugs.
It is safe to say the deviants amongst us are far less than those who conform to the laws.
It"s safe to say, majority of people haven"t been influenced to adopt deviant lifestyle.

2. More people smoked weed at the shrine.Tthat doesnt prove that more weed smokers love Fela.
We have lots of responsible people who wouldnt go to the shrine for safety reasons or to avoid mixing with "hoologans"

My point is that the theory of being influenced is overstated.
I believe people are whom they are.

stillwater:

Ok, this your yoruba hard. Na small I talk o. You wan come finish me. But I'll try.
Yes I'm still around. Jonathan made me the special adviser on pre-nup signing. Half of the man's savings would go to the woman.
I can see that you and david are doing what you know how to do best. . . scattering threads.

coogar:

artistes do need it. some of them have said that is where they draw their inspiration. read the autobiography of notorious b.i.g. he cannot perform without his drugs and as soon as he puffs, he spits verses without pen and notepad.

coogar:

yes, it is. food is addictive. read about compulsive overeating disorder.

coogar:

it's either good or bad. if it's not a good thing, then it's bad just like crack.

coogar:

but it doesn't kill - so what makes it bad?

coogar:

both are drugs, both can kill.

coogar:

before we lose sight of the argument. . . . .i am saying taking the drug itself is not irresponsible. . . . . . .overdoing it(just like many things in life) is the irresponsibility.

coogar:

exactly my sentiments. they did it responsibly because they did not overdo/got used to it. that is what i have been trying to say since this argument started. people vary from individual to individual. you could draw your inspiration from a good rest and frank sinatra music. some others draw theirs by either smoking, drinking, using drugs, etc. if they do their required level - it is not irresponsible. if they lack the self-control and they overdo it - that is where the irresponsibility lies.

lastpage:

The Met Police have confirmed that she died from an Over-dose of drugs!

I just hope we all learn one or two things from her "life story".

Too much of ANYTHING is BAD


O'dikwa dangerous!

Life is short, make the best of it, while you can! (that is, if you can remain sober! )

R.I.P Amy! Next time, please dont say "Noo-Noo-No".

Sagamite:

The lesson is: Say "No" to drugs.

It is not that hard. It is not rocket science!

Sagamite:

That is utter crap!

There is a different from "need" and "catalyst".

I run faster with performance enhancing drugs does not mean I need it to run.

This is a silly argument.
So how come the 6 billion people on earth that eat everyday are not addicted?

Who said it was not bad?
The point is that it is no way as bad as crack.

It does not fck you up?

Comparing aspirin to crack is not bounding on moronic, it is plainly moronic.
Very daft argument.

Taking a drug you have potential of getting addicted to when you do not need it is IRRESPONSIBLE!

There is NO responsibility in taking drugs you do not need.

If you draw your inspiration from something that can kill you then good riddance to you when it does.

coogar:

and when you have artistes who are compelled to perform here, there, today, tomorrow - how soon before they start taking performance enhancing drugs?

coogar:

and who told you all drug users are addicted?

coogar:

alcohol is not as bad as crack but alcohol has killed more than crack.
sagamite, define bad?

coogar:

it does if you overuse it - just like 99% things in life.

coogar:

you keep running in circles. aspirin can be lethal if overused. . . .crack is lethal if overused.
heath ledger died of abuse of prescription drugs. . . .he probably wanted to cure his insomnia and he died as a result.

coogar:

by the same token, everyone who takes alcohol is irresponsible, right?

coogar:

and i have told you they take it because they need it. stop comparing yourself to them - you keep making that mistake. you do not need it does not mean other people don't need it.

coogar:

this is life, anything can kill. your house has more killing devices/tools than a war field. too much of anything can kill and yet we keep these things around us week in week out. would you then say it's irresponsible to drive? cos driving has it's risks? the moment you realize life itself is a risk, this debate will become clearer to you.

eldee:

Every knows that addiction is a disease not a choice.

ibkaye:

She made irresponsible decisions, addiction is a powerful thing however. All the 'good riddance' comments are callous.

BABE!:

20% choice, 80% disease.

mama-gee:

I'm shocked,  I just saw it right now on nairaland

I can't wait to get home and watch it on tv

BABE!:

20% choice, 80% disease.

eldee:

For celebrities that are exposed day and night to these things, and the pressure you get from being choked by today's media . . . all these things with the fact that she was already a troubled person before the drugs just make it almost unavoidable.

eldee:

For celebrities that are exposed day and night to these things, and the pressure you get from being choked by today's media . . . all these things with the fact that she was already a troubled person before the drugs just make it almost unavoidable.