Italian Man Has a Meltdown on His Balcony in Pattaya, Blames Marijuana

[HappyExpat57]

12 minutes ago, wealthychef said:

But it is common and normal for people to do that on alcohol, right?  Interesting how that's not being implicated here.  Maybe because it doesn't fit anyone's agenda?  Not sure

I tore off the front porch of a house with my bare hands in my misguided youth on alcohol. Of course, it WAS MD-2020, and that sh!t is anything but normal booze!

[wealthychef]

Just now, JBChiangRai said:

Without a toxicology report, it's impossible to say.  We do know that Cannabis was found in his room and that he is Italian, I blame him being Italian, they are generally known to have fiery tempers.

 

(before you shoot me down, I'm joking)

Absolutely true that we cannot definitively say without a report (which wouldn't be definitive either actually), but it strains credulity in my view to say it was weed that did this, based on what everyone should by now know are effects of smoking weed.  Very rarely pot can cause psychosis, but if it does, it's unlikely to involve throwing refrigerators.  These symptoms of being aggressive and uncooperative are *textbook* alcohol symptoms, so I'm going with the obvious theory based on my own experience.  Is it really hard to imagine a guy getting drunk and chucking a mini-fridge from his balcony?  Not for me.  But it is for pot.  

[bamnutsak]

Just now, redwood1 said:

I would say weed can make 20-50% of people paranoid to some degree at one time or another...

Well I would say that I am handsome.

 

Your point is what exactly?

[sherwood]

10 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Khaosod TH is reporting that the results of the drug tests on Mr. Antonio were positive for methamphetamine and he will be prosecuted for use of a Type 1 Narcotic.

 

 

Thanks for posting that.

[JBChiangRai]

1 minute ago, wealthychef said:

Absolutely true that we cannot definitively say without a report (which wouldn't be definitive either actually), but it strains credulity in my view to say it was weed that did this, based on what everyone should by now know are effects of smoking weed.  Very rarely pot can cause psychosis, but if it does, it's unlikely to involve throwing refrigerators.  These symptoms of being aggressive and uncooperative are *textbook* alcohol symptoms, so I'm going with the obvious theory based on my own experience.  Is it really hard to imagine a guy getting drunk and chucking a mini-fridge from his balcony?  Not for me.  But it is for pot.  

I only saw the problem cases with Cannabis, not the 99.9% of people who don't have problems with the police.

 

Violence is definitely a thing (usually domestic), drug driving is currently the major thing in front of the courts in the UK.  I'm not sure whether Thailand has even set a limit on THC blood content for driving yet and I'd be surprised if they've given the BiB drug wipe kits. 

[sambum]

Here we go - if the suspect of any misdemeanor from stealing from the offertory box(es) in a temple to kicking the neighbourhood soi dog is in possession of marijuana the police can now blame it on "pot" instead of having to make a proper investigation. (Second headline in 2 days where cannabis has been blamed) I note that the reports do not state if there was any alcohol found during their "investigations"!

[wealthychef]

Just now, JBChiangRai said:

Violence is definitely a thing (usually domestic)

on weed?  This contradicts all my experience, and all the science I've seen on the topic.  What is the source of your information about the connection between THC and violence?  

 

1 minute ago, JBChiangRai said:

drug driving is currently the major thing in front of the courts in the UK.  I'm not sure whether Thailand has even set a limit on THC blood content for driving yet

This is would be a good idea.  Of course since you can just bribe the police in Thailand there is no point in passing such a limit.  Right?  ???? 

[sungod]

2 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

 

Alcohol causes violence so weed causing mental illness is ok, really?

Did I say wed was OK, not very good comeback from a magistrate!

 

But as you guys say in court,

 

'can you just answer the question please?

 

[KhunBENQ]

31 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Khaosod TH is reporting that the results of the drug tests on Mr. Antonio were positive for methamphetamine and he will be prosecuted for use of a Type 1 Narcotic.

There is a reason why Thais call it "yaba", the crazy medicine.

Two houses down there is a young yaba addict. His parents have fled the home.

From time to time he goes on a rampage, crying and throwing stuff.

Daily he revs his motorbike to the max and speeds up and down the road.

 

Note to myself: next time walking Soi Diana not only look forward for traffic but look up for flying objects.

[maxx58]

5 hours ago, 2baht said:

Well, who does'nt throw refrigerators out the door when high on weed? Almost got hit by 3 fridges just yesterday, damn pot smokers! 

He probably threw out the fridge because he ran out of munchies!

[2baht]

Just now, maxx58 said:

He probably threw out the fridge because he ran out of munchies!

Psychosis! Marijuana, The Assassin of Youth!

[PJ71]

35 minutes ago, wealthychef said:

No, that's why I brought it up, because it fits the symptoms and you didn't mention it.  

ok great - thanks.

[shackleton]

The only thing he did not throw was the kitchen sink ????

Could not get hold of a plumber ????

[sungod]

1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

Impossible to tell from a news article.  I can conclude thar his behaviour was abnormal.

 

A new study by researchers at the University of Buffalo finds a significantly lower incidence of domestic violence among married couples who smoke pot. "Couples in which both spouses used marijuana frequently reported the least frequent IPV [intimate partner violence] perpetration," the study concludes.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/08/26/study-couples-who-smoke-marijuana-are-less-likely-to-engage-in-domestic-violence/

 

7 pages of this too

 

 

 

[peter zwart]

Oh come on guys. Be a little understanding. What would you do if you came home and your wife/girlfriend hadn't put a cold beer in the fridge?
 

[csmith]

“May the 4th” be with you …. drat cannot use that for another year now!

 

p.s. freeze his assets …. Oh wait, he threw the fridge out

 

 

[Enoon]

5 hours ago, Robert Tyrrell said:

Good Morning,

 

If anyone believes that this guy went crazy on weed, Then your as dumb as a bag of rocks !! 

Or they have read the peer reviewed medical research papers (of which there are many) discussing the psychotic effects that modern weed blends/hybrids (much more potent than of old) have on those who are susceptible.

 

I sampled some last year, in  Colombia (first time in 40 years) and found myself in a 2 hour nightmare in which I experienced very severe delusions and anxieties.

 

It was fortunate for me that I had a trusted individual with me who, literally, held my hand for the 2 hours while I worked through it. 

 

The hotel also called their standby medical team in (who I thought were a murder squad)  to assist.

 

Collectively they all finally coaxed me back into my room (the death chamber in which they were going to kill and incinerate me) and gave me an ECG.  They were ******** themselves because they thought my poor old ticker was about to fail at any moment.

 

The episode commenced, within 10 minutes, as a consequence of me taking just one, "normal", deep draw of the "porro".

 

This all happened to somebody who spent about 4 years of youthful evenings, happily, solidly, bombed out on the sofa.

 

The massive surprise of my Colombia experience led me to do the research that showed me that things are very much NOT what they used to be.

 

It is you, my poor, doped, dumb, ignorant, blind, complacent, foolish friend, who gets the 2023 Intellectual Bag Of Rocks Award.

 

The tired old mantras celebrating the innocence of weed are exactly that......tired, old and obsolete.

 

 

 

 

[webfact]

UPDATE:

 

Italian man throws furniture off Pattaya balcony, tests positive for ‘ice’
by Tara Abhasakun

 

Italian man throws furniture off balcony, photo by The Pattaya News.

An Italian man made a scene in front of over 100 witnesses on Wednesday night when he threw furniture and large items off a Pattaya balcony.

 

This was at the Charlie Place Hotel on Soi Buakhao, located in the Nong Prue sub-district of Bang Lamung district. The man blamed marijuana for his shocking behaviour, however, the man later reportedly tested positive for crystal methamphetamine or ‘ice‘.

 

The man, 43 year old Antonio M, hurled items including a television, a vanity table, and a refrigerator from a balcony on the hotel’s second floor.

 

A crowd of witnesses gathered to watch the bizarre incident, and footage from The Pattaya News shows some witnesses capturing the incident on their mobile phones.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/italian-man-throws-furniture-off-pattaya-balcony-tests-positive-for-ice-video

 

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[redwood1]

People need to be educated that weed is not good for some people.....Goverments say almost nothing to educate......I bloody hate the way I feel on weed but I still think weed should be legal....

[iaminwa]

Lol, reminded me of the microwave oven thrown from the 10th floor of Center Condo into the carpark about 15 years ago - another quality condo in Pattaya.

[JBChiangRai]

Weed induced violence is well documented.

 

Yes, I know some of you will say you have been smoking it for years and never experienced it.  I have been driving for years and never had an accident. It doesn't mean accidents are impossible, just unlikely.

[BritManToo]

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Big problem Smoking in the Bedroom disgusting habit 

I've got a cycling helmet in my room, but I don't do any cycling in the room. 

[newbee2022]

me thinks he preferred simple life. Doesn't need as much. 

Back to the roots....or leaves????

[Dan O]

3 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

A meltdown like this is rare and the average pot smoker will probably never see one.

 

As a retired magistrate I can tell you I saw this and much worse all too often.

 

THC induced paranoia is a very real thing and it destroys families.

paranoia is one thing but this isnt paranoia so I would question what other substances were involved in this and whatever you claim to have seen in the past. Just my opinion but would bet money if a drug test was done you'd see other substances involved. 

[bradiston]

Imagine the furore had there been a crate of empties of a certain brand of beer found in his apartment. Man goes nuts after drinking 12 bottles of Duff. Said the accused "Just couldn't get enough, guv', sorry. I got angry when I found the fridge empty".

[Enoon]

8 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Weed induced violence is well documented.

 

Yes, I know some of you will say you have been smoking it for years and never experienced it.  I have been driving for years and never had an accident. It doesn't mean accidents are impossible, just unlikely.

Well done.

 

Your post will doubtless survive the moderators blade.

 

My rage at the ignorance and dissimulation of those who will not acknowledge the dangers may have been the death of mine.

 

You have posted what constitutes the stoners very own "Inconvenient Truth".

 

 

[SiSePuede419]

I sampled some last year, in Colombia blah blah blah

 

Anecdotes are not scientific facts.

 

Any other questions why you're full of <deleted>? ????

[sungod]

14 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Weed induced violence is well documented.

 

Yes, I know some of you will say you have been smoking it for years and never experienced it.  I have been driving for years and never had an accident. It doesn't mean accidents are impossible, just unlikely.

Still waiting for you to answer my question about the number of cases of violence involving weed v alcohol you dealt with, you elevate yourself as an expert so we would like to hear your answer.

[sungod]

17 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

It doesn't mean accidents are impossible, just unlikely.

as is weed induced violence.

[KhunBENQ]

Ongoing endless discussion about weed/marijuana while it is made clear that he was on speed/ice/yaba whatever. And that makes sense.