Comments on: Anti-Doping Legislation Introduced

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:55:58 +0000

If the Government passed anti-dopey legislation Parliament would need to be immediately dissolved ?

By: My two cents

My two cents — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:08:05 +0000

I didn’t know ferry pilots got breathalyzers, when did this start?

By: My two cents

My two cents — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:57:12 +0000

If they can’t pass the test now, what baring does it being legal or illegal have to do with them passing a test? Not following.

By: Geza Wolf

Geza Wolf — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:52:21 +0000

The government works for the people and should be held to the same standards as the working class. Thats the bottom line but we all know this will never happen.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:30:35 +0000

How about anti dope legislation?

By: Curious

Curious — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:20:12 +0000

Are we fogetting ferry pilots or do they only need the breathalyzer?

By: Bottom Line

Bottom Line — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:22:38 +0000

Until such time that the law makers make themselves available to drug testing,then the rest of Bermuda who are subjugated to them, should tell them to lead by example.

By: Always a listener

Always a listener — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:20:57 +0000

Speak for yourself. I think your numbers are way off.

By: Robert Bryce

Robert Bryce — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:28:47 +0000

Let’s end the hyprocrisy of current legislation. The law makers refuse to be tested so let’s start there. Of course it won’t happen. Why is it anyone who applies for certain jobs, or as an athlete, has to be tested according to a law that most of the legislators refuse to comply with? If they fail which proves they have used a controlled (oxymoron) substance, they are refused employment, or in the case of an athlete barred from competition, but no criminal conviction. However anyone walking/driving along minding their own business and heaven forbid has a miniscule amount of cannabis on their person is dragged before the courts and given a criminal record for life – even if they were tested negative! No wonder there is a problem with society – the lawmakers make sure there is. Why not take the same “blind eye” approach to small amounts of cannabis in possession as is taken for speeding, or parking tickets for members of Cabinet? Is there a law that allows one to drive at 50 kph without penalty even though the legal limit is 35? No. Is there a law that says Cabinet members may park illegally without penalty? No. No doubt more examples, yet mere possession, not even a positive test of a contolled substance, means people are criminals for life. Bermuda is sick. Legalisation is not needed, just a blind eye for small amounts as is shown by islands to the South and modern countries and societies who see the stupity and negative impact of the ridulous harshness for mere possession. Yet Bermuda continues to enslaven its own and contributes to the “black male” problem?

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:04:30 +0000

Lets see… we have polititians, who refuse to be drug tested wanting others to be drug tested. Am I missing something here? How can these polititians be tkaen seriously when all too often they have members of their own families either in prison of being held awaiting trial on drugs charges or crimes of a much more serious nature?

Credibility! Whats that?

By: Speechless

Speechless — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:20:39 +0000

Source?

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:56:09 +0000

Define “current gov’t”……..

By: College Graduate

College Graduate — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:45:17 +0000

my guess is at least 40% of the population in Bermuda smoke Marijuana…From the bottom right on up

By: A Good Start...

A Good Start... — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:18:25 +0000

Excellent! This is a good start.

Now, if we expect our youth to perform their sports without drugs, shouldn’t we also expect certain members of the workforce be drug-free as well?? Let’s start with our politicians, OUR BUS DRIVERS, our taxi drivers. Am I being out of line by asking for proof that the guy driving my children (and yours) to school every morning is drug-free? Or the taxi driver taking my grandmother to the doctor…or the political party running our country? Seriously, am I asking too much to expect the same rules that apply to our youth to also apply to others?

Answer me, please! I want to know.

By: Pass me de spliff....

Pass me de spliff.... — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:10:33 +0000

Or firemen , or bus drivers , or Policemen ,or customs officers, or … or …

I have a feeling that if being hired in Bermuda hinged on passing a drug test we’d have the highest unemployment rate in the world.

And don’t even talk about our current gov’t who seem to be petrified of getting tested.

By: Reality

Reality — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:12:38 +0000

Ok, so do we still want to legalize weed? Thats why we cant get a football team together to play international games cause many guys cant pass a drugs test.

By: Quick Question

Quick Question — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:18:26 +0000

Can we not have anti-drug legislation for all govt MP’s and Senators to “ensure Bermuda’s politicians perform based on ability, not the use of harmful and illegal drugs”…? Am I being out-of-line here?