Home | Community | Message Board
You are not signed in.
Sign In New Account
Forum Index Search Posts Trusted Vendors Highlights Galleries FAQ User List Chat Store Random Growery

PlanetSpores.ca
This site includes paid links. Please support our sponsors.

Feedback and Administration > Shroomery News Service
Threaded Mode Threaded  Previous topic Previous  View all topics Index  Next topic Next 

Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!

Jump to first unread post Pages: 1
[MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp
    #12685296 -

Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp
June 4, 2010 - krtv.com

A state judge has extending workers compensation to a Kalispell man, while saying his decision to use marijuana before feeding grizzly bears was "ill advised".

The comments come in a recent Montana Worker's Compensation Court case involving Brock Hopkins, who was mauled while feeding the bears at the Great Bear Adventures Park in West Glacier three years ago.

The issue centered over the question of whether Hopkins was an actual employee when he was severely injured while feeding the bears shortly before the park shut down operations for the season.

Park owner Russell Kilpatrick maintained that Hopkins was really a volunteer.

Also in question was Hopkins smoking of marijuana - not for medicinal purposes - before he tried to feed the bears.

Judge James Jeremiah Shea, however, ruled that Hopkins was an employee who had been compensated and was "within the scope of his employment" while working at the park.

While the judge said it was "mind-bogglingly stupid" for Hopkins to have smoked pot and then entered the bear pen, he didn't find his impairment was a "major factor" in his mauling.

"When a grizzly bear is sighted on a trail in Glacier National Park, the trail is closed to all hikers, not just the hikers who may have recently smoked marijuana," the judge in the ruling. "Kilpatrick installed multiple electrified fence lines at the bear park to separate the grizzly bears from all customers, not just the customers who may have recently smoked marijuana. When it comes to attacking humans, grizzlies are equal opportunity maulers."

The ruling means that Hopkins will be able to recover at least some of his medical expenses stemming from the attack.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: veggie]
    #12685449 -

veggie said:
Also in question was Hopkins smoking of marijuana - not for medicinal purposes - before he tried to feed the bears.



Apparently Hopkins had "anxiety" before feeding the bear, which is why he smoked before feeding it.
:ilold:


--------------------
GuTTErAL rETCH ~ PRYING OPEN MY THiRD EYE


Has anyone else felt like this?

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: veggie]
    #12685456 -

Good decision. And I also agree with the Judge's assessment that it was "mind-bogglingly stupid"" too.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: GutteralRetch]
    #12685997 -

GutteralRetch said:
veggie said:
Also in question was Hopkins smoking of marijuana - not for medicinal purposes - before he tried to feed the bears.



Apparently Hopkins had "anxiety" before feeding the bear, which is why he smoked before feeding it.
:ilold:


:ilold:


--------------------
:bobmarley: Shroomism said:
biting into a juicy delicious piece of fruit while tripping balls is probably up there in my greatest life experiences.:lsdabc:


HappyTrippin said:
I usually combat those kinds of negative statuses with a status of my own.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. - Buddha

Edited by FatChicksNcoke (06/04/10 03:31 PM)

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: Le_Canard]
    #12686009 -

I can't see the pot being a factor at all.  An experienced smoker(I am assuming this guy was) can function normally at any task when high.


--------------------
Multiplied

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: Dickhead]
    #12686078 -

To a certain extent, true. But I sure wouldn't though. I haven't encountered many grizzlies, but I do know I'd want all my wits about me if I had to feed a captive one.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: Le_Canard]
    #12686137 -

Sucks about being mauled, but

:hi5:

Good medicine all around for him, hell get to smoke his med pot before he takes his painkillers

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: misfitdeviate]
    #12686564 -

I would be MORE afraid to feed bears after getting stoned.


Remember kids "grizzlies are equal opportunity maulers."
  :themoreyouknow:

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: EdgeChaos]
    #12686632 -

Oh my a judge using common sense...  We need to see more of this.

~ LeAto

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: LeAto]
    #12686737 -

A bear attack is always a buzz kill.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: Arden]
    #12686862 -


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: SalCato]
    #12687852 -

OMFG, equal opportunity maulers! :rofl::rofl2: :lolsy:


--------------------


A cautious young fellow named Lodge / Had seat belts installed in his Dodge. / When his date was strapped in / He committed a sin / Without even leaving the garage. That's clever, isn't it?-A boy and his dog

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: Arden]
    #12687868 -

Arden said:
A bear attack is always a buzz kill.


:rimshot:


--------------------
Carl Sagan - "Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people."

---

Robert Pirsig - "When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion."

---

Brian Cox - "[One] problem with today’s world is that everyone believes they have the right to express their opinion AND have others listen to it. The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense."

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: veggie]
    #12690412 -

Quote:
saying his decision to use marijuana before feeding grizzly bears was "ill advised".



Quote:
"When it comes to attacking humans, grizzlies are equal opportunity maulers."


:rofl2: That judge sounds like a funny guy. :rofl2:


--------------------
:heartpump: { { { ṧ◎ηḯ¢ αʟ¢ℌ℮мƴ } } } :heartpump:

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: Adamist]
    #12690725 -

I want to smoke out that judge! :thumbup:


--------------------
Life is good! (and it is also a journey)

Free Rudd!

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: weephar]
    #12692332 -

He got the bear stoned and it had the muchies so it tryed to eat his ass.

:cheech:


--------------------
"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough." -Einstein


"If the words 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on." -Mckenna

My List(things consumed):DXM,Nn-DMT,Cannabis,many JWH like chems,2c-E,many Psilocybe mushrooms,cocaine,Many different benzos,opiates,and barbs,MDA,MDMA,Methamphetamine,LSD,Crack,alcohol,benadryl(at recreational doses),caffine,tabacco,Inhalants,Carispradol,Nitrous Oxide,salvia,indian warrior

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/15270285 ; ^^^========TRADE LIST

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: jdogGA15]
    #12692551 -

Getting mauled by a bear would suck, but getting mauled while baked would be even worse:ooo:


--------------------
I'm Looking for Vietnamese Pans :pm: For More Info

I LIVE IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD, BUT IT'S OK...THEY KNOW ME HERE

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: MrKnightVision]
    #12692602 -


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: Enlightenedwon]
    #12695017 -

Colbert had it right all along! :paranoid:


--------------------
:heartpump: { { { ṧ◎ηḯ¢ αʟ¢ℌ℮мƴ } } } :heartpump:

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: [MT] Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers' comp [Re: Adamist]
    #12696755 -

"When a grizzly bear is sighted on a trail in Glacier National Park, the trail is closed to all hikers, not just the hikers who may have recently smoked marijuana,"

:rofl2:


--------------------

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Jump to top Pages: 1

Feedback and Administration > Shroomery News Service
Threaded Mode Threaded  Previous topic Previous  View all topics Index  Next topic Next 

Similar ThreadsPosterViewsRepliesLast post
* Mom lets 18-month old smoke pot veggieM 4,203 10 08/04/05 10:06 PM
by LeftyBurnz
* Youth smoking pot is because of risk?? So says Stats Canada Mounsteen 1,440 2 12/07/04 06:52 PM
by Gus
* Smoking pot doesn't harm brain function - study motamanM 3,477 4 07/06/03 10:40 AM
by RedNucleus
* Pres. Bush admits to smoking pot in secret tapes veggieM 3,248 12 02/21/05 11:22 AM
by ivi
* Police Chief Caught Smoking Pot Ravus 3,026 10 10/11/04 11:05 AM
by baraka
* Woman arrested for smoking pot with children motamanM 6,055 8 05/22/03 12:39 AM
by thestringphish
* Decision to smoke pot shouldn't involve doctor motamanM 2,071 1 05/13/03 02:15 PM
by Baby_Hitler
* Is pot far more potent than in the past? veggieM 2,809 8 03/21/05 08:17 PM
by Learyfan

Extra information
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: motaman, veggie, Alan Rockefeller, Mostly_Harmless
3,438 topic views. 0 members, 31 guests and 21 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ]
Search this thread:

Copyright 1997-2026 Mind Media. Some rights reserved.

Generated in 0.034 seconds spending 0.007 seconds on 14 queries.