the cops were called over here last night

I live in a 4 plex (one apt of which is a business which is underneath me) the other two apartments on the other side of the building are both used by tenants. 3 oclock in the morning they were fighting in my hallway. I could hear them arguing, I guess the one on the top floor spit in the guys face who lives downstairs. there were two other guys that were trying to hold them back. the one downstairs who got spit on threw punches on the other guy.

I guess it all happened because the downstairs apt mustve called the cops on the upstairs apt one night for a noise disturbance. and this guy that lives upstairs was yellin and makin a big deal out of it because he was holding his bong when the cops came over. WTF. I swear people who smoke are the most violent and angry people I know. I thought it was supposed to mellow you out, not cause you to start fights with neighbours.

anyways, someone called the cops because of the assault

 

did the cops take his bong?

 

I have no clue. he was going off on something that happened two months ago.

 

holding a bong in your arms while confronting the cops is generally not a good idea, unless you live in an area where marijuana is legal, and as far as I know, thats nowhere in the US

 

well I guess what happened is, the cops were called over for a noise disturbance, and he was holding his bong when the cops came over, and he thought he should have been warned first, or whatever...... I dunno what goes through those peoples heads

 

they deal weed out of that apartment too. which could be part of the prob

 

I don't even smoke, yet i have lived for years with stoners. This just makes me laugh.

 

I dont know why you find it funny. Ive been around stoners for years. and I havent had anyone threaten my life more than a stoner has.

 

some stoners are quite violent. maybe its the other drugs they do. Cuz it makes me the farthest thing from violent.

 

Im not saying they are violent when they smoke weed. IM saying they are violent when they dont. and very argumentative and hostile. its kinda sad really. which only gives them reason more to smoke (just to mellow them out). but when they come down, they are the most moody, violent and hostile people I KNOW. period.

 

well that is true. they do tend to get a bit pissy when they don't have their pot. Some anyways. Its like someone without their cigs, or beer I supposes.

 

Ryan -- have you considered finding another place to live?

 

I do know the type, yessir... but that's not all stoners, no sir. People are just people...some cope with an addiction better than others.

Hell, some people get grumpy as shit when they don't have a cig in a couple of hours... others, just as heavy of smokers, just let it slide man... they just let it sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide.

 

yeah, by next summer Im leaving here, for sure.

 

Ive seen people flip out when they didnt get their cigarette break too. OFTEN! they punch shit and yell

 

I get your point crappie....I find a lot of stoners are generally the "I need drugs to repress my anger" types. Rastafarians however, are another story.

 

Ive seen some rather angry rastafarians

 

Herb got my wig friend like a bad perm

 

My theory is that pot acts as an artificial mood suppressor resulting in one gradually losing the ability to self regulate. This partially an observation of my own behavior over a 20-odd year pot smoking "career" and issues that arose immediately upon quitting almost four years ago. Fundamental mind skills like impulse control needed to essentially be re-learned. This isn't necessarily the case with every user but I'm guessing it's a fact in more than a few instances.

Your neighbor would be well-advised to put his bong down for a few years. Pot isn't physically addictive but it still can be used as a crutch.