Indo Headline

Father Damo

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/man-killed-by-drugs-bought-in-head-shop-2925969.html

Before I start, IMO the rubbish head shops sold before I left home was way more dangerous than any illegal drug I ever took and I was glad to see them shut. But the above headline, compared to what was actually said in court.....honestly. Does any other country have a "respected" broadsheet with journalism of this calibre?

mikemac

The headline got your attention though, didn't it

Editor's job well done

Father Damo

I can see where whatever idiot edits that rag got his inspiration

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FlutterinBantam

Father Damo wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/man-killed-by-drugs-bought-in-head-shop-2925969.html

Before I start, IMO the rubbish head shops sold before I left home was way more dangerous than any illegal drug I ever took and I was glad to see them shut. But the above headline, compared to what was actually said in court.....honestly. Does any other country have a "respected" broadsheet with journalism of this calibre?

Don't know what your beef is, I read the article and it would appear the drugs took the unfortunate man out.

What way would you have put it?

mikemac

I had to read it a few times too

Man killed by drugs bought in head shop

And further down the garda states head shops are banned. So the drugs were not bought in one

brian_t

mikemac wrote: »

I had to read it a few times too

And further down the garda states head shops are banned. So the drugs were not bought in one

From my understanding of it, it is the herbal ecstasy that is banned rather then the head shops.

According to this article the government has only just banned another batch of drugs.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2011/1101/ireland/60-head-shop-products-banned-526690.html

60 head-shop products banned

01/11/2011 - 17:34:01
The Government has announced a ban on 60 more head shop products.

Minister of State with responsibility for Drugs Strategy Roisín Shorthall approved an order declaring a further range of “legal highs” will be controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.

In May 2010, approximately 200 substances were placed under the same Acts, while in August 2010 it became a criminal offence to sell substances which have psychoactive effects.

The Government said the revised legislation had led to a drop in the number of head shops operating throughout the country, from more than 100 to approximately 10.

RGDATA!

confusing article alright.
it seems they found an empty packet of these "bath salts" in the pocket of the the deceased. they found MDMA in his blood.
however they didn't analyse the "bath salts" to see if there was MDMA in that. so who's to say he didn't take something else. of course, if he took and MDMA tablet as well there wouldn't be any empty packet or receipt for it.

assuming that the bath salts were bought in a head shop I'd have been surprised if they were selling anything with MDMA in it, since the head shops and this dodgy gack they sell exists because in the first place because they are substances other than the likes of MDMA, but which produce similar effects.

texidub

From my reading of it this is p*ss poor journalism.. indeed it could be called false reporting. The only real evidence is the toxicology report, which refers to MDMA. Did it not occur to any of the geniuses involved that maybe, just maybe the guy was lying about buying 'legal ecstasy' to conceal the fact that he had in fact consumed illegal ecstasy.. as the toxicology report seems to bear out.

But to answer the question, yes other countries do have journalism of this calibre in their broadsheets.. not sure where you get the 'respected' broadsheet thing though. No one outside Ireland has probably ever heard of the thing.

tim_holsters

The Indo is awful, just god awful.

monument

What's exactly is the problem with the story or its headline?

When reporting on court cases or inquests papers are only supposed to report on what was said. Journalists reporting the news can't make up court case or inquest results -- if the evidence was good enough for the inquest, the media can't start questioning it.

People seem to have a problem to Garda action or inaction or the way the inquest went and are trying to blame these on the journalists or newspaper?!