Another ridiculous "documentary" on TV3

diograis

Anyone see it just there?

This week TV3 decided to uncover Ireland's epidemic drug problem in an amazingly rabble rousing documentary about the HORRORS of drugs, and its scourge on this country. Included were grainy footage from interviews of drug users with blurred out faces about how "drugs are EVERYWHERE", syringes sucking liquid off maps to show drug routes and interviews with people who went from knowledgable to, frankly, bat**** insane.

One woman claimed that cannabis is proven to be addictive, and a gateway drug, both patently and repeatedly shown to be false. They also showed interviews with police drug officials who were apparently "keeping our country safe". Of course for balance, they had a part about legalisation, with a hippy stoner going on about legalising it while covered in paint at a parade, interspersed with different people saying how dangerous cannabis is.

I'm 100% pro legalisation, the drug war has failed as they said. Do TV3 really think they can get away with this tat? What's next, "Ireland's flu epidemic"? I can imagine some old woman not knowing much on the subject getting a bit shaken. Please someone correct and say it was journalistic gold.

tomwaterford

Was Ming Flanagan on it??

nullzero

Lots of talking heads in dark rooms, all of whom surprisingly work for TV3

LETHAL LADY

They even have cannabis in pubs in Tralee :eek:

kneemos

If this is your first TV3 experience please return your seat to the upright and locked position.

fleet_admiral

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

They even have cannabis in pubs in Tralee :eek:

And electricity:eek:

One eyed Jack

diograis wrote: »

Anyone see it just there?

This week TV3 decided to uncover Ireland's epidemic drug problem in an amazingly rabble rousing documentary

This reads like you expect something else from sensationalist tripe tv. You really shouldn't be surprised. TV3 aren't all that different from RTE and many other programme makers and broadcasters nowadays that try to appeal to the lowest intellectual common denominator in a desperate bid for eyeballs to increase their advertising revenue.

mzungu

diograis wrote: »

Anyone see it just there?

This week TV3 decided to uncover Ireland's epidemic drug problem in an amazingly rabble rousing documentary about the HORRORS of drugs, and its scourge on this country. Included were grainy footage from interviews of drug users with blurred out faces about how "drugs are EVERYWHERE", syringes sucking liquid off maps to show drug routes and interviews with people who went from knowledgable to, frankly, bat**** insane.

One woman claimed that cannabis is proven to be addictive, and a gateway drug, both patently and repeatedly shown to be false. They also showed interviews with police drug officials who were apparently "keeping our country safe". Of course for balance, they had a part about legalisation, with a hippy stoner going on about legalising it while covered in paint at a parade, interspersed with different people saying how dangerous cannabis is.

I'm 100% pro legalisation, the drug war has failed as they said. Do TV3 really think they can get away with this tat? What's next, "Ireland's flu epidemic"? I can imagine some old woman not knowing much on the subject getting a bit shaken. Please someone correct and say it was journalistic gold.

Let this be a lesson. Nothing good is ever on TV3.

Mr. Incognito

Who even watches tv anymore with ad free series and movies available online for free.

If it wasnt for GAA i would cancel tv altogether