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His family thinks it was an accident. According to his brother, he was extremely stressed and had been smoking a (natural) psychedelic drug. That particular d

by engx 10y ago

His family thinks it was an accident. According to his brother, he was extremely stressed and had been smoking a (natural) psychedelic drug. That particular drug is such a powerful experience, that combined with the unusual circumstances of his life and the likely threats, intimidation or paranoia could cause someone to drive erratically.

dd9990 10y ago
Source? The Guardian reports: "Coroner's investigators said the drugs likely did not contribute to the June crash, which they classified as an accident. " "Hastings had been using the hallucinogenic DMT recently, though the drug was not detected in a blood test after the crash." [1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/21/michael-hastings-buzzfeed-autopsy-drugs https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/21/michael-hastin...
- pdkl95 10y ago
  DMT? That only lasts 15-ish minutes. It's also notorious for being so intense that most people have a hard time moving; complex tasks like driving just aren't going to happen. This sounds like a story made up by someone who doesn't know how DMT works.
  - jakeogh 10y ago
    Typical plausible deniability story. Somewhere in my archive is a declassified doc from I believe the CIA about putting a dead man in a car and then (RC) crashing it. Just tried to find it... maybe someone else has the link. Either way, it's painfully obvious that was a hit. He emailed close confidants right before about needing to go off the radar because of a dangerous story.
archeopterix 10y ago
he was extremely stressed had been smoking a psychedelic drug that combined with the unusual circumstances of his life could cause someone to drive erratically And this is what we call willful ignorance, in an effort to avoid further pain. Those words sound hollow, and presumptive. This is the sort of closure a person will errect around circumstances that can only be made worse by thinking about or acting in favor of a deeper investigation. If it feels like social calculus at work, it probably is.

by engx 10y ago

dd9990 10y ago

Source? The Guardian reports: "Coroner's investigators said the drugs likely did not contribute to the June crash, which they classified as an accident. " "Hastings had been using the hallucinogenic DMT recently, though the drug was not detected in a blood test after the crash." [1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/21/michael-hastings-buzzfeed-autopsy-drugs https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/21/michael-hastin...

pdkl95 10y ago
DMT? That only lasts 15-ish minutes. It's also notorious for being so intense that most people have a hard time moving; complex tasks like driving just aren't going to happen. This sounds like a story made up by someone who doesn't know how DMT works.
- jakeogh 10y ago
  Typical plausible deniability story. Somewhere in my archive is a declassified doc from I believe the CIA about putting a dead man in a car and then (RC) crashing it. Just tried to find it... maybe someone else has the link. Either way, it's painfully obvious that was a hit. He emailed close confidants right before about needing to go off the radar because of a dangerous story.

archeopterix 10y ago

he was extremely stressed had been smoking a psychedelic drug that combined with the unusual circumstances of his life could cause someone to drive erratically And this is what we call willful ignorance, in an effort to avoid further pain. Those words sound hollow, and presumptive. This is the sort of closure a person will errect around circumstances that can only be made worse by thinking about or acting in favor of a deeper investigation. If it feels like social calculus at work, it probably is.