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I've been to plenty of music festivals and never heard of this. Are you suggesting if I show up clutching a knife, bathed in human blood and covered in entrails

I've been to plenty of music festivals and never heard of this. Are you suggesting if I show up clutching a knife, bathed in human blood and covered in entrails that I'm not going to be incriminated for anything?

unethical_ban 4y ago
Not literally anything. In the context of festivals, this probably means "illegal drug activities". Did you really wonder if they meant "looking like a murderer is fine" or are you trolling?
- spoils19 4y ago
  I think it's important to be clear and concise when discussing these things, otherwise people can easily get confused, like the poster. Keep in mind that some of us operate on rigidity and what may be obvious to you is not obvious to others.
  - braingenious 4y ago
    By “us” do you mean that you also thought that this meant that medical tents at music festivals would provide cover for murder?
braingenious 4y ago
What if you showed up carrying a corpse with “I was murdered by the person carrying me” carved into their chest? What if you showed up with a bomb vest? Or showed up in a stolen military helicopter? I’m not sure what the value is of these very obvious cases where common sense dictates that there is a plain and obvious limitation to this policy. The point is obviously to limit harm that people do to themselves and one another, not to function as some sort of philosophical thought experiment made concrete. What is the purpose of this “what about”?
- sidewndr46 4y ago
  It's obviously meaningless, at least in the US. A private contract between two individuals in the US cannot abrogate the ability of a court to compel someone to testify in a criminal trial. When someone is put on the stand under oath, they're going to testify. If the wording was something like "won't call the cops if you're way too fucking high" I'd find it more believable.
  - braingenious 4y ago
    >If the wording was something like "won't call the cops if you're way too fucking high" I'd find it more believable. That’s exactly what they mean, and that is painfully obvious. I do not understand your point here. What exactly are you having difficulty believing? Do you think they intend to advertise that they provide blanket cover for every crime on earth? I am having difficulty believing that anyone would actually believe that that is what’s intended by that statement. It is much more believable that a person would intentionally misinterpret that statement to make some sort of vague joke about language.
Spivak 4y ago
Here let me just pick a festival that's happening soon https://www.lostlandsfestival.com/info/ https://www.lostlandsfestival.com/info/ > HARM REDUCTION > Medical staff will be available 24 hours a day to help in any situation, and they will not incriminate anyone. Do not hesitate to visit medical tents or reach out to any staff member or security member.

unethical_ban 4y ago

Not literally anything. In the context of festivals, this probably means "illegal drug activities". Did you really wonder if they meant "looking like a murderer is fine" or are you trolling?

spoils19 4y ago
I think it's important to be clear and concise when discussing these things, otherwise people can easily get confused, like the poster. Keep in mind that some of us operate on rigidity and what may be obvious to you is not obvious to others.
- braingenious 4y ago
  By “us” do you mean that you also thought that this meant that medical tents at music festivals would provide cover for murder?

braingenious 4y ago

What if you showed up carrying a corpse with “I was murdered by the person carrying me” carved into their chest? What if you showed up with a bomb vest? Or showed up in a stolen military helicopter? I’m not sure what the value is of these very obvious cases where common sense dictates that there is a plain and obvious limitation to this policy. The point is obviously to limit harm that people do to themselves and one another, not to function as some sort of philosophical thought experiment made concrete. What is the purpose of this “what about”?

sidewndr46 4y ago
It's obviously meaningless, at least in the US. A private contract between two individuals in the US cannot abrogate the ability of a court to compel someone to testify in a criminal trial. When someone is put on the stand under oath, they're going to testify. If the wording was something like "won't call the cops if you're way too fucking high" I'd find it more believable.
- braingenious 4y ago
  >If the wording was something like "won't call the cops if you're way too fucking high" I'd find it more believable. That’s exactly what they mean, and that is painfully obvious. I do not understand your point here. What exactly are you having difficulty believing? Do you think they intend to advertise that they provide blanket cover for every crime on earth? I am having difficulty believing that anyone would actually believe that that is what’s intended by that statement. It is much more believable that a person would intentionally misinterpret that statement to make some sort of vague joke about language.

Spivak 4y ago

Here let me just pick a festival that's happening soon https://www.lostlandsfestival.com/info/ https://www.lostlandsfestival.com/info/ > HARM REDUCTION > Medical staff will be available 24 hours a day to help in any situation, and they will not incriminate anyone. Do not hesitate to visit medical tents or reach out to any staff member or security member.