Tenn. Supreme Court Rules Marijuana Not a Factor in Worker's Injury
Southeast News • July 9, 2007
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a worker whose hand was crushed by machinery at his workplace was not to blame for the accident despite his admitted marijuana use off the job.
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Posted On: July 10, 2007, 9:04 am CDT
Posted By: ad
Comment:
You amuse me with your post. Why would you say that he was probably NOT under the influence, when the toxicologist appears to have found otherwise.
And then, you say that the courts properly awarded the injured worker. Sympathy for the "poor employee" vs. the "big bad companies" seem to come into play way too often.
I can tell you some stories about my husband's employees and what they have been caught doing at the job. They DO NOT perform well under the influence. If they are going to risk their safety and even more importantly, the safety of other employees, they don't deserve anything but a kick in the pants.
I was young once too. Guess what I learned when I did stupid things, I paid the consequences. That's what an employee under the influence should do.
By the way, last I heard smoking pot was illegal.
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Illegal vs. legal or witness testimony v
And then, you say that the courts properly awarded the injured worker. Sympathy for the "poor employee" vs. the "big bad companies" seem to come into play way too often.
I can tell you some stories about my husband's employees and what they have been caught doing at the job. They DO NOT perform well under the influence. If they are going to risk their safety and even more importantly, the safety of other employees, they don't deserve anything but a kick in the pants.
I was young once too. Guess what I learned when I did stupid things, I paid the consequences. That's what an employee under the influence should do.
By the way, last I heard smoking pot was illegal.