klo said:
*RESPONSIBLE*
"criminal"
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If you smoke weed and fail a drug test you can seriously damage your career. Whether or not you agree with the laws, it is a law. You could lose your income and put a blimish on your future career aspects.
I know you really don't think about these things because it's "fun", but it is the reality. I really find the behavior to be irresponsible, and how could you not? There's no way to consider that "responsible". You could lose a vital source of income.
dictionary.com said:
crim·i·nal
–adjective
1. of the nature of or involving crime.
2. guilty of crime.
3. Law. of or pertaining to crime or its punishment: a criminal proceeding.
4. senseless; foolish: It's criminal to waste so much good food.
5. exorbitant; grossly overpriced: They charge absolutely criminal prices.
–noun
6. a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
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By that definition you're criminal on two aspects if you do it. You're guilty of breaking a law and you're doing something foolish that could jeopardize your future.
Dictionary.com said:
re·spon·si·ble (rĭ-spŏn'sə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
Liable to be required to give account, as of one's actions or of the discharge of a duty or trust.
Involving personal accountability or ability to act without guidance or superior authority: a responsible position within the firm.
Being a source or cause.
Able to make moral or rational decisions on one's own and therefore answerable for one's behavior.
Able to be trusted or depended upon; reliable.
Based on or characterized by good judgment or sound thinking: responsible journalism.
Having the means to pay debts or fulfill obligations.
Required to render account; answerable: The cabinet is responsible to the parliament.
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"Able to be trusted or depended upon; reliable."
You may by no means want to let someone down, such as a dependent. However, if you lose your job then you will no longer be able to support yourself and/or others.
I'm just making a rational case for what I said. I know you'll probably ignore my rationale. Your rationale, I suppose, is "Oh, the odds of me of being caught is slim." My rationale is, "If you're responsible you don't partake in risk behavior even if you just have a 5% chance of being caught, or whatever."
I hope employers start doing more random drug screening so you can get a dose of reality. I'm not saying I hope you lose your job, but if you see what can happen then your viewpoint would change most likely.