<p>I really think that to suggest that OP can “make him promise” anything in the event that he is caught is extremely naive.</p>
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<p>Did you know that if you get a drug conviction while receiving federal financial aid, you are ineligible for that aid for a number of years?</p>
<p>@nysmile- yes I would. He is doing pot and LSD. He is not a crack or heroin addict. </p>
<p>And the logistics of doing something in a car are always different than a mutually shared space like a dorm room. The car thing is tricky and ****ed up if you ask me, but the point I saw in DC’s story was that the guy fessed up. In a dorm, it wouldn’t work like that because you do not own the space and neither does he.</p>
<p>If he’s selling out of your room, I would probably steer clear.</p>
<p>lol I wish I had your roommate. :p</p>
<p>I would try to get out of that situation… Considering your international and not from the U.S you could get in big trouble if there is a room raid and he lies. I think you could possibly even get deported from the country. If this is a ■■■■■ thread then nice job making it…</p>
<p>I agree that you should try and get out of the situation. I would try and get a room change and maybe come up with another reason why you want the change instead of the drugs. Do you have any friends that you know of that have a space available in their rooms? Most schools will help you out with a room change if they have the availability. Maybe they will accept your saying that it’s not working out without really delving into the situation…you could always just say it’s for personal reasons.
Good luck!</p>
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<p>That’s ridiculous.</p>
<p>The scum of the earth are people who kill innocent people because of their race, ethnicity, or religion. That and rapists.</p>
<p>“Did you know that if you get a drug conviction while receiving federal financial aid, you are ineligible for that aid for a number of years?”</p>
<p>I believe it’s one year. Currently 200,000 Americans are being denied FA for drug convictions. Because a drug conviction makes you unworthy of federal aid, but a rape conviction or assault charge is okay…pure BS. The flawed logic is astounding, but not surprising because we are talking about American politics. </p>
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"Drug users are scum of the earth and should be locked up in prison forever. "</p>
<p>I believe that’s sarcasm.</p>
<p>I would talk to your RA to see what the policy concerning drugs are. I know with alcohol at my school, the other roommate has an obligation to report it. The RA will likely refer you to his/her supervisor, who may offer you a chance to move into a different room and refer your roommate to counseling. The RA will give you, the reporting roommate, the option to involve the local police or the residence staff. Also, it’s probably in the best interest for your roommate to seek drug counseling if this is a regular habit. The long-term consequences of drugs, both physically and academically, are negative. You’re both in college to get a degree, not to get high.</p>
<p>A similar problem happened to a friend of mine last year at her college, and what I described above is what happened to her and her roommate.</p>
<p>"The scum of the earth are people who kill innocent people because of their race, ethnicity, or religion. That and rapists. "</p>
<p>So killing for any other reason is ok? I guess it’s cool to kill someone if they just **** you off, as long as it’s not because they are black/hispanic/muslim/christain. Murder is murder, the reasons behind it don’t change the crime. It’s wrong to say killing based on, say, religion makes the murder worse than a guy who chops his wife to bits because she didn’t make him a sandwich.</p>
<p>"I believe it’s one year. Currently 200,000 Americans are being denied FA for drug convictions. Because a drug conviction makes you unworthy of federal aid, but a rape conviction or assault charge is okay…pure BS. The flawed logic is astounding, but not surprising because we are talking about American politics. "</p>
<p>Just to clarify, I did not mean to imply I necessarily supported that law, I am really undecided-- and I don’t know why drug cases would be singled out over violent crimes, which is something I have a problem with. I was just simply stating the fact because I was not aware of it until my junior year and I wasn’t sure if everyone else knew. That makes a silly little marijuana charge a significantly bigger deal. (I thought it was two years, but I may be pulling that out of my behind.)</p>
<p>"I believe it’s one year. Currently 200,000 Americans are being denied FA for drug convictions. Because a drug conviction makes you unworthy of federal aid, but a rape conviction or assault charge is okay…pure BS. The flawed logic is astounding, but not surprising because we are talking about American politics. "</p>
<p>I think the implication is that they are spending the government’s (ie the taxpayers’) money on drugs. That’s why they get FA withheld.</p>
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<p>Your logic is ridiculous.</p>
<p>Would you give the same punishment to a white supremacist, murderer, who went out seeking to kill the first black man he found, than you would to a regular guy, who after an argument with his girlfriend, unwillingly hit her hard enough to kill her?</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
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<p>^One of those would be murder, the other would probably be manslaughter. Although the guy in the second example would still get a very harsh sentence under my kingdom.</p>
<p>Now, take a guy who robbed a house and the owner caught him and the robber killed the owner. Take a guy who specifically went out to kill the first black guy he found (and was a well-known white supremacist etc etc).</p>
<p>I’d give both of them the chair/gallows/shark pit.</p>
<p>“Would you give the same punishment to a white supremacist, murderer, who went out seeking to kill the first black man he found, than you would to a regular guy, who after an argument with his girlfriend, unwillingly hit her hard enough to kill her?”</p>
<p>You profiled two different crimes. Ignoring any hate crime status, the first was 1st degree murder, the second was 2nd degree manslaughter. The first is far more severe than the 2nd. If your point that we should have a hate crime considerations, you did a bad job.</p>
<p>“I think the implication is that they are spending the government’s (ie the taxpayers’) money on drugs. That’s why they get FA withheld.”</p>
<p>That logic would lead to ending the welfare system. It’s plain stupid. It’s essentially saying a crime that doesn’t hurt society is not ok, but if you go and assault a random guy and break his jaw, you are still worthy of FA. </p>
<p>"Your logic is ridiculous.</p>
<p>Would you give the same punishment to a white supremacist, murderer, who went out seeking to kill the first black man he found, than you would to a regular guy, who after an argument with his girlfriend, unwillingly hit her hard enough to kill her?"</p>
<p>Yes. Murder is murder, period. Ending another life should be treated as the ultimate crime, and there shouldn’t be some sujective grading scale saying one persons death is worse than anothers. All acts of violence are hate crimes in my opinion. Saying a black persons death deserves a higher punishment because the murderer is racist, while saying a pyshcotic boyfriend who chops his wife into pieces and discards the body parts is not as bad demeans the victim. </p>
<p>It’s wrong to say some murders are worse than others, because all crimes like murder are rooted in hate. Saying only certain types of hate matter is wrong. Hate crimes are wrong, and they place different values on victim’s, which is immoral. </p>
<p>I don’t understand how you can possibly think a KKK member who shoots a black guy and a man who chops off his wifes head shouldn’t both be treated as the same crime. It’s like saying a person who robs a black person of $100 is more wrong than a white man who steals a white woman’s purse. Theft is theft, it shouldn’t get special attention because the victim happens to be a certain color. </p>
<p>The problem with hate crimes is acts that weren’t rooted in racism are being tried under it. Plus I don’t think it’s right to classify two identical murders as different because of the victim’s race or beliefs. It really is silly, and is racist. Stuff like that hurts race relation.</p>
<p>Do some LSD with him.</p>
<p>LOL, if he was learned in drugs I would have suggested the same as the above poster. However, acid is quite powerful, and is not the greatest of drugs to begin enlightenment with.</p>
<p>I would suggest making the same type of agreement that my roommate and I currently have. I keep all drugs/paraphernalia in a locked safe, with a post it note on the inside stating that everything is mine.
<p>He seems like a pretty honest guy to me, seeing as he showed you a case full of stuff that could land him in federal prison for a loooooong time. Show some respect back. If he starts to deal drugs or place you in situations that are dangerous to you (disregarding the possibilities already discussed) then I’d think it’s time to create a lie for the housing department and get yourself another roomate.</p>
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<p>You completely missed what I was talking about, and instead wrote four paragraphs of irrelevant dribble.</p>
<p>I’m done with you. You don’t even know what you’re arguing about.</p>
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<p>Drivel. If you are going to be pompous, at least do it correctly. </p>
<p>That is all.</p>