21st June 2006, 10:55 PM
Although I disagree with breaching civil liberties in such a way, if random tests is what it takes to prove to the mainstream and any other knockers of archaeology and archaeologists that we're not a bunch of hippies fighting for something that has no relevence to the rest of the world then BRING IT ON and lets put these ignorant ba****ds to rest.
Excuse my rant but ive been taking s**t off random suits and other arrogant t**ts who think we're employed to get in their way or act as some kind of poorly payed amusement for their slimy, brylcream-coated asses!
I dont believe that the percentage of ganja smokers is higher within archaeology, I think that stereotypes and preconceptions determine that we would be viewed as stoners, just like surfers, students and/ or people who listen to Jack Johnson (poor examples i know
!). It would be like me saying that every high powered businessman in London is now snorting lines of coke and every person in Glasgow has got their belts off ready to shoot up!
Complete crap fed to us by Hollywood and other media sources but those are the stereotypes that people have and if it takes regulated and well-implemented drug testing to dispel this, then I know myself and many others would welcome it.
Excuse my rant but ive been taking s**t off random suits and other arrogant t**ts who think we're employed to get in their way or act as some kind of poorly payed amusement for their slimy, brylcream-coated asses!
I dont believe that the percentage of ganja smokers is higher within archaeology, I think that stereotypes and preconceptions determine that we would be viewed as stoners, just like surfers, students and/ or people who listen to Jack Johnson (poor examples i know
!). It would be like me saying that every high powered businessman in London is now snorting lines of coke and every person in Glasgow has got their belts off ready to shoot up!Complete crap fed to us by Hollywood and other media sources but those are the stereotypes that people have and if it takes regulated and well-implemented drug testing to dispel this, then I know myself and many others would welcome it.