• Man on LSD saves dog from Imaginary Fire
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[url]http://wnyt.com/news/michael-orchard-man-accused-of-stealing-dog-in-halfmoon-saratoga-county/4291294/?cat=10114[/url] [QUOTE]A Halfmoon man allegedly broke into his neighbor's house to save the family dog from a fire, Thursday night. But there was no fire, troopers say he was on LSD and hallucinating. Troopers say 43-year-old Michael Orchard of Inglewood Drive told them he mixed LSD with cough medicine, Thursday afternoon. And they found him, standing heroically with a dog in his arms outside of what he thought was a giant inferno. "He believed that the residence was on fire. And he was rescuing the dog," said Trooper Mark Cepiel, Troop G Spokesperson. Neighbors tell us Orchard went around the neighborhood banging on doors yelling about a fire. Since no one would help, because there was no fire. The animal lover took matters into his own hands to save the dog. Allegedly driving his black BMW sedan through the fence. Troopers say once Orchard got through this fence with his vehicle, he got out, went up to the back door, smashed through it, and went inside to save the family's large white dog. Orchard was charged with second degree burglary and third degree criminal mischief and put in county jail on $15,000 bail.[/QUOTE]
still a hero in my book
[quote]LSD with cough medicine[/quote] Yeah, that'll fuck you up real good.
Good guy tbh.
15k feels like a lot of money to be setting as his bail for what he did
from his perspective, he did something heroic im pretty sure what he was trying to do is more important than what he actually did, in this case, well, i mean, at least the bail shouldn't be 15 thousand fucking dollars
Lol you guys are saying if a crime is driven from a drug induced state people should get leniency? That is a rather slippery slope. Pretty hilarious, but I'm all for safe and responsible use of drugs, and this is clearly not one of them.
He saved a dog from the spider covered strawberry scented multi-colored flames of death. He is a hero in my book.
[QUOTE=ThatSwordGuy;51205796]15k feels like a lot of money to be setting as his bail for what he did[/QUOTE] my bail was $20k and i was caught with two pot plants that were five and six inches high or something like that. this guy like, caused property damage and distress to this family, and his was less. i'd put a 'lol' here but it doesn't quite describe how that makes me feel personally
[QUOTE=Socram;51205806]Lol you guys are saying if a crime is driven from a drug induced state people should get leniency? That is a rather slippery slope. Pretty hilarious, but I'm all for safe and responsible use of drugs, and this is clearly not one of them.[/QUOTE] I'd keep it to vandalism considering the fence and door personally, he was acting on good intentions (tho he might wanna keep lsd behind closed doors :v:)
Make him pay for the property he damaged and get him through some sort of drug rehabilitation program. LSD and cough syrup is probably enough of a mix to make him think there are more dogs to be save from even more imaginary fires for a while to come.
[QUOTE=J Paul;51205845]my bail was $20k and i was caught with two pot plants that were five and six inches high or something like that. this guy like, caused property damage and distress to this family, and his was less. i'd put a 'lol' here but it doesn't quite describe how that makes me feel personally[/QUOTE] please, tell me you don't have a major debt becasue of it
[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;51205893]please, tell me you don't have a major debt becasue of it[/QUOTE] it's all good, bills always paid, it was just a motherfucker at the time thank you for the kind thoughts, i don't mean to distract from the topic, i'm all good. i was just saying from my perspective 15k sounds like a small amount for having actually caused a disturbance.
[QUOTE=343N;51205801]from his perspective, he did something heroic im pretty sure what he was trying to do is more important than what he actually did, in this case, well, i mean, at least the bail shouldn't be 15 thousand fucking dollars[/QUOTE] Yeah but he was still on LSD, crashed through his neighbor's fence, and broke into his neighbor's house. That's drug use, property damage, and breaking and entering.
[QUOTE=gk99;51205990]Yeah but he was still on LSD, crashed through his neighbor's fence, and broke into his neighbor's house. That's drug use, property damage, and breaking and entering.[/QUOTE] He took the dog so it's also technically theft.
[QUOTE=helifreak;51206004]He took the dog so it's also technically theft.[/QUOTE] Yeah but in this case I don't think there was any malicious intent. Charge him for property damage but, christ, a jail sentence ain't gonna serve anyone.
[QUOTE=J Paul;51205845]my bail was $20k and i was caught with two pot plants that were five and six inches high or something like that. this guy like, caused property damage and distress to this family, and his was less. i'd put a 'lol' here but it doesn't quite describe how that makes me feel personally[/QUOTE] What's worse is that you were charged more than him for something that's harmless and only a crime in some states Whereas in other places it'd be perfectly legal.
[QUOTE=ThatSwordGuy;51205796]15k feels like a lot of money to be setting as his bail for what he did[/QUOTE] Me personally don't really understand the bail system. I might be biased since in sweden they only hold you if you are deemed at risk to commit more crimes while you're awaiting your trial or that they are concerned you'll escape the country/go in to hiding.
[quote]A Halfmoon man[/quote] Is that like the human version of Moon Moon?
Well he did commit some crimes but I think that bail is a bit exaggerated.
[QUOTE=Toyhobo;51206102]Me personally don't really understand the bail system. I might be biased since in sweden they only hold you if you are deemed at risk to commit more crimes while you're awaiting your trial or that they are concerned you'll escape the country/go in to hiding.[/QUOTE] Paying to get out of trouble, perfect system :ok:
Wait. did a man save a dog from a imaginary fire? or did a man save a imaginary dog from a fire? or did a imaginary man save a dog from a fire?
But if there WAS a fire, at least the dog would be safe.
He drove through someone's fence, broke in through the back door, and grabbed their dog. Im certainly not surprised he may spend a bit of time in the local jail, I wouldn't want that to keep happening honestly. Someone could have easily been hurt if he was in that delusional of a state.
Pretty sure just LSD doesn't do this, but then again it does change color perception so he just thought he saw imaginary fires.
[QUOTE=Megadave;51206407]Pretty sure just LSD doesn't do this, but then again it does change color perception so he just thought he saw imaginary fires.[/QUOTE] Double imaginary fires, where does the rabbit hole stop?
[QUOTE=Megadave;51206407]Pretty sure just LSD doesn't do this, but then again it does change color perception so he just thought he saw imaginary fires.[/QUOTE] It does say he mixed it with cough syrup. If it's the kind of cough syrup I think it is (DXM), the synergetic mix of a psychedelic and a dissociative could plausibly intensify colours and moving patterns to the extent that it could get mistaken for a fire.
[QUOTE=Megadave;51206407]Pretty sure just LSD doesn't do this, but then again it does change color perception so he just thought he saw imaginary fires.[/QUOTE] He mixed it with cough medicine and who knows what the active substance in that was and how it interacted with the LSD
[QUOTE=Giraffen93;51206150]Paying to get out of trouble, perfect system :ok:[/QUOTE] It's supposed to deter people from fleeing on bail but in reality it just means only the rich and wealthy can afford bail whilst most people have to go with bail bondsmen just to afford the exorbitant amounts. It's fucking stupid.
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;51206495]He mixed it with cough medicine and who knows what the active substance in that was and how it interacted with the LSD[/QUOTE] hmm, would nyquil do this? If not i've severely underestimated cough syrups.
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