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skinny · 01-14-2007, 07:35 AM

I read a letter to the editor of an American paper last week and forgot to post it. The gist of it was that some lines of employment means you are liable to have a drug test.

So, in England there are some lines of work where you are obliged to take random drug tests, the railways for one instance, and in the construction industry there are some mane contractors that stipulate that if your company does not agree to have random drug tests it will not get the contract, simple as.

My point is that if workers have to prove they are fit to earn their pay why not let doleites prove they are fit enough to earn their handouts.

I am pretty sure that none of our emergency services have to take drug tests, why?

I especially want the police to take them.

What are your thoughts on the rights and wrongs of it?

01-14-2007, 07:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
skinny Have you got a link? Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,673	Drug Tests I read a letter to the editor of an American paper last week and forgot to post it. The gist of it was that some lines of employment means you are liable to have a drug test. So, in England there are some lines of work where you are obliged to take random drug tests, the railways for one instance, and in the construction industry there are some mane contractors that stipulate that if your company does not agree to have random drug tests it will not get the contract, simple as. My point is that if workers have to prove they are fit to earn their pay why not let doleites prove they are fit enough to earn their handouts. I am pretty sure that none of our emergency services have to take drug tests, why? I especially want the police to take them. What are your thoughts on the rights and wrongs of it?