Gothamist: CNN Reporter Violates Park Curfew While Carrying Meth

christophermurray

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:54:00 -0500

I'm a psychotherapist and writer in New York City and just published an article on gay men relapsing on crystal methamphetamine. Not sure if it is of interest to you, but thought I'd send it along. Thank you! Gay City News Everyday A Challenge By: CHRISTOPHER MURRAY 06/26/2008 So what happened with gay men and meth? A couple of years ago everyone was in a panic. Eighth Avenue was crowded with bus stop posters decrying the scourge that was crystal methamphetamine, it seemed like everyone knew someone who had just lost their job or soul to Tina, brunch pals were dropping like flies. Health officials and community activists made the direst possible predictions about the perfect storm of meth and HIV, not to mention flesh-eating, drug-resistant bacterial infections. Yikes! Well, the truth is that meth, like crack cocaine, is still around and still wreaking havoc in the lives of gay men and others; it's just gone underground. The public panic has waned, as it always does - a point this newspaper's Duncan Osborne has taken pains to point out - and all the hoopla has subsided into the daily grind of users using and former users struggling to stay clean. FULL ARTICLE AT: http://christophermurray.org/WritingBlog.html

angry_pickle

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:45:08 -0500

EVERY GAY IS A DRUG-FUELED SEX HOUND PROWLING FOR SEX IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Don't be silly. Not every gay; mostly just the white ones.

CR

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:28:03 -0500

I for one can't wait until this guy stops doing Meth. Maybe then his absolutely annoying and rediculous pronounciations of names like Barak (which he pronounces like the word "barrack") Obama ("o-BOMB-ah") will cease.

Snoopy

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:21:13 -0500

He was in quest of drugs and sex that is why he was there. It's a biological and hereditary thing for him.

just_saying

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:34:39 -0500

Who would ever be in Central Park at 3:40am? You'd have to be on drugs to do that.

Kevin Bracken

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:28:12 -0500

(PS - It is quite obvious the police offered some kind of "deal," with Quest not fully realizing he was not detained or under arrest.)

Kevin Bracken

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:23:09 -0500

Legalize everything.

Dave Hogarty

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:40:06 -0500

Maybe Quest wasn't completely aware he was being arrested and was just offering to share some of his meth.

Elderta

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:20:20 -0500

He's a lot less annoying on the BBC, but when he comes here... well, he's annoying. But I do find him funny. He's always got a huge smile on his face. A strong... honest... smile.

Think twice

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:15:46 -0500

Re: #3 Exactly lol. Work smarter not harder.

S.D.

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:07:45 -0500

Richard Quest always sounded like a British Gilbert Gottfried to me...

babyhitler

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:59:18 -0500

I don't know why cops deal with these queers. It's not like they are harming anyone. I see cops busting these queers all the time at west 4th street for doing meth and looking for cock. why? easy busts to pad the rookie cops resume if you ask me. Leave the Queers alone!

Kojak

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:54:07 -0500

Thank GOD. That man is terribly annoying. Why CNN picked him up from BBC is anybody's guess.

rcltrh

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:45:56 -0500

You'd think he'd just use Manhunt.com or gay.com Park prowling is so 70's

sinisterteashop

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:44:46 -0500

Get a clue, Richard. Gay men don't have sex in New York City. We shop, we design things and we gentrify neighborhoods. Go back to London if you want to have sex, you pig!

thenamesdave

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:36:46 -0500

Poor Richard Quest. If only he weren't so incurably annoying.