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Brighton Pride: Beach covered with laughing gas canisters

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Brighton beach was littered with laughing gas canisters and balloons by Pride revellers, say volunteers cleaning up after the event.

Up to 1,000 people have been clearing large amounts of bottles, cans, glass and disposable barbecues. But they said they had never seen so many nitrous oxide canisters in one place.

By 10:00 BST more than 150 bags of rubbish had already been collected, organisers Ocean's 8 said.

Environmental activist and blogger Clare Osborn is one of Ocean's 8 and said: "We sound like the fun police, but people really need to find more sustainable ways to have fun.

"Every one of these canisters comes with a balloon, and they are so incredibly dangerous and deadly to wildlife, which can mistake the bits of balloon for food."

The gas - nitrous oxide - is the second most commonly used recreational drug in England and Wales after cannabis.

But the Royal College of Nursing said many people remained ignorant of the risks, which can include breathing difficulties, dangerously-increased heart rate, burns, and death.


Amy Gibson, another member of Ocean's 8 who organises regular Pier 2 Pier silent disco beach clean, said she has never seen so much rubbish on the beach.

"Normally we find around 20 bags' worth of rubbish after a weekend or an event, but we've collected 10 times that amount in the first two hours of today's clean.
Pride in their sexuality for the "revellers" but a total disregard for their own health, the environment and the efforts required by others to clean up the mess they make .....
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04-08-2019, 04:31 PM
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Re: Brighton Pride: Beach covered with laughing gas canisters

They should be made to clear it up. Also you would think someone would be monitoring drug use at the gathering.
I support Pride and what it stands for but they're not doing themselves any favours leaving that mess!
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04-08-2019, 05:32 PM
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Ah, canisters? Thank gawd for that.
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04-08-2019, 05:49 PM
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Still don't understand why they need to scream and shout about their particular stance on life. You're gay. . . big wow get over yourself.
You're trans . . . big whoop get over yourself.

Maybe all straight people should take to the streets and have a big parade and party?

Just get on with your lives you sad bunch of attention seekers.
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04-08-2019, 06:03 PM
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Re: Brighton Pride: Beach covered with laughing gas canisters

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Just get on with your lives you sad bunch of attention seekers.
Possibly we are just as guilty by giving them attention.
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04-08-2019, 06:48 PM
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Where do they buy nitrous oxide? I didn't think it was so freely available. The article mentions balloons but they are normally inflated by Helium aren't they?
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04-08-2019, 06:58 PM
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Where do they buy nitrous oxide? I didn't think it was so freely available. The article mentions balloons but they are normally inflated by Helium aren't they?
The erectile dysfunction clinic.
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Re: Brighton Pride: Beach covered with laughing gas canisters

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Where do they buy nitrous oxide? I didn't think it was so freely available. The article mentions balloons but they are normally inflated by Helium aren't they?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...ester-46591871

Legislation introduced in 2016 made it illegal to sell the gas, also known as "noz", for psychoactive purposes.

But undercover BBC journalists easily bought nitrous oxide by phone, online and in person at two Manchester shops.
Nitrous oxide is inhaled. People open the canister, transfer the gas into a container (usually a balloon), then inhale from the balloon.

Inhaling nitrous oxide directly from the canister is very dangerous because the gas is under such high pressure. It can cause a spasm of the throat muscle and stop a person breathing.
It's prolific use is startling - the effects of the drug are unpredictable and can be "bad" as well as "good" .....
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The erectile dysfunction clinic.
It's not a laughing matter d00d.


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04-08-2019, 08:48 PM
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Brighton Pride???? What joke. Nothing to be proud about leaving all that rubbish on our beach.

Why don't we bring back National Service and teach them how to respect places and people.
 
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