Asked google a question it didn't like... ( conspiracy )

submitted by Plague1

Was curious about an international law, specifically if marijuana is illegal because the UN says it is illegal (it is, in fact, illegal internationally). So I typed into Google "did the united nations make an international law making marijuana illegal?" Google came back with a message that basically said your account is making suspicious requests, please solve a captcha. I did, and it finally gave me results. I don't use Google often, but that was kinda weird. I've never been forced to solve a captcha for a search query before. Guess asking questions about what the UN forces other countries to comply with is bad.

JoeKerr

Just did the search, no problems. But there is a white van outside with a helicopter overhead

Plague1

I just thought it was odd, I've never had to do a captcha for google searches, ever. I thought maybe inquiries into the UN via google might have had a trigger associated with it but now I doubt it, since no one else has been able to duplicate the issue. I guess it's nothing, but... I dunno how much better I feel that this issue only affects me. Am I just paranoid?

JoeKerr

No, you are not paranoid. You found something odd, so you asked. The fact that you asked makes you more inquisitive than approximately 60% of people. The fact that you gave a decent report of the incident puts you into the top quartile of the remaining 40%. However, since you were not descriptive enough that puts you into middle quintile of the top quartile of the remaining 40%. (I meant the first part; the math part is a joke)

Fateswebb

There are international drug conventions but the UN has no authority over the US.

Tallest_Skil

Was curious about an international law

International law does not exist.

So I typed into Google "did the united nations make an international law making marijuana illegal?" Google came back with a message that basically said your account is making suspicious requests, please solve a captcha.

Yeah, because no one uses a search engine like that. You’d say “ UN legality of marijuana ”, but even that’s irrelevant because INTERNATIONAL LAW DOES NOT EXIST.

pitenius

:/

... What about treaties? What about canon law? Conventions and signatories? Colonial pacts? Ententes? Recognitions?

"International" does not mean "universal" -- it means "between nations".

Tallest_Skil

"International" does not mean "universal"

And here we get to the crux of the point. A nation may do what it damn well pleases. No overarching organizational body has any control over it. A nation may enter treaty with another or may acknowledge–or ignore–the existence of another, but no supranational entity may force said recognition or treaty.

Plague1

I use a search engine like that and this is the first time I've had issues.

pitenius

Repeated your search here. No captcha... oddly long hang time before displaying results, though.

Figbash

check the backyard.

Black helicopters yet?

pitenius

Heheh... I'm on so many lists...