Newsbot Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Police in the Isle of Man charge a man with possessing Class C drugs after a raid in Port Erin. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/7145731.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Not even possession with intent to supply so a miniscule amount of a calss c drug recovered. Time well spent on that raid chaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesemonster2005 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Class C. Possession. What a waste of Police resources. And now they're going to charge him. Only in the Isle of Man would something like this end up in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Last I knew it was still a crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Last I knew it was still a crime. Quite. A crime is a crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 This makes me happy that they have nothing better to report on. I would prefer this type of news to be making our headlines to "14 year old stabbed in playground" or "15 dead in shoprite shootout" Think ourselves lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogie boogie Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 "15 dead in shoprite shootout" thats it steal my thunder. Announce the news before i do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 "15 dead in shoprite shootout" thats it steal my thunder. Announce the news before i do it. I can see into the future "Oh no, a man with a gun, oh dear god he is about to......oooo Carling at 12 quid a pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ean Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 "Shit I've forgotten my Clubmann card i can't get the carling offer..." [Cue killing spree] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake Up Call Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Not even possession with intent to supply so a miniscule amount of a calss c drug recovered. Time well spent on that raid chaps How much was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeky boy Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Last I knew it was still a crime. Quite. A crime is a crime. Adulterating saffron was a crime punishable by death at one time Taking MDMA only became a crime in 1978 so for seventy years no-one gave a toss So certain activities may be conisidered a crime at some time and yet be not worth bothering with at others Laws change all the time and we should question and challenge them rather, than blindly obey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triskelion Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Last I knew it was still a crime. Quite. A crime is a crime. Adulterating saffron was a crime punishable by death at one time Taking MDMA only became a crime in 1978 so for seventy years no-one gave a toss So certain activities may be conisidered a crime at some time and yet be not worth bothering with at others Laws change all the time and we should question and challenge them rather, than blindly obey No one is doing that, rather they are saying that it is unreasonable to criticise the police and judicary for prosecuting a criminal. Whether or not this should be crime is neither here nor there, as the responsibility to prosecute remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeky boy Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The police and the attorney general's office may decide whether to prosecute or not depending on how the stats may look in the annual report Prosecuting someone for having a bit of pot is clearly a waste of taxpayers money Those deserving of a good nicking do not always get one. The directors of the SIB bank had it away with £44 million of investors money but the trial (in Port Erin) was abandoned because it would not be cost effective Stealing hundreds of peoples life savings is a nasty crime deserving a severe punishment, but the perpetrators of that crime remain free and prosperous Conversely a single mum on benefits may get jailed for fraud for having her boyfriend stay over more than two nights a week So don't try to simplify thing down to: " a crime is a crime" Nothing is black or white: Question, Challenge, Change, or die on your knees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Prosecuting someone for having a bit of pot is clearly a waste of taxpayers moneyIt depends how much a "bit" is. If it is a very small piece that they were using in a spliff etc then fair enough. However, if they have the money, they could of bought a large amount (£500 worth) as it is more cost effective (especially if they bought it in the UK and then got it into the island). If there is no evidence that they are selling it to others then the Police can't go for Supplying, simply possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 What about the cost of actually finding the stuff? How much does it cost to search a house, 4 officers minimum, a dog, two vans, equipment and paperwork. Now if the perpetrator was made to pay the cost of that, let's say £1400 for the above exercise they may think twice before putting money into the pocket of a drug dealer and perpetuating the trade in illegal and dangerous drugs on this island. That's where the real cost is. Hit them hard for the smallest amount and they might not buy it again. I fail to see the logic of the government putting up the cost of cigarettes to deter people from smoking, legally, but not multiply the fines by 10 to deter the illegal drugs trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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