speed more important than drugs
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the penalties of speeding are now far greater than those of drugs.
if you are doing say 90mph on a motorway (like everyone does) in safe conditions with nobody else using the motorway, not harming anyone or fueling gang land activites, the penalties are far greater than being a repeat drug offender, like the above.
have things gone to far?
I think so.
the penalties of speeding are now far greater than those of drugs.
if you are doing say 90mph on a motorway (like everyone does) in safe conditions with nobody else using the motorway, not harming anyone or fueling gang land activites, the penalties are far greater than being a repeat drug offender, like the above.
have things gone to far?
I think so.
DucatiGary said:
Drugs are bad, mm'kay?
As long as he is not selling to other people, what business is it of anyone else's and why should he be punished at all? He was even growing his own so could not even be accused of funding organised crime by buying from a dealer.Taking people to court and fining them over possession of cannabis is just as petty as fining people for not wearing a seatbelt. It's their body and no one else's business.
Unless of course he was suspected of being a dealer, but if so surely he would have been up for possession with intent to supply?
BiggusLaddus said:
DucatiGary said:
Drugs are bad, mm'kay?
As long as he is not selling to other people, what business is it of anyone else's and why should he be punished at all? He was even growing his own so could not even be accused of funding organised crime by buying from a dealer.Taking people to court and fining them over possession of cannabis is just as petty as fining people for not wearing a seatbelt. It's their body and no one else's business.
Unless of course he was suspected of being a dealer, but if so surely he would have been up for possession with intent to supply?
Of course 90mph in the right conditions is equally victimless.
I see a lot of parallels between the persecution of "speeders" and that of drug users who are only (if anything) harming themselves. In both cases politics and "trying to seem tough" have trumped science and reason. It surprises me that so many people seem to take opposite positions on the two matters.
BiggusLaddus said:
surely he would have been up for possession with intent to supply?
or it proved too costly to prove he was intending to supply?im not having a go becuase its drugs, im mearly pointing out a repeat drug offender get 70 sheets for repeatedly offending the drug laws.
if it was somone trying to earn a decent crust, victimlessly swaying over the speed limit for the second time they could loose their livelyhood for s 2 second lapse of concentration.
think about it. . .. .. .. . . .. ..
(i dont make the rules on what is or not classed as illegal drugs and dont neccisarily agree with what they class as illegal drugs, im just mearly pointing somthing out)
DucatiGary said:
http://www.herefordtimes.com/display.var.1956758.0...
the penalties of speeding are now far greater than those of drugs.
if you are doing say 90mph on a motorway (like everyone does) in safe conditions with nobody else using the motorway, not harming anyone or fueling gang land activites, the penalties are far greater than being a repeat drug offender, like the above.
have things gone to far?
I think so.
Fixed penalty notices of £75 are still being distributed on a regular basis by enforcement officers for………………the penalties of speeding are now far greater than those of drugs.
if you are doing say 90mph on a motorway (like everyone does) in safe conditions with nobody else using the motorway, not harming anyone or fueling gang land activites, the penalties are far greater than being a repeat drug offender, like the above.
have things gone to far?
I think so.
……… the crime more serious than drugs and speeding…….
Dog droppings….. the fine system is a bit disjointed.
GPSHead said:
Agreed in full.
Of course 90mph in the right conditions is equally victimless.
I see a lot of parallels between the persecution of "speeders" and that of drug users who are only (if anything) harming themselves. In both cases politics and "trying to seem tough" have trumped science and reason. It surprises me that so many people seem to take opposite positions on the two matters.
This man is spot on......Of course 90mph in the right conditions is equally victimless.
I see a lot of parallels between the persecution of "speeders" and that of drug users who are only (if anything) harming themselves. In both cases politics and "trying to seem tough" have trumped science and reason. It surprises me that so many people seem to take opposite positions on the two matters.
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