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IforB

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9,840 posts

258 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_ce...

[QUOTE] A man who said he stormed into a drug dealer's home and flushed heroin down a toilet has been jailed for two months.

Peter Drummond claimed he took the law into his own hands after hearing that his brother-in-law had been to John Nellies' flat to buy drugs.

He threatened to kill Nellies at the home in Blairgowrie before flushing away five bags of heroin on Sunday.

He later admitted to police that he should not have done it, but said that heroin dealers were ruining his family.

Drummond was reported to police by another addict who it was said turned up at the flat looking to buy heroin but was told to get out and sworn at by Drummond.

He immediately confessed to officers.

He told them: "Over the last six or seven months my whole family has been in hell. My brother-in-law is on smack and he is getting it from the people there.

"It was a spur-of-the-moment thing. I shouldn't have done it but these people are ruining my family by supplying heroin.

"It is causing a family crisis and everyone is going through hell. Things have been so bad that I lost it and decided to try and stop the drug dealing going on.

"I know I have done wrong. I'm sorry. I know I went about things the wrong way, but things just got on top of me."

Solicitor Steve Lafferty, defending, asked for his client to have his punishment limited to a fine due to the "quite unusual" circumstances of the case.

However, Sheriff Robert McCreadie ignored the plea for mercy and said: "If you were concerned about matters you should contact the police, not enter a house and threaten to kill someone. You can't take matters into your own hands the way you did."

Drummond shook his head in disbelief as he was jailed for two months for breach of the peace.

Outside court, family friend Thomas Brown said: "Jailing him for what he did is ridiculous. It is a ludicrous decision.

"Heroin is killing the community and I know for a fact that it has been tearing Peter's family apart. He shouldn't have done what he did, but at the same time he was only trying to help his sister.

"I think what happened today is outrageous."

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Speechless.

Edited by IforB on Monday 16th February 17:53


Edited by IforB on Monday 16th February 17:54

Mr_annie_vxr

9,270 posts

240 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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IforB said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_ce...

[quote]A man who said he stormed into a drug dealer's home and flushed heroin down a toilet has been jailed for two months.

Peter Drummond claimed he took the law into his own hands after hearing that his brother-in-law had been to John Nellies' flat to buy drugs.

He threatened to kill Nellies at the home in Blairgowrie before flushing away five bags of heroin on Sunday.

He later admitted to police that he should not have done it, but said that heroin dealers were ruining his family.

Drummond was reported to police by another addict who it was said turned up at the flat looking to buy heroin but was told to get out and sworn at by Drummond.

He immediately confessed to officers.

He told them: "Over the last six or seven months my whole family has been in hell. My brother-in-law is on smack and he is getting it from the people there.

"It was a spur-of-the-moment thing. I shouldn't have done it but these people are ruining my family by supplying heroin.

"It is causing a family crisis and everyone is going through hell. Things have been so bad that I lost it and decided to try and stop the drug dealing going on.

"I know I have done wrong. I'm sorry. I know I went about things the wrong way, but things just got on top of me."

Solicitor Steve Lafferty, defending, asked for his client to have his punishment limited to a fine due to the "quite unusual" circumstances of the case.

However, Sheriff Robert McCreadie ignored the plea for mercy and said: "If you were concerned about matters you should contact the police, not enter a house and threaten to kill someone. You can't take matters into your own hands the way you did."

Drummond shook his head in disbelief as he was jailed for two months for breach of the peace.

Outside court, family friend Thomas Brown said: "Jailing him for what he did is ridiculous. It is a ludicrous decision.

"Heroin is killing the community and I know for a fact that it has been tearing Peter's family apart. He shouldn't have done what he did, but at the same time he was only trying to help his sister.

"I think what happened today is outrageous."
Speechless.
Shame, he should have gone not guilty and tried to see if a jury would have convicted him.

Demolisher 2

445 posts

215 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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[sarcasm]Poor drug dealer being threatened like that! And having his wares destroyed by that thug! Poor man ought to be compensated for the loss of his goods at market value plus given at least £10,000 in recompense for the awful situation he was put in. Just despicable.[/sarcasm]

ETA: [sarcasm] tags in remembrance of the last time I posted sarcasm...

Edited by Demolisher 2 on Monday 16th February 17:56

Jasandjules

72,560 posts

258 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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OMFG.

I don't think I can quite believe that...

G'kar

3,728 posts

215 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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Pissed off a dealer, and is now going inside?

That may not end well.

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

246 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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Yeah, he's going to have to pay full price for subbies. Bugger.

Established 1984

1,237 posts

214 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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FFS I'm beginning to believe that the only way forward for this country is to organise a nationwide vigilante campaign. The goverment really are failing us, it's time to stand up and take back our country.

Demolisher 2

445 posts

215 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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article said:
A man who said he stormed into a drug dealer's home and flushed heroin down a toilet has been jailed for two months.

Peter Drummond claimed he took the law into his own hands after hearing that his brother-in-law had been to John Nellies' flat to buy drugs.

He threatened to kill Nellies at the home in Blairgowrie before flushing away five bags of heroin on Sunday.

He later admitted to police that he should not have done it, but said that heroin dealers were ruining his family.

Drummond was reported to police by another addict who it was said turned up at the flat looking to buy heroin but was told to get out and sworn at by Drummond.

He immediately confessed to officers.

He told them: "Over the last six or seven months my whole family has been in hell. My brother-in-law is on smack and he is getting it from the people there.

"It was a spur-of-the-moment thing. I shouldn't have done it but these people are ruining my family by supplying heroin.

"It is causing a family crisis and everyone is going through hell. Things have been so bad that I lost it and decided to try and stop the drug dealing going on.

"I know I have done wrong. I'm sorry. I know I went about things the wrong way, but things just got on top of me."

Solicitor Steve Lafferty, defending, asked for his client to have his punishment limited to a fine due to the "quite unusual" circumstances of the case.

However, Sheriff Robert McCreadie ignored the plea for mercy and said: "If you were concerned about matters you should contact the police, not enter a house and threaten to kill someone. You can't take matters into your own hands the way you did."

Drummond shook his head in disbelief as he was jailed for two months for breach of the peace.

Outside court, family friend Thomas Brown said: "Jailing him for what he did is ridiculous. It is a ludicrous decision.

"Heroin is killing the community and I know for a fact that it has been tearing Peter's family apart. He shouldn't have done what he did, but at the same time he was only trying to help his sister.

"I think what happened today is outrageous."
His brother in law AND his sister?

ukwill

10,129 posts

236 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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6 or 7 months? Be interesting to know if the bloke/his family had tried to involve the police during that time...

ianash

3,286 posts

212 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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If there was ever a time for the SNP to differentiate themselves from the band of ninnies running the UK, that time is now. So Alex Salmond let's hear from you - please.

evoesque

1,034 posts

235 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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Demolisher 2 said:
article said:
A man who said he stormed into a drug dealer's home and flushed heroin down a toilet has been jailed for two months.

Peter Drummond claimed he took the law into his own hands after hearing that his brother-in-law had been to John Nellies' flat to buy drugs.

He threatened to kill Nellies at the home in Blairgowrie before flushing away five bags of heroin on Sunday.

He later admitted to police that he should not have done it, but said that heroin dealers were ruining his family.

Drummond was reported to police by another addict who it was said turned up at the flat looking to buy heroin but was told to get out and sworn at by Drummond.

He immediately confessed to officers.

He told them: "Over the last six or seven months my whole family has been in hell. My brother-in-law is on smack and he is getting it from the people there.

"It was a spur-of-the-moment thing. I shouldn't have done it but these people are ruining my family by supplying heroin.

"It is causing a family crisis and everyone is going through hell. Things have been so bad that I lost it and decided to try and stop the drug dealing going on.

"I know I have done wrong. I'm sorry. I know I went about things the wrong way, but things just got on top of me."

Solicitor Steve Lafferty, defending, asked for his client to have his punishment limited to a fine due to the "quite unusual" circumstances of the case.

However, Sheriff Robert McCreadie ignored the plea for mercy and said: "If you were concerned about matters you should contact the police, not enter a house and threaten to kill someone. You can't take matters into your own hands the way you did."

Drummond shook his head in disbelief as he was jailed for two months for breach of the peace.

Outside court, family friend Thomas Brown said: "Jailing him for what he did is ridiculous. It is a ludicrous decision.

"Heroin is killing the community and I know for a fact that it has been tearing Peter's family apart. He shouldn't have done what he did, but at the same time he was only trying to help his sister.

"I think what happened today is outrageous."
His brother in law AND his sister?
Guessing he was helping his sister by preventing her husband from getting off his head on smack.

What I find hard to believe is that this guys gets 2 months for flushing a drug dealers drugs down the pan and yet the scrotes you see on TV kicking and punching the sh!t out of some poor sod get a tiny fine?

This country is a fking joke.

edwardsje

36,305 posts

252 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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Demolisher 2][sarcasm said:
Poor drug dealer being threatened like that! And having his wares destroyed by that thug! Poor man ought to be compensated for the loss of his goods at market value plus given at least £10,000 in recompense for the awful situation he was put in. Just despicable.[/sarcasm]

ETA: [sarcasm] tags in remembrance of the last time I posted sarcasm...

Edited by Demolisher 2 on Monday 16th February 17:56
Wonder what the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board will make of that? Or Victim Support come to that. hehe

Edited by edwardsje on Monday 16th February 19:32

mephistopheles

71 posts

218 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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Established 1984 said:
FFS I'm beginning to believe that the only way forward for this country is to organise a nationwide vigilante campaign. The goverment really are failing us, it's time to stand up and take back our country.
I've said before I feel more and more desensitised to this kind of action as each day passes.

Once upon a tme I would have said nono but with every story like this that crops up or with every 'spokesperson' that glosses over real issues afoot with this country, the more I subconsciously ponder over the logistics...

Am I alone? I suspect not.

skeggysteve

5,724 posts

246 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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If he has reported it to the Police and they took no action or told him why they were not taking action - operation in progress etc.
Then he is right in taking the law into his hands.
But.....
If he has not reported it then it's a different story.

hot metal

2,019 posts

222 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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Established 1984 said:
FFS I'm beginning to believe that the only way forward for this country is to organise a nationwide vigilante campaign. The goverment really are failing us, it's time to stand up and take back our country.
Im up for it rage

fluffnik

20,156 posts

256 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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Demolisher 2 said:
His brother in law AND his sister?
Are married.

fluffnik

20,156 posts

256 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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I want that Sheriff sacked.

fluffnik

20,156 posts

256 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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ianash said:
If there was ever a time for the SNP to differentiate themselves from the band of ninnies running the UK, that time is now. So Alex Salmond let's hear from you - please.
yes

mccarn

641 posts

226 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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fluffnik said:
ianash said:
If there was ever a time for the SNP to differentiate themselves from the band of ninnies running the UK, that time is now. So Alex Salmond let's hear from you - please.
yes
+1. Its disgusting he got jailed for that.

Dr Jekyll

23,820 posts

290 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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said:
Drummond was reported to police by another addict who it was said turned up at the flat looking to buy heroin but was told to get out and sworn at by Drummond.
What? Eh?

The junkie went to the police to complain he was having trouble buying drugs?