Young drug dealers in Bristol offered free driving lessons.

[BlackLabel]

Interesting scheme from Bristol.


“Young dealers caught selling drugs are being offered career opportunities, fitness sessions and driving lessons as part of a police scheme in Bristol.

Offenders are offered training instead of facing court but participants suspected of crimes while on the scheme would be charged, police said.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-england-bristol-49...

[chow pan toon]

Good idea. It is much more convenient to order drugs for delivery. Maybe someone could give them a coding course so that they can knock an app together.

The fitness sessions will be handy in outrunning the police as well.

[Monkeylegend]

BlackLabel said:

but participants suspected of crimes while on the scheme would be charged, police said.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-england-bristol-49...

£25 per lesson.

[R Mutt]

Why not just leave them to it and encourage everyone else to get a job/ training before they get in to trouble, if that is the issue?

[wc98]

i suppose it's fairly dangerous walking the streets with large quantities of drugs and money about your person. far safer if they can travel by car.

[Baby Shark doo doo doo doo]

So deal drugs to get discount career training. Great idea

[anonymous-user]

chow pan toon said:

Good idea. It is much more convenient to order drugs for delivery.

Why bother, the punishment for driving while disqualified (which is going to happen pretty quickly if they have a licence) is much harsher than if they never bothered getting a licence in the first place.

[768]

Makes sense.

It's hard work catching drug dealers, but Bristol can fine motorists like the best of them.

[z4RRSchris]

the drug dealers on my street have just painted a massive DRUGS HERE in white paint on the street, they couldn't be fked to drive around anymore so everyone can come to them.