Police stole my bong!
Discussion
I'm a student, and returned home from work today to see my door bashed in, and a note from the police. Turns out my downstairs neighbour called them out because of a leaking pipe. Great.
The thing that annoys me is that my bong is now missing. I know I shouldn't have a bong, but can the police really enter my house on an unrelated manner and take my bong? It isn't a cheap one, and I'm pretty pissed off just now.
There's a contact number on the card and letter the police left, and nothing else has been disturbed apart from my bong being stolen and my water supply being turned off. I've called my landlord who is coming round this evening to investigate. I'm not ducking responsibility for the leaking pipe, although I've only been in this flat for a few weeks and it appears to be a pipe under the floorboards - but I'm leaving that side of things in my landlords hands.
I'm pretty seething about my bong though. Can the police just take it, having required access to my house on a totally unrelated matter? It was in the middle of the living room and not hidden, and nothing illegal was in the house. I've half a mind to demand it back when I call them (after having spoken to my landlord), but if they're that bold to just take it without even leaving a note, there's no guessing what other games they might want to play.
Any advice is gratefully received!
The thing that annoys me is that my bong is now missing. I know I shouldn't have a bong, but can the police really enter my house on an unrelated manner and take my bong? It isn't a cheap one, and I'm pretty pissed off just now.
There's a contact number on the card and letter the police left, and nothing else has been disturbed apart from my bong being stolen and my water supply being turned off. I've called my landlord who is coming round this evening to investigate. I'm not ducking responsibility for the leaking pipe, although I've only been in this flat for a few weeks and it appears to be a pipe under the floorboards - but I'm leaving that side of things in my landlords hands.
I'm pretty seething about my bong though. Can the police just take it, having required access to my house on a totally unrelated matter? It was in the middle of the living room and not hidden, and nothing illegal was in the house. I've half a mind to demand it back when I call them (after having spoken to my landlord), but if they're that bold to just take it without even leaving a note, there's no guessing what other games they might want to play.
Any advice is gratefully received!
Yes, you just phone them right up and ask for it back.
m3jappa said:
Better than leaving a stack of porn on the side for your mum and dad to see when your 16 years old and the police have a little sniff around.
Red faces all round
Bloody plumber nicked mine. I was about 16 & had a couple of Penthouses hidden in a stack of other not porn magazines. The plumbers came round for about a week to install some central heating & one of the gits nicked me porn. Red faces all round
My landlord has come round, spoken to the downstairs neighbour, and is going to call the police tomorrow. I haven't mentioned the bong.
I know using a bong, even in the privacy of your own home, is still illegal. It still pisses me off that they just took it without leaving any note, after forcefully entering my house on an unrelated manner. If I were using the bong outside, or neighbours complained of the smell, I could understand, but this takes the biscuit. It's rarely used anyway, and is more of an ornament on the coffee table. It cost over 80 quid and other than trace amounts perhaps in the water or gauze, has nothing illegal in it. Will they really send it off to the forensics lab?
I know to many this will seem like going to the police to complain a drug dealer ripped me off or something, but isn't there an argument for discretion in this case? Entering a member of the publics house while he isn't home. If they found a load of plants growing or something, I can understand, but c'mon. I'm seriously considering going into the police station to lodge a complaint and ask for my bong back.
edit: I know using a bong isn't illegal, but I "used" my bong. I'm an otherwise law abiding student and even hope to join the police one day.
I know using a bong, even in the privacy of your own home, is still illegal. It still pisses me off that they just took it without leaving any note, after forcefully entering my house on an unrelated manner. If I were using the bong outside, or neighbours complained of the smell, I could understand, but this takes the biscuit. It's rarely used anyway, and is more of an ornament on the coffee table. It cost over 80 quid and other than trace amounts perhaps in the water or gauze, has nothing illegal in it. Will they really send it off to the forensics lab?
I know to many this will seem like going to the police to complain a drug dealer ripped me off or something, but isn't there an argument for discretion in this case? Entering a member of the publics house while he isn't home. If they found a load of plants growing or something, I can understand, but c'mon. I'm seriously considering going into the police station to lodge a complaint and ask for my bong back.
edit: I know using a bong isn't illegal, but I "used" my bong. I'm an otherwise law abiding student and even hope to join the police one day.
Edited by spitfire123 on Wednesday 24th August 21:18
John145 said:
So you are a good criminal? One rule for some another for others?
Are you a criminal? Have you ever downloaded from PirateBay or recorded Coronation Street on a VCR? How would you feel if the police broke down your door, saw your laptop, and decided to just take it because it could be used for torrenting? Or took your VCR because it could have been used to record Eastenders?
Oh, your car could be used to commit many crimes. Let them speculatively take that too.
DPX said:
OK for the over 21's on this site what the hell is a "Bong"
So now we've been told.But for the over 55s on this site, after reading the title of this thread I've now got a variation on Billy Cotton's theme tune "Somebody stole my Gal" going through my head ....
Wakey Wakey!!!!!! 
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