Police stole my bong!
Discussion
fluffnik said:
Maybe he wanted to stop thieves not join them?
It would be great pity if an organisation that should be dedicated to nobly protecting the citizen from thieves and thugs should become subverted as an agency of petty oppression...
Yet again I find your post baffling.It would be great pity if an organisation that should be dedicated to nobly protecting the citizen from thieves and thugs should become subverted as an agency of petty oppression...
I used to interview candidates for recruitment into the Police.
In answer to the question 'What experience have you had of police work?'
The answer 'They stole my bong and I was really miffed' is not up there with the best possible answers. And could lead to a rather awkward next question.
The chances of the Police taking your bong are so slim it's unreal! Why the hell would they? It's more likely that someone else has taken it after the Police had to force entry to your flat. If the Police did enter your flat and removed something because they thought you were doing something illegal with it trust me you would know about it by now! They wouldn't just keep it as an ornament.
It is a bit of a wounder to loose something you've parted cash with put unfortunately you're going to have to take it on the chin. Being a student myself in the pat I know that in shared accommodation stuff goes missing.
On a side note to all the 'anti-drugs' posts. It's not exactly crime of the century to own a bong... in fact it's not a crime at all to just own one. I don't use drugs myself and I don't believe in it but someone that smokes a bit of weed now and then does not a criminal make. Just the same as someone that has some knock off DVD's or has been caught speeding. Yes it's bad, yes you shouldn't do it but lets get some perspective!
It is a bit of a wounder to loose something you've parted cash with put unfortunately you're going to have to take it on the chin. Being a student myself in the pat I know that in shared accommodation stuff goes missing.
On a side note to all the 'anti-drugs' posts. It's not exactly crime of the century to own a bong... in fact it's not a crime at all to just own one. I don't use drugs myself and I don't believe in it but someone that smokes a bit of weed now and then does not a criminal make. Just the same as someone that has some knock off DVD's or has been caught speeding. Yes it's bad, yes you shouldn't do it but lets get some perspective!
i dont think he did try and defend his actions, he seemed very reasonabel and accepting that it was illegal. sounds like he understands why it was taken and sees what the police would of been thinking ( if it was the police) he just wants his property back and is unhappy with the underhand way that it was taken from the flat.
With aplogies to B. A. Robertson:
The straight jacket of good drugs haul - bong bong
If you're on a high in your spare time - bong bong
The coppers and Spitfire fought for right
When he came home from work he gave the cops what for
The druggies fall when the cops are called
Druggies friends desire to smoke - bong bong
They drag on bongs then they get high - bong bong
The Marquis de Sade was happy with a puff of hash
Sherlock Holms alone preferred some stronger stuff
Bong bong, the druggies caught
Bong bong, when cops are called
Bong bong, the druggies fall
Tony and Cleo struck out for some hash down Egypt's way
But Caesar had scored some in Rome in his pipe for the day
Hey hey
Now Anthony got really angry
About old Caesar's lack of stash
He told him he would use em
And boy did he abuse em
Getting high and blew em all away
Bong bong, the druggies caught
Bong bong, when cops are called
Bong bong, the druggies fall
Bong bong
And Druggies and mates they all should be filed under fool
'Cos when the door started to crumple
Spitfire for excuses did fumble
Life was in a ruin, he wants to join the fuzz
Catch him now and lock him away
Bong bong, the cops were called
Bong bong, the druggie’s caught
Bong bong, when justice called
Bong bong ....
The straight jacket of good drugs haul - bong bong
If you're on a high in your spare time - bong bong
The coppers and Spitfire fought for right
When he came home from work he gave the cops what for
The druggies fall when the cops are called
Druggies friends desire to smoke - bong bong
They drag on bongs then they get high - bong bong
The Marquis de Sade was happy with a puff of hash
Sherlock Holms alone preferred some stronger stuff
Bong bong, the druggies caught
Bong bong, when cops are called
Bong bong, the druggies fall
Tony and Cleo struck out for some hash down Egypt's way
But Caesar had scored some in Rome in his pipe for the day
Hey hey
Now Anthony got really angry
About old Caesar's lack of stash
He told him he would use em
And boy did he abuse em
Getting high and blew em all away
Bong bong, the druggies caught
Bong bong, when cops are called
Bong bong, the druggies fall
Bong bong
And Druggies and mates they all should be filed under fool
'Cos when the door started to crumple
Spitfire for excuses did fumble
Life was in a ruin, he wants to join the fuzz
Catch him now and lock him away
Bong bong, the cops were called
Bong bong, the druggie’s caught
Bong bong, when justice called
Bong bong ....
Yes, you just phone them right up and ask for it back.I would ring them up. But as others have said, it's just as likely the plumber nabbed it.
I wouldn't have thought that the cops would bother sending off the most minute amounts of dirty old ash with any teeny traces of weed to be forensically analysed.
Give them a ring - you paid £80 for it and it's not illegal to own drug paraphernalia. Nor is it illegal to own cannabis seeds. If you propagate them then you're in trouble, or if the cops had found you midway through pulling a huge tube of weed smoke you'd be in trouble.
You sure you didn't leave half a hit in it?! Not that any semi-pro weed smoker would..
I wouldn't have thought that the cops would bother sending off the most minute amounts of dirty old ash with any teeny traces of weed to be forensically analysed.
Give them a ring - you paid £80 for it and it's not illegal to own drug paraphernalia. Nor is it illegal to own cannabis seeds. If you propagate them then you're in trouble, or if the cops had found you midway through pulling a huge tube of weed smoke you'd be in trouble.
You sure you didn't leave half a hit in it?! Not that any semi-pro weed smoker would..
ExChrispy Porker said:
Yet again I find your post baffling.
I used to interview candidates for recruitment into the Police.
In answer to the question 'What experience have you had of police work?'
The answer 'They stole my bong and I was really miffed' is not up there with the best possible answers. And could lead to a rather awkward next question.
That explains why you are/were a policeman.I used to interview candidates for recruitment into the Police.
In answer to the question 'What experience have you had of police work?'
The answer 'They stole my bong and I was really miffed' is not up there with the best possible answers. And could lead to a rather awkward next question.
I know you're riffing for comedic purposes, but do you think that the OP would actually say that in an interview?
No cops smoke weed, do they. Or do any other drugs, including class As.
Most cops that take drugs probably did what most other drug-using people do when faced with drug tests at a job interview - fake it. As long as no hair is taken as part of the sample, it's incredibly easy to do. Or give up for the 30 days (if you're a serious toker) that weed stays in your system so that your sample is clean.
TJA said:
ExChrispy Porker said:
Yet again I find your post baffling.
I used to interview candidates for recruitment into the Police.
In answer to the question 'What experience have you had of police work?'
The answer 'They stole my bong and I was really miffed' is not up there with the best possible answers. And could lead to a rather awkward next question.
That explains why you are/were a policeman.I used to interview candidates for recruitment into the Police.
In answer to the question 'What experience have you had of police work?'
The answer 'They stole my bong and I was really miffed' is not up there with the best possible answers. And could lead to a rather awkward next question.
I know you're riffing for comedic purposes, but do you think that the OP would actually say that in an interview?
No cops smoke weed, do they. Or do any other drugs, including class As.
Most cops that take drugs probably did what most other drug-using people do when faced with drug tests at a job interview - fake it. As long as no hair is taken as part of the sample, it's incredibly easy to do. Or give up for the 30 days (if you're a serious toker) that weed stays in your system so that your sample is clean.
jms700 said:
...he just wants his property back and is unhappy with the underhand way that it was taken from the flat.
That's exactly it. There was ZERO evidence that my bong has in the past been used to smoke illegal substances, other than what a forensic lab could find. There was no ash in the pipe, and no water in the bowl. I know it has (over 3 weeks ago), and whilst it's not crime of the century, I know the police had a right to be in my flat and a right to deal with criminality in front of them. However, from just looking at my bong, the policeman assumed and just took it. That's what makes me mad. I've calmed down a little today (I was angry last night, and apologise if I came aross like a whiner), and I'm having serious second thoughts about going down the station to ask to speak to someone.
What if I don't ask for it back? Will it just sit in the police station? Will they test it if I don't mention it? There was no mention of it on the entry form that was taped to my door, which makes me annoyed that it's just some sort of joke to them. I bet it's not even been logged anywhere and the policeman took it for his own use.
I'd take a caution if I thought it'd get me my bong back, but from what's been said here, that doesn't look likely. My landlord is supposed to be phoning the police today and will call me later on, so I'll see if they mention it to him. I've said before... I have the utmost respect for the police and the job they do, and have never been in trouble before... but the cop who lifted a bong from a students flat (after having had to force entry on an unrelated matter) is an ass-hat. Maybe if there were rizla laying about, or signs that my bong had been recently used... even at that, it's still a dick move. I'm getting angry again. I bet they're having a laugh down the station wondering if I'm sweating or going to mention it to them.
spitfire123 said:
jms700 said:
...he just wants his property back and is unhappy with the underhand way that it was taken from the flat.
That's exactly it. There was ZERO evidence that my bong has in the past been used to smoke illegal substances, other than what a forensic lab could find. There was no ash in the pipe, and no water in the bowl. I know it has (over 3 weeks ago), and whilst it's not crime of the century, I know the police had a right to be in my flat and a right to deal with criminality in front of them. However, from just looking at my bong, the policeman assumed and just took it. That's what makes me mad. I've calmed down a little today (I was angry last night, and apologise if I came aross like a whiner), and I'm having serious second thoughts about going down the station to ask to speak to someone.
What if I don't ask for it back? Will it just sit in the police station? Will they test it if I don't mention it? There was no mention of it on the entry form that was taped to my door, which makes me annoyed that it's just some sort of joke to them. I bet it's not even been logged anywhere and the policeman took it for his own use.
I'd take a caution if I thought it'd get me my bong back, but from what's been said here, that doesn't look likely. My landlord is supposed to be phoning the police today and will call me later on, so I'll see if they mention it to him. I've said before... I have the utmost respect for the police and the job they do, and have never been in trouble before... but the cop who lifted a bong from a students flat (after having had to force entry on an unrelated matter) is an ass-hat. Maybe if there were rizla laying about, or signs that my bong had been recently used... even at that, it's still a dick move. I'm getting angry again. I bet they're having a laugh down the station wondering if I'm sweating or going to mention it to them.
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