Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend

Subject: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: woodsie
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 07:54 AM

This from BBC:
"A small quantity of cannabis resin has been found at the Scottish home of Defence Secretary John Reid.
Police are to take no action over the discovery, made during a security sweep of the property in Lanarkshire, since it was unclear who had owned it."

In my day if it was found on your property, you were responsible.

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: GUEST,Dr Price
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 08:47 AM

In that case, John Reid goes up in my estimation. Way to go, man!

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: John O'L
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 09:12 AM

Woodsie, you probably weren't Defence Secretary at the time, and besides, you must surely have heard of the 'It's-Unclear-Who-Owns-It' defense strategy? Works every time.

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: PoppaGator
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 10:12 AM

In my day if it was found on your property, you were responsible.

As always, it all depends upon who you know, and who you are. If you're a nobody, or indeed a notorious hippy, you can get hauled off to jail for anything found on your premises, even if it was placed there by the very authorities who so conveniently "found" it. If you're a well-connected big shot, apparently, you can use the "Unclear-Who-Owns-It" defense.

PS ~ isn't this BS?

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: Rapparee
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 10:25 AM

Unless it's music-related, down she goes!

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: Ernest
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 10:32 AM

How many people live on his property? Didn?t the article say more about it?

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: fat B****rd
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 04:10 PM

Hasn't the place been "Swept" before ??

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: Sorcha
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 04:42 PM

Send some to Our Fearless Leader....he NEEDS it

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 05:14 PM

It was found in a guest bedroom. It has a street value of 85pence. It could be twenty years old.

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: dianavan
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 07:33 PM

Sorcha - Now there's a concept!

Tony Blair, George Bush and Stephen Harper having a toke together.

Is there any hope?

Subject: RE: Minister John Reid :Dope Fiend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 10:26 PM

Woodsie, the Robinson case establishing that permitting premises to be used for the consumpiton of drugs required actual knowledge, was decided in the very early 60s - just before your time. It was taught as established law by the time I went to university in 1967.