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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 09:29 
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And of the consumption of heroin, and of cocaine, and cannabis...

On the way in to work this morning I was- as usual- listening to BBC Radio Wales' breakfast show.

I had just missed an interview with Mr Blunderstorm in which he had been arguing in favour of the legalisation of drugs for everyone who wants to take them.

So let's get this straight. You drivers are NOT mature enough to decide that a safe and appropriate speed for a particular piece of road is 35 mph as opposed to 30 mph.

But you ARE mature enough to decide to shoot up with heroin, snort coke or take speed.

He is going to ask his Police Authority to back him. I think the time is coming for him to be asked to become either a pro-drug and anti-speed campaigner or remain as a serving police officer. I do not think he can adequately fill these roles at the same time.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 17:26 
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read more of this amazing mans opinions

here

How one man can think criminilising people for sale and use of drugs is 'draconian' but not think that criminilising people for speeding is worse, is beyond me - what an amazingly interesting (and fu**ing stupid) individual he is


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 18:43 
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I lkie this

Richard Brunstrom wrote:
"A new classification system, a 'hierarchy of harm' encompassing all substances of abuse and based upon identified social harms, should, in my opinion, be at the centre of a new substance misuseregime - one based upon evidence, not moralistic dogma."


Oh the IRONY.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 22:22 
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Let's try this experiment, shall we?

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Mr Blunderstorm said: "The current road traffic laws should be repealed and replaced by a new Road Traffic Act based upon the legalisation and careful regulation of all drivers in one consistent manner."


In a 30-page document - Speed Policy, A Radical Look Ahead - Mr Brunstrom said: "UK speed policy for the last several decades has been based upon prohibition with a list of banned drivers and draconian criminal penalties for people driving at speed.

"This system has not worked well. Illegal driving is in plentiful supply, and have become consistently more common in real terms over the years.

"The number of speed cameras has increased dramatically. Speeding offences have soared equally dramatically as a direct consequence of the illegality of some driving and the huge profits from illegal speed cameras have supported a massive rise in organised criminality.

"A new classification system, a 'hierarchy of harm' encompassing all speeds and based upon identified social harms, should, in my opinion, be at the centre of a new driving regime - one based upon evidence, not moralistic dogma."


Seems to fit, doesn't it? :lol:

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I know it ain't the place, but the joke is the '71 drugs act was indeed one of the most short sighted, ignorant and stupid acts of parliment ever... and far from helping the situation is largely to blame for many of the drug problems in society, and more people in power need to wake up, realise it, put political sensitivities aside and do something about it.

Didn't expect it to come from that twerp though.

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Was this man dropped on his head as a baby or was he bullied at school.

Is he trying to get back at society by punishing the law abiding motorist for doing a few miles over the speed limit, yet letting off the illegal drug takers who are killing our young and committing them to a life of misery.

Is he acting as some type of government agent provocateur here, if he and the government get their way then they can always Tax the state sponsored drug scene at the moment they don’t get a share of any drug money.

Drug dealer’s deal in human misery and the drug takers commit most of the crimes in the UK to feed their habit.

The millions that the Illegal druggies cost the Health Service is never denied to them. However, the Health Service will recoup money from your insurance company and in some cases deny treatment when the legal driver has an accident.

Isn’t life in the UK perverse?


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Whilst there are grounds for arguing that the drug legislation in the UK is bonkers and does need to be seriously looked at, I am not convinced that someone in Blunderstorm's position should be in the vanguard of calling for change.

It is clearly something he feels passionate about. So let him resign and fight for changes to the drug laws as a civilian campaigner. Not a Chief Constable.

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