If you knew a policeman who smoked cannabis...

Pumping Iron · 21/04/13 - 21:47

Would you report him? Or would it not bother you?

[Deleted User] · 21/04/13 - 21:49

Nah would leave him to it, I would think he is at threat from random tests anyway.

dee123 · 21/04/13 - 21:51

Pumping Iron wrote: »

Would you report him? Or would it not bother you?

Depends. If he's about to go on duty well, yes of course.

Pisces Cloud · 21/04/13 - 21:52

Not unless he was smoking a joint on the job.

Pumping Iron · 21/04/13 - 21:52

dee123 wrote: »

Depends. If he's about to go on duty well, yes of course.

Just in his/her own social time.

Aneechik · 21/04/13 - 21:52

No I wouldn't, but it would annoy me.

McKittrick · 21/04/13 - 21:54

Pumping Iron wrote: »

Would you report him? Or would it not bother you?

I would assume the person who knew of his extra-curricular activities would also have a vested interest in his habit, making it unwise for him to say anything.

Mr Dangerous · 21/04/13 - 21:54

Pumping Iron wrote: »

Would you report him? Or would it not bother you?

I would report him/her....still breaking the law and the cops should not be above the law...

trinity2002 · 21/04/13 - 21:55

No, not my business.

If I happened to have any dealings with one on duty who appeared off their face, then yes I would report it.

Pete Grain · 21/04/13 - 21:59

I'd report him to his colleague 'PC Pea'

Davetherave70 · 21/04/13 - 22:17

I bet there's plenty that do.

Lewi26 · 21/04/13 - 22:19

I wouldn't care whatsoever unless the smoking weed that they have confiscated from someone!

fink · 21/04/13 - 22:21

I might. Not because I particularly care that he's having a joint, but becasue next week he'll be out arresting some poor sap, locking him up and charging him with possession for doing the same thing.

Raquelos. · 21/04/13 - 22:22

No, I wouldn't give a monkeys, it's a ridiculous law anyway:)

Sophie ~Oohie~ · 21/04/13 - 22:22

Only if he was off his face and ignoring a crime or something. Otherwise no, if someone wants to risk their own career it's none of my business!

JB3 · 21/04/13 - 22:24

I know of such a one, and no I wouldn't report him.

Raquelos. · 21/04/13 - 22:25

fink wrote: »

I might. Not because I particularly care that he's having a joint, but becasue next week he'll be out arresting some poor sap, locking him up and charging him with possession for doing the same thing.

Actually most policemen just give an informal warning for that kind of thing, this is a tacit acknowledgement of the fact that they have far more valuable things they can be spending their time on. The exception to that is where they are arresting someone for something else anyway, then it often gets included in the charges.

McKittrick · 21/04/13 - 22:27

fink wrote: »

I might. Not because I particularly care that he's having a joint, but becasue next week he'll be out arresting some poor sap, locking him up and charging him with possession for doing the same thing.

yep, and bribing him for priveleges inside.

Raquelos. · 21/04/13 - 22:29

McKittrick wrote: »

yep, and bribing him for priveleges inside.

LOL you've been watching too much TV:D

Aarghawasp! · 21/04/13 - 22:30

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Raquelos. wrote: »

Actually most policemen just give an informal warning for that kind of thing, this is a tacit acknowledgement of the fact that they have far more valuable things they can be spending their time on. The exception to that is where they are arresting someone for something else anyway, then it often gets included in the charges.

Yep. I wouldn't. Back in the day I knew of policemen, teachers and nurses who enjoyed a joint at the weekends.

McKittrick · 21/04/13 - 22:32

Raquelos. wrote: »

LOL you've been watching too much TV:D

Nope, some people wanted to join the navy, some the army, some to be a vet, some to be a park ranger. I wanted to join the force, but never followed my potential

Raquelos. · 21/04/13 - 22:34

McKittrick wrote: »

Nope, some people wanted to join the navy, some the army, some to be a vet, some to be a park ranger. I wanted to join the force, but never followed my potential

okaaay, is that because you couldn't get your head round the basics of bribery?? Not sure of the relevance of your comment tbh

[Deleted User] · 21/04/13 - 22:35

It wouldn't bother me in the slightest, it's up to them what they do. Like someone said before, it's a stupid law.

abarthman · 21/04/13 - 22:35

I wouldn't, but I'm not an interfering busy-body or a grass.

Pull2Open · 21/04/13 - 22:48

Pumping Iron wrote: »

Would you report him? Or would it not bother you?

Wouldn't need to, the random testing will get them in the end! I personally know two police officers who have fallen foul of this, and they took 3 other police officers and two SOCOs with them. One of them was even rearrested for supplying when they checked his confiscated mobile and found texts telling his other colleagues that he'll 'get the stuff for the weekend'!

Sick Bullet · 21/04/13 - 22:49

Can't help but think of BBC's Ideal

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