I disagree. The guidance in my view is wrong and the law does not preclude it . Smell of cannabis is sufficient to stop search and I will continue to encourage my Officers to use it particularly on those criminals who are engaged in serious and organised crime.https://twitter.com/DannyShawBBC/status/940488066342576128 …
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Brian you are wrong. Regularly used and recovered from our SOC groups both in quantity and for personal use. Impaired driving, cannabis market control leading to firearm discharges and significant violence. Proactive use of stop search on these criminals is essential.
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Well if I’m wrong so are College of Policing, an increasing number of your Chief Constable colleagues & Police & Crime Commissioners. Perhaps a more reasonable response might be to say there is a difference of professional opinion on these issues. The “war on drugs” has failed.
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Brian apologies I didn't mean to come across as rude I was tweeting on a short timescale. If the war on drugs has failed should we just give up then? Stop search is a legitimate power that significantly disrupts gangs and their violent activity and should not be diminished.
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No worries. Demand is insatiable, restricting supply is only possible if distribution from source to street is taken out. Possible with massive injection of resources but impracticable. Decriminalisation & regulation, taking supply out of hands of criminals, only viable option.
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Who's payroll are you on, sir? The majority of the Australian population do not want legalisation of illicit substances and most certainly do not want another over regulated, heavily taxed item bankrolling Australia's learned helplessness epidemic.
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I have a police pension having served for over 30 years and I get an allowance from being a member of the
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The UK political system may be broken. Politicians advocating for the legalisation of drugs whilst being more than happy for people to be jailed for free expression of personal opinion. Is the ability to get stoned more important than free speech? Who's bloody side are you on?
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I’m very sorry but you are no longer making any sense whatsoever.
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If using is ok Brian then please campaign for its legalisation...if not then stop and search should continue
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I am campaigning for decriminalisation & regulation. Stop & search takes out users, & street dealers who are replaced the next day. Ineffective use of scarce police resources. People need to be educated about effects & risks of drugs & supply needs to be taken away from criminals
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I can tell you as a recovered addict your area wrong. Virtually every dealer who was not on hard drugs themselves was a cannabis smoker. Not all cannabis smokers are involved in illegal activities no, h/e your statement is absolutely wrong Brian
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Street dealers/retailers often deal drugs to support their habit but the importers & distributors, the real serious and organised criminals aren’t that stupid! Unless you take out the network, you’re wasting your time.
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Brian you know that organised criminality exists at many levels and our street based OCG's are certainly organised and definitely cause significant harm. I applaud the support
@MerPolChiefCon gives to operational staff, gives them the confidence to do their job.
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Hmmm! Depends if you describe those make tens of thousands knocking drugs out on the streets of London/other cities or doing the "county lines" thing as "serious & organised"! LOTS of those involved in that do use cannabis!
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Mr Paddick, given that your statement is accurate, would it not be in the best interests for the police to search, arrest and question people for possession? Would that not, as it always has, lead to information that exposes the 'big time' dealers?
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That bit would be false. Those involved in serious and organised crime do touch it, some even use as respite from their barking mad mental health issues.
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