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 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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To be fair the College of Policing are often wrong. That's why they are sometimes referred to as the Clowns of Policing...

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Oh and HMIC or whatever they’re called now
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Most officers/staff above the rank of Insp aren't really in touch with the reality of day to day policing. Statistics don't tell the whole story...
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I am afraid nothing much will improve whilst our counter-productive drug laws demand that only criminals supply these drugs. Police just enforce the law as do courts and judges.
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Maybe we should flood the market with cyanide laced drugs...That would solve a whole host of problems in one go...
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