Drug dogs unleashed for raids on parties

[Doob]

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Luckily alcohol does no such thing, I always thought parties would be so much nicer and friendlier when we could get rid of the drugs and just have alcohol.

 

you notice how parties with alcohol people end up vomiting, people getting the shit beating out of them, people getting raped.

and parties where there is only ganja smokers everyone is having a fun time laughing their asses off...

 

Yep. Alcohol is much better then cannabis

[raverspec]

What an absolute farce. The civil libber's are going to go to town with this one...

[Brash]

I just sent off a letter to the editor (as follows) and would recommend Queenlanders write as well, not just 'letter to ed' but directly to politicians as well. If anyone sees my letter published could you let me know (I don't get the Courier Mail down here in Sydney).

 

Courier Mail

Dear Editor,

 

The Premier Peter Beattie is reported as saying "The new laws will enable police to search someone, without a warrant, if the [drug detection] dog gives them a reasonable suspicion, ... And that's the safety net, a reasonable suspicion that the person possesses banned drugs."

 

Is he aware that the NSW Ombudsman has reported that NSW's sniffer dogs get it wrong approximately 73% of the time? I would ask where is the 'reasonable suspicion' given the dog's obviously poor success rate.

 

Justin Brash

 

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Edited September 29, 2005 by Brash

[Brash]

Just got a call back from the Courier Mail - my letter has been short listed and may be published tomorrow.

[Tom]

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Just got a call back from the Courier Mail - my letter has been short listed and may be published tomorrow.

As Marcia Hines used to say, "right on Mr Brash". :thumbsup

 

[Brash]

Got published in today's (Saturday) edition with some minor editing, they also added some background reference to the letter - I tried to keep my original letter as brief as possible as this normally helps get consideration for publication, but I'm happy - the main meaning of the letter got across:

 

DOGS FAIL SNIFF TEST

 

You report (C-M, Sept 27) that police will use sniffer dogs trained in cocaine and designer-drug detection to ramdomly search private premises including parties.

 

Premier Peter Beattie says the new laws will enable police to search someone, without a warrant, if the dog gives them a reasonable suspicion - "and that's the safety net, a reasonable suspicion that the person possesses banned drugs."

 

Is he aware that the NSW Ombudsman has reported that NSW's sniffer dogs get it wrong approximately 73% of the time?

 

I would ask where is the 'reasonable suspicion' given the dog's obviously poor success rate.

 

Justin Brash

[Tom]

Excellent. :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

[raverspec]

Good onya Brash!