A new high: NSW drug arrests

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A new high: NSW drug arrests

Dec 10, 2008

ABC News

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/10/2442346.htm

 

Ecstasy arrests in NSW have jumped by more than 50 per cent in two years. (ABC)

The latest crime statistics from New South Wales show arrests for drug use have jumped by more than 50 per cent in some cases over the last two years.

 

The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research says the number of people caught with ecstasy has jumped by 55 per cent since September 2008.

 

Cocaine arrests since then have increased by almost 40 per cent, while arrests for cannabis are up by almost 20 per cent.

 

The bureau's director Dr Don Weatherburn says it may be a case of an increased availability of drugs.

 

"The police data doesn't show that but other data collected by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre suggest that there might have been an increase in availability," he said.

 

"There's certainly been an increase in demand for these drugs and the number of people using them seems to have gone steadily up over the last few years.

 

We know that this is partly because of tougher law enforcement but it's also due to a growth in the use of these drugs."

 

Dr Weatherburn says crime continues to fall in 16 out of the 17 major categories measured by his bureau.

[pisspotgrower]

"There's certainly been an increase in demand for these drugs and the number of people using them seems to have gone steadily up over the last few years.

 

We know that this is partly because of tougher law enforcement but it's also due to a growth in the use of these drugs."

 

 

LMFAO, dont put to many tickets on yourself mate, maybe people are just starting to wake up and make there own life choices

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A new high: NSW drug arrests

Dec 10, 2008

ABC News

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/10/2442346.htm

 

... while arrests for cannabis are up by almost 20 per cent.

 

The bureau's director Dr Don Weatherburn says it may be a case of an increased availability of drugs.

 

"The police data doesn't show that but other data collected by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre suggest that there might have been an increase in availability," he said.

 

"There's certainly been an increase in demand for these drugs and the number of people using them seems to have gone steadily up over the last few years.

 

We know that this is partly because of tougher law enforcement but it's also due to a growth in the use of these drugs."

 

Or maybe the increase in arrests has come about because the police are abusing their powers: prosecuting offences that are not in the public interest and which are inconsistent with the OPP guidelines.

 

For example: this arrest for 0.2 g has cost the NSW state government (the taxpayer) approximately $30,000 to date with the matter still before the local court.

 

Great community policing

0.2g.pdf

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A new high: NSW drug arrests

Dec 10, 2008

ABC News

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/10/2442346.htm

 

..... while arrests for cannabis are up by almost 20 per cent.

 

The bureau's director Dr Don Weatherburn says it may be a case of an increased availability of drugs.

 

"The police data doesn't show that but other data collected by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre suggest that there might have been an increase in availability," he said.

A new high: NSW drug arrests

Dec 10, 2008

ABC News

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/10/2442346.htm

 

while arrests for cannabis are up by almost 20 per cent.

 

The bureau's director Dr Don Weatherburn says it may be a case of an increased availability of drugs.

 

and like a broken record the experts keep churning out the same rhetoric when the facts are the police continue to abuse their powers, wasting taxpayers monies prosecuting cannabis offences which are clearly not in the public interest: all these matter are still before the courts with some in the appeal process.

 

Costs to the taxpayer: the police don't care

Legal costs for these guys: nil ..

 

I wonder whether the police would prosecute these matters if they had to put their hands into their own pockets and pay for the court and associated costs (including prison) to bring these matters before the courts

 

grace

0.5g__1.2g.pdf

0.5g__13g__trace.pdf

1_plant.pdf

1.4g.pdf

7_plants.pdf

Seeds_1.12g.pdf

Seeds_7.99g.pdf

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A new high: NSW drug arrests

 

Some NSW cops must be on a real high ... prosecuting offences which do not exist at law and getting away with it.

I found this gross abuse of power and incompetance when reviewing a file for an application in the Supreme Court last week.

 

Section 642 of the LGA is not an offence at law and provides no penalty however ....

 

The police arrested the guy and then issued a court attendance notice

The Magistrate imposed a $270.00 fine in the Local Court

The District Court judge upheld the severity appeal

 

Justice ... what justice when judges are too ignorant or too incompetant to interpret the law correctly.

 

grace

 

or maybe no one cares anyway

CAN_s_642.pdf

Penalty_Notice_s_642.pdf

District_Court_Appeal.pdf

s_642.pdf

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A new high: NSW drug arrests

 

No, just low acts and abuse of human rights ... harrassing an 85 year old WWII veteran and peaceful hippies.

 

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=f9to5UnAXVM&...feature=related

 

More of the Fools War on Drugs

 

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=0EztIX3XF9s

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and like a broken record the experts keep churning out the same rhetoric when the facts are the police continue to abuse their powers, wasting taxpayers monies prosecuting cannabis offences which are clearly not in the public interest: all these matter are still before the courts with some in the appeal process.

 

Costs to the taxpayer: the police don't care

Legal costs for these guys: nil ..

 

I wonder whether the police would prosecute these matters if they had to put their hands into their own pockets and pay for the court and associated costs (including prison) to bring these matters before the courts

 

grace

Police, abusing their powers? Surely you jest!?!?

 

Ahem . . . yeah, rules for them and rules for the rest of us . . . it always amazes me, there are some good coppers [i used to work for 'em!], don't get me wrong, they are not ALL bent, however, it seems the honest ones are in the minority, sadly . . . and as for them coughing up, crikey, that'd be the day! Any wonder the court system is in such a mess, I had a solicitor tell me once that honesty has nothing to do with the law . . . I was always taught that honesty was the best policy, but, in the words of a now departed US comedian [George Carlin], "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy!"