"Injunction" on my car :(

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DAnDan said:
I've got to disagree with you, while I disapprove of taking illegal drugs in general, I have plenty of friends who do smoke weed, and none of them are any more likely to commit other crimes than you or I. While I'm sure some do commit other crimes, that's true about anyone. You're just making a completely incorrect generalisation.
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How do you know it's incorrect? You'd be making one yourself then.

I think the police realise that people who are willing to break the law by smoking cannabis are more likely to not mind breaking the law in other ways. They don't know the person, but this is a precautionary assumption, and I think it's probably often on the money. In fact, often when you're pulled for seatbelt, headlights etc, they often check license, insurance, condition of car and so on. They may be wrong, but I think it's worth checking up in the interest of reducing crime. If you're innocent, you have nothing to hide.
 
Wow this thread is full of self-righteousness, feeling sorry for you OP, wish I knew the answer to your question.
 
While i dont care what drugs people take within reason, or what they drink, i do put a block on any of it in my cars, if for no other reason than to save this sort of drama.

To the OP i would'nt worry what they have put on your car, if your not drunk or off your face, what difference?
 
alexhull24 said:
How do you know it's incorrect? You'd be making one yourself then.
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Well he stated that weed smokers (not some, but all weed smokers) are more likely to commit other crimes, I can give you at least 4 examples of people I know who smoke weed but are no more likely to commit any other crimes than anyone else around. Therefore, just on that evidence alone, his generalisation is wrong.
 
I'd have no problem with weed possession of my mates in my car, but I'll not let them smoke it at all. Drinking I wouldn't have a problem with, as long as they don't disturb me driving and don't make a mess out of my car, if they do they have to clean it or get out and never get back in again...
 
DAnDan said:
Well he stated that weed smokers (not some, but all weed smokers) are more likely to commit other crimes, I can give you at least 4 examples of people I know who smoke weed but are no more likely to commit any other crimes than anyone else around. Therefore, just on that evidence alone, his generalisation is wrong.
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How can you say that 4 people is evidence? Hardly. His generalisation may be based on 10 people who he knows do commit other crimes, which would make it more valid than yours by that reasoning. Both don't prove anything when we're talking about everyone in the UK for example.

Aside from those people, common sense would still tell you my reasoning is sound. I think the police would be negligent if they didn't chase it up, cannabis is illegal after all. Whether you agree with that or not is irrelevant.
 
You can't state that everyone is though, when I know for a fact that some aren't.

Everyone means 100% of the people, not 50, not 99, but 100.
 
The Mad Rapper said:
Are you another druggie then?
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Ok, let's put it in a bit of perspective, it's hardly crime of the century.

Probably not even crime of the minute. But the OP must recognise why the officers, quite rightly, acted like they did.

What i'm more concerned about is the shame you have bought to E46 owners everywhere...
 
alexhull24 said:
Nobody said every weed smoker was, just that they were more likely, which I think is probably true.
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LizardKing said:
Unfortunately weed smokers are more likely to commit other crimes, the OP has now been recognised as being associated with this sort of individual.
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He never said "some" weed smokers, just weed smoker; I understood that to be referring to them in general, not just some. I will agree that there are definitely some that are more likely to, but at the same time there are some who are not. I just don't see it as fair to lump everyone who's ever smoked a bit of weed in their life in the same boat as hardened criminals who may also smoke weed.
 
stoofa said:
*Sigh*
Excellent attitude.

Some people are destined to be searched down with rubber gloves.
A little respect and if ever you are pulled you'll be on your way within a matter of minutes.

Being difficult hurts only one person - you.
You think that by rebelling you;re being clever, that somehow you are going to make a difference.
The police have seen it all before and will just take their time with you.

So - does anyone in your world deserve any respect?
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Agreed, you are in the minority if you show the police respect, and they will treat you completely differently than say a chav with a chip on his shoulder.

With regards to the OP, they had to search your car and take a test, as they probably could have smelt it a mile off, on a personal note I allow my friends to drink in my car - but never allow them to smoke. In a nutshell you ran the risk and got caught, you knew they were doing something illegal in your car so if the police flag your car in the vein attempt of catching you or your mates in the act they will, it is after all their job.
 
So the police found you sat in your car at 4am, the car stunk of an illegal substance and they found half a bottle of beer in the car? even if you passed the breath test that's still grounds for putting you on a watch list, in fact if they had called in a sniffer dog in and it had confirmed their suspicions that would be grounds for them to impound your car to do a more extensive search.

Allowing people to commit a crime in your car is a bad idea (aiding and abetting + transporting illegal narcotics), You broke the law and you got off easy so stop complaining.

Im sure if you enquire the police will tell you if your on a list or not, but they wont take you off it just because you don't want to be on it lol

By the way the is plenty of scientific evidence proving weed smokers are more likely to move onto stronger drugs and more likely to commit crime than the average person, that's why its class B....
 
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