In fear of more reprisals for defending his actions when I'm actually not, I should point out that any other drug abuser would have been treated just the same. It happens all the time in the British judiciary, you get bad drug users who keep getting pulled in but not thrown into jail; it's bad but not severe enough to warrant jailtime. Even repeated drugs offenses won't be enough to jail anybody unless they commit severe civil disturbances or dole out the drugs themselves. It's not preferential treatment, it's just the way the media shows it. You try doing the same as Doherty, you'll get exactly the same results. They want to jail rapists, murderers and paedophiles while maintaining room in the vast prison complexes. Not throw silly little misguided boys like Doherty in the slammer for a few shoot-ups. That's just the way it is.
