Comment on Britain’s prehistoric attitude to drugs isn’t working. Why not learn from Texas? | Simon Jenkins
rah@feddit.uk 1 year agoI think the government/police are generally happy to ignore it
I’m not sure where you get that idea from.
The fact that houses stink of weed and police walk straight past. There’s a notorious smoking spot around where I live, they don’t bother with it.
I’ve walked past police officers while I smell like weed, if they were to stop everyone like that they’d have their hands full.
As long as you don’t do it directly in front of them and they’re not looking for a reason to arrest you, they’re not gonna bother.
if they were to stop everyone like that they’d have their hands full
Just because they have to prioritise, doesn’t mean they’re happy about people using cannabis.
Mate, they’re people too. They generally don’t care on a personal level, and as you say they prioritise everything else.
Nobody cares about people smoking weed except pearl clutchers.
Mate, they’re people too.
This does not accord with my experience.
They generally don’t care on a personal level
Again, this does not accord with my experience.
except pearl clutchers
You mean like mini Hitlers who get nervous when people don’t Follow The Rules? AKA police officers?
socsa@piefed.social 1 year ago
I had a security agent at Standsted dig through my carryon, pull out my vape pen, give me a dirty look, and then put it right back where she found it.
rah@feddit.uk 1 year ago
QED