 | Press Releases: Police reaction to pot smokers a 'cop out' |
 MEDIA RELEASE -- 5th MAY 2003 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Organisers of Saturdays Police Station prohibition
protest are unsatisfied with the police reaction to
Saturday's smoke in, when around 70 Dunedin people
openly smoked cannabis outside and inside of the
Dunedin Central Police Station. On duty officers let
protestors continue smoking, but have still not
explained why.
"The police response to Saturdays action was a cop
out. Police proved that they've got better things to
do than bust cannabis smokers, but they still won't
admit that." Said Dunedin law reform advocate Duncan
Eddy.
"English and Scottish police have publicly declared
their desire to stop arresting cannabis users so they
can focus on real crime. Serious crime is on the
increase in New Zealand, and police are increasingly
stressed and overworked, while thousands of people are
still being charged for minor cannabis offences."
"We'd like police to stop arresting cannabis users
altogether. They should be brave enough to at least
discuss the issue." - Duncan Eddy
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