Pot in the PC

[marko731]

I'm sorry man and I definately don't want to come off as "bashing" anyone but has anybody given consideration to the idea that the pc may have been purchased used and the dope was in there from a previous owner. I mean just because it belonged to a kid or was in a kids room does not necessarily mean the pot belonged to him or her. From my experience, most people don't open their computers for any reason. Was the pot the reason the machine didn't function or was it something else. My bet is it was something else. You may have gotten someone into serious trouble for no reason at all. I would have just informed the mother if anyone, or just flushed it.
Later...

[ephmynus]

Well never thought this post would have stayed alive this long but I figure I'll put in my $0.02 instead of just a wise crack. For background information, I do live in the states and I do like to partake in the Cannabis cocktail from time to time. I, however, believe I would have turned him in as well. I remember a post not too long ago about kiddy pr0n. Everybody was wanting to turn those people in because it was "sick." Not to say I'm an avid fan of kiddy porn because I, too, believe it to be very gross and would turn those people over in a heartbeat it's just a different substance that is illegal. I do not believe this drug should be illegal. Unfortunately, what I believe is not always reality. I know plenty of cops that don't think it should be illegal but do you think they just let everyone off the hook? No, of course they don't. They have been hired by a city, county or state to enforce laws and to stick by the rules. Else why even have a judicial system. I don't mean to be up on a soap box but our tech did what any person needing to support others would or should do. Whether or not it was his decision is besides the point. What needs to be remembered is that if he hadn't done anything, that could have very easily come back to bite him in the *** when, afterwards, he would have to walk away from a well paying (I assume) job with his tail between his legs over a little substance. I wouldn't want to get the kid in trouble either. Some say the kid shouldn't get in trouble over a little weed. Well it goes both ways. If this post was the other way around and we had read it stating that our tech friend was fired because he didn't turn him in, many of us, not to intentionally harm him, would be saying that we would have turned him in just because of the reality of the situation. It would be a lot different if he had actually been fired so that we would have seen the severity in his actions. Long post I know and I'll shut up now. Just be it that I would have taken the upperhand so as to continue to feed my family and myself.

[buccaneerjedi]

i too have bene surprised on the staying power of this subject. i have not responded but have been interested. in my opinion anything having to do with hemp should be legalized. unfortunately it is not. if it was a house call then i would have ignored it, but the important thing is that the stuff was brought into a place of business. as a business owner i would have been mad because now you are asking me to cover up. nope not going to happen. someone ask do you turn in speeders and the like. well if they are doing 75 thru my shop h&!! yea i will.

[jbar1]

I guess you do what you gotta do. Over the years I have found everythin from guns to dead rodents. Ihave returned all but the dead vermin. Simply cause I prefer not to take the moral high ground. But that is my choice and it surprizes a lot of people who know me as I was a deputy sheriff for a few years. It seems Compaqs were used for hiding stuff more than others because of the large knurled case screws. I have found money,condums,naked photos,watches,diaries, notebooks,Stocks, car keys, booze and one case had adozen m80s. We kept the M80s as they are extremely dangerous. Dont know wheter you did right or wrong, just guess you did what you felt was right. Nothing wrong with that.

[3faze]

Sorry, got to ask, what's an M80?

England and America, two countries divided by a common language.

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It's supposed to do that... and that... hmmmmm... probably not.

[godofuq]

<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by 3faze:
Sorry, got to ask, what's an M80?

England and America, two countries divided by a common language.

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It's a relatively large firecracker. Before common government restrictions, M80's were similar to "Cherry Bombs" and were usually equivalent to about an 1/8 stick of dynamite. New laws now prohibit this and they are similar to firecrackers commonly known as H1000's. They don't have much force behind them, just more than a normal firecracker does.

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-Aplustech

[kingtbone]

In all honesty, I probably would have taken the dope out of the machine and kept it. In this way, when the machine was returned and fixed, the kid would have probably gotten quite a scare, thinking he'd been busted, and you would score some free drugs. I'm sure someone has mentioned, if all the people who have ever done drugs were in jail right now, the free world would be a lonely place. I think this issue boils down to "people who hate drugs" vs. everyone else. It's a personal choice that one person has to make for themselves.

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[clascomp]

<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by NooNoo:
Interesting, a fair spread of opinions over the pot issue - but does anyone remember that Gary Glitter was done for child porno because of what a tech found on his hard drive?

Would your attitudes change then?</font>

There is never forgiveness for child porn, it has always been turned in at our shop, and always will be.

As to the "pot in the puter" we probably wouldn't have turned it in to the police. Though it is a crime, I don't think it is worth making a families life miserable over.

I'm still not sure if I would tell his mom, or just throw it away, or maybe even split it up with friends. But there are way worse things than a bag of pot in a computer, such as child porn!

As for the person who made the original post. Without knowing all the circumstances, I don't think any of us can pass judgement. It was his choise. We don't know his company policies or any of the circumstances. Give him a break.

[Johnny Blaze]

Of course I woulda Shmoked it!!!



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CHEEZE IT , THE FEDS!!!!

[TrackMan]

I have done not so legal stuff on my computer, no pot or porn, lets just say it had something to do with making kids in my school older so they could buy booze. (I was damn good @ it too!) Then I got smart and stopped it. Still, I would have turned in the kid. this isn't about peopel who hate pot vs. everybody else. It's about keeping your own a$$ out of trouble. If i was servicing my computer, and it wasn't mine, then I would turn me in. If you know what I mean.

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