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That reminds me of an incident I had myself. I used to do car stereo installs and one day this guy brought in an excursion for us to work on. We pulled apart the dash and found a blunt and a couple of little baggies. We kept it and had a good time at the shop that night!
[quote]Originally posted by 86Camaro350:
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Dude, that wasn't cool. Im sure you did your fair share of illeagal activities when you were a kid. Its just pot, it aint a murder weapon, its not plans to bomb a building...its freakin pot. the worst you should have done was tell his mom, not the freakin police.
Lets not forget to mention, pot heads are generally non-violent, the kid wouldnt ever hurt you.
As for my hiding spot...my change pocket
Lunch Break is gonna be fun</strong><hr></blockquote>
Ditto.
You could have just thrown it away. What's the kid or mom gonna do? Sue you cause their pot was missing when you returned the case? Either that or you could have just told the mother, who may have given you flack and you could have then called the police.
Poor kids gonna get it now. He'll probably get tons of fines or just get swamped with lawyer and court costs for thousands of $. His poor mother and father will wind up paying the bills or he will be working them off for the next 5 to 10 years. He may even see some juvie time if he's unlucky. He'll probably never be able to get into college now and his life may just go completely to pot, no pun intended.
[quote]Originally posted by ilovetheusers:
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Ditto.
You could have just thrown it away. What's the kid or mom gonna do? Sue you cause their pot was missing when you returned the case? Either that or you could have just told the mother, who may have given you flack and you could have then called the police.
Poor kids gonna get it now. He'll probably get tons of fines or just get swamped with lawyer and court costs for thousands of $. His poor mother and father will wind up paying the bills or he will be working them off for the next 5 to 10 years. He may even see some juvie time if he's unlucky. He'll probably never be able to get into college now and his life may just go completely to pot, no pun intended.</strong><hr></blockquote>
The thing is, if anyone else found it (eg, your boss), then you are liable for not reporting it. Which transfers the blame to the firm, and soon the press and police are interviewing everyone because the whole shop might be part of it.
At the end of the day, if you are doing illegal activites, (which we are all involved in, one way or another), then you don't really have a leg to stand on.
[quote]Originally posted by 86Camaro350:
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Dude, that wasn't cool. Im sure you did your fair share of illeagal activities when you were a kid. Its just pot, it aint a murder weapon, its not plans to bomb a building...its freakin pot. the worst you should have done was tell his mom, not the freakin police.
Lets not forget to mention, pot heads are generally non-violent, the kid wouldnt ever hurt you.
As for my hiding spot...my change pocket
Lunch Break is gonna be fun</strong><hr></blockquote>
it may not have been cool, but it could have been his a** if it was discovered later and it was found that he didn't do anything to report it. besides, it may not have been his call to tell the police. he's gotta do what the boss says. leave him alone
If it was at the kids house and I was opening a case and came across a bag of weed I wouldn't turn them in. I might even suggest a better hiding place for the guy/gal.
However, at a place of business you have to think about your liability first, and then the kids' feelings. Who knows...the kid might still be trying to blame that company, say it was a set up, etc. If he was smart he would tell the lawyer his mom put it in there and he is just the fall guy! :cool:
IT'S PRETTY FUNNY I FOUND THIS POST
I just picked up a computer from one of my customers yesterday, and found 2 (TWO) bags of pot inside the case. Her kids are ages 6 and under, and she is a single Mom.
This must be the new millinnium hiding place.
[quote]Originally posted by Geek #1:
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The thing is, if anyone else found it (eg, your boss), then you are liable for not reporting it. Which transfers the blame to the firm, and soon the press and police are interviewing everyone because the whole shop might be part of it.
At the end of the day, if you are doing illegal activites, (which we are all involved in, one way or another), then you don't really have a leg to stand on.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I know, and I was going to include this in my original post. If it is a large shop I can understand why rules have to be followed owing to the overwhelming climate of "Sue, sue, sue! Gimmie something I didn't work for!" and the fact that this could even be some sort of entrapment style scheme (though I highly doubt it). Still, if nobody was looking he could have just thrown it away. The way he noted calling the police is like he never contemplated an alternative and that is what I'm stating when his actions were not along the lines of what I would have done.
[quote]Originally posted by James Kitts:
<strong>A customer brought in a PC for repair. When I removed the front panel to open it up, a bag of pot was there. It was her son's PC, and he didn't know she was bringing it in before hand. We of course reported it to ther police.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Why'd ya report it? Should've smoked it! Would've made an interesting work day
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[quote]Originally posted by Geek #1:
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The thing is, if anyone else found it (eg, your boss), then you are liable for not reporting it. Which transfers the blame to the firm, and soon the press and police are interviewing everyone because the whole shop might be part of it.
At the end of the day, if you are doing illegal activites, (which we are all involved in, one way or another), then you don't really have a leg to stand on.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Possession is a violation not a crime. No one would get in trouble, nor would anyone care. when the cops search me and find my stash, they say "Do me a favor, break off a small peice, drop it on the floor and drive away. And dont drive when you finish it." pot is a BS drug, no one cares anymore except for ultra conservative hard a$$es. hell, the president is a recovering coke addict.
And a last thing is, what is so hard about palming, going to the bathroom and flushing it. YOU RUINED THIS KIDS LIFE BECAUSE YOU DECIDED TO BE THE HERO ON SOME STUPID DRUG THAT NOT EVEN THE POLICE CARE ABOUT ANYMORE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS IN QUANTETIES IN LESS THEN 1LB. CONGRATULATIONS, WHY DONT YOU GO FIND SOME REAL CRIMINALS, LIKE A MURDERER OR SOMETHING.
While i certainly don't approve of pot (snicker,snicker)i would rather have my kid smoke that then get loaded on beer.
well its nice to know im not the only one that got high before. ;)
i say you should have took his stash and sold it or smoked it, if there was no supervisor or nobody seen it but you. :p
im not sure about you guys, but i have done some illegal crap, not that big just theft when i was an assistant manager for wards, never got caught and got alot of electronics and entertainment centers and computer desks at a price that was convient for me. but that was in the past i grew out of it...that was last year lol
if i would have been caught i would have been sh*tting bricks, also when i would get high with pot i was never caught using it. i think you should have cut the kid some slack
if the kid starts to smoke it alot and then goes into crime its really his parents fault for being crappy. calling the police wont make too much of a difference unless the parents enforce something on him to make him stop.
just to let you know i dont do anymore bad things anymore. im a good person in society now :)
and im going to college so there, good parenting leads to good people, sometimes......
[quote]Originally posted by 86Camaro350:
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Possession is a violation not a crime. No one would get in trouble, nor would anyone care. when the cops search me and find my stash, they say "Do me a favor, break off a small peice, drop it on the floor and drive away. And dont drive when you finish it." pot is a BS drug, no one cares anymore except for ultra conservative hard a$$es. hell, the president is a recovering coke addict.</strong><hr></blockquote>
New Yack isn't so bad with it's pot laws, but if you live in the wrong state or have enough you are in pretty deep poopie!
Here is a list of state penalties for pot posession/dealing, etc.
<a href="http://www.norml.org/legal/state_laws.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.norml.org/legal/state_laws.shtml</a>
In this kids case it looks like a $1000 fine and up to a year in jail. Luckily he's a minor, so it shouldn't be as harsh.
Being English, I'm looking at this from a different prospective than our friends in America. And I agree in part with some of the argument.
I've always said that what you do in your own home is up to you, be it illegal or not. You can do drugs, have a sex orgy or perform ritual Satanism, but hey man just keep the noise down, some of us have to work tomorrow.
NOW, once you take that outside into a business environment, the business is liable. What if Mr Kitts, just left it alone and the Manager of the store saw it. Or if the PC was returned to the owner, they were raided next day by the Police. "Hey, Mister Copper, that ain't mine. I just got the PC back from this store". Suddenly the Police are on your a$$ , and it's your word against theirs. The Police are asking YOU, "why didnt' you report it, are these people friends of yours...."
Next thing you know, you have been fired from work and appearing in court charged with drug dealing offenses.
I've smoked some myself, and fell I am quite liberal not a Hardnosed, ban all drugs person, but you need to look at the bigger picture. And to be honest, I would have reported it too.