Should "Ming" Flanagan be arrested?

darkman2

I saw that documentary on RTE last night following him around the canvass. Seems a down to earth bloke. However he has already admitted to growing his own weed. On the program cannabis was mentioned on a number of occasions by himself. He even said he was "going to have a joint with the blessing of his constituency tonight" to celebrate when he heard the count.


I see the humorous side and I know people will say "it's just weed"..."safer then tobacco" etc........but the fact is he has already admitted breaking the law by growing his own supply. He took it a stage further by saying he would smoke a joint at home. Both are against the law.


This circle may be difficult to square. He may well be arrested. All it takes is someone to give a statement to the Gardaí. What do you think?

The_Kew_Tour

Well if Sean Fitzpatrick can walk free why the fook should Ming be arrested?

Ghost Buster

darkman2 wrote: »

I saw that documentary on RTE last night following him around the canvass. Seems a down to earth bloke. However he has already admitted to growing his own weed. On the program cannabis was mentioned on a number of occasions by himself. He even said he was "going to have a joint with the blessing of his constituency tonight" to celebrate when he heard the count.


I see the humorous side and I know people will say "it's just weed"..."safer then tobacco" etc........but the fact is he has already admitted breaking the law by growing his own supply. He took it a stage further by saying he would smoke a joint at home. Both are against the law.


This circle may be difficult to square. He may well be arrested. What do you think?

Saying something isnt a crime. I just told my 5 year old I would kill him. Im expecting the armed response unit any minute!!!

liam7831

I think the guards have better things to be doing, he openly has smoked all his life so its not like this is any relevent news story

RichieC

You address the TD by his his proper title, ya little bollocks! :pac:


no I don't believe so, there's entire housing estates full of scobie drug dealers selling children heroine, I'd rather send the army in there and clean house.

Well if we've had TDs robbing us for BILLIONS!!!! and they haven't been arrested....

I can live with an Independent TD growing his own weed and smoking it himself.

3ndahalfof6

hees honest I think the rest of them need to sit down with him and have a wee toke, then we might get the whole truth and nuttin but the truth.

Sonics2k

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Curtin

If this Judge was never convicted (due to a very very silly technicality) and was able to keep his job, and claim his pension, then Ming should be left alone.

As long as his occasional smoke doesn't impede his work in the Dail, then leave him alone honestly.

whiteboy

he should be smoked for all he's worth

Knasher

Ghost Buster wrote: »

I just told my 5 year old I would kill him.

You're committed to it now, he will never respect you if your don't show him you are serious.

blockedPaT

I think theres worse people out there who should be arressted

Tahuti

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

hees honest I think the rest of them need to sit down with him and have a wee toke, then we might get the whole truth and nuttin but the truth.

The toot, the whole toot, and nothing but the toot.

EggsAckley

Ghost Buster wrote: »

Saying something isnt a crime.

Ask John Galliano about that

Gunsfortoys

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

hees honest I think the rest of them need to sit down with him and have a wee toke, then we might get the whole truth and nuttin but the truth.

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Ghost Buster

Knasher wrote: »

You're committed to it now, he will never respect you if your don't show him you are serious.

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Ghost Buster

EggsAckley wrote: »

Ask John Galliano about that

Oh and lets not forget the blasphemy laws. i stand corrected.

3ndahalfof6

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its lines i tell ya all lines

PeakOutput

smoking a joint is not illegal

using any drug is not illegal

possession over a certain amount is illegal as is possession with intent to supply

Im not sure what the legality as far as growing is exactly but i imagine its the same.

thebigbiffo

i really like the precedent he's set here. i dont see how anybody from now on can be arrested for growing their own supply of weed while Luke is sitting in the Dail - think senator Norris bumming around while homosexuality was still illegal. widespread profiteering from drug use is a real criminal act - using your mild intoxicant of choice in the comfort of your own home with no risk to anyone else is rightly now starting be seen for what it is; a question of personal liberty.

Go Ming!!

wandatowell

nah leave him alone, the guy got a cool beard.

StupidLikeAFox

I dont think arresting him would achieve anything

Tahuti

PeakOutput wrote: »

smoking a joint is not illegal

using any drug is not illegal

possession over a certain amount is illegal as is possession with intent to supply

Im not sure what the legality as far as growing is exactly but i imagine its the same.

Possession of the plant is illegal, but sure as Bill Hicks says...'Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?'

Herb Powell

darkman2 wrote: »

I saw that documentary on RTE last night following him around the canvass. Seems a down to earth bloke. However he has already admitted to growing his own weed. On the program cannabis was mentioned on a number of occasions by himself. He even said he was "going to have a joint with the blessing of his constituency tonight" to celebrate when he heard the count.


I see the humorous side and I know people will say "it's just weed"..."safer then tobacco" etc........but the fact is he has already admitted breaking the law by growing his own supply. He took it a stage further by saying he would smoke a joint at home. Both are against the law.


This circle may be difficult to square. He may well be arrested. All it takes is someone to give a statement to the Gardaí. What do you think?

no no no no no no
admitting to using drugs is not illegal, and it is not worth anything under law

cson

Can't wait until Ming the Merciless takes over the Dail and revitalises the economy by making Ireland a hash haven. :cool:

thebigbiffo

ColHol wrote: »

I dont think arresting him would achieve anything

i beg to differ...arresting ming now could achieve quite a lot

ejmaztec

He's not high on my list of people who should be arrested.

Bosco boy

Hes probally the most decent, hardworking honest person elected in a long time, best of luck to him! There might be a few dodgy smells coming from the smoking area in the dail bar though!

Biggins

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Well if Sean Fitzpatrick - Bertie - John O' Donaghue - Colm McGrath - Don Lydon - Fianna Fail TD Michael Collins - The Drumcondra Mafia - The Golden Circle - every perverted priest in the country - can walk free why the fook should Ming be arrested?

Corrected.

My name is URL

I think he should be arrested. He admitted to breaking the law after all. Maybe if he was arrested it would set in motion a change in said law.. since it's utterly illogical.

aDeener

ejmaztec wrote: »

He's not high .

i beg to differ :pac:

Alter-Ego

Can't wait for him to stand up in the dail and ask if anybody has any Kingsize Rizla. :pac:

There's glass corridors in Dail Eireann that would make great greenhouses for cultivation.

Jagle

Alter-Ego wrote: »

Can't wait for him to stand up in the dail and ask if anybody has any Kingsize Rizla. :pac:

There's glass corridors in Dail Eireann that would make great greenhouses for cultivation.

silver rizla or go home

PeterIanStaker

[sarcasm]Yes definitely arrest him! He is a drug user who hasn't taken billions off the Irish people and looked after his friends in the banks while claiming ridiculous expenses. Away with him I say [/sarcasm]

Quality

I was listening to an interview with him recently... he was saying that he will continue to smoke his marijuana, like the other 100,000 people in this country do. As he is not the only one who is smoking the €600,000,000 worth of it that is being smuggled into the country each year.


he also is only taking half of his td salary the other €40,000 will be put towards recreational facilities in his constituency.

He came across a very noble, straight talking honest type of guy, This country could do with a few more of him.

mikom

Slavery was once legal and sodomy was once illegal.
Legality is a horrid barometer for morality.

Fair play to Ming.

Super-Rush

My name is URL wrote: »

I think he should be arrested. He admitted to breaking the law after all. Maybe if he was arrested it would set in motion a change in said law.. since it's utterly illogical.

You don't really believe that do you?

Quality

Quality wrote: »

He came across a very noble, straight talking honest type of guy, This country could do with a few more of him.

Indeed. Its a shame I dont agree with some of his policies but its good to see a different "character" in the Dáil.

charlemont

Fair play to him and fair play to those who voted for him, It seems his smoking is accepted by the people in his constituency..Its about time the whole country accepted it...

TPD

Should one of the only honourable men in government be arrested for breaking an unjustifiable law based on ignorance and business interests...

No.

My name is URL

super-rush wrote: »

You don't really believe that do you?

I'd say that his arrest would spark a massive public reaction and put pressure on legislators to review the law.

Einhard

Does anyone else remember him from "Don't feed the Gondolas"?

Jagle

My name is URL wrote: »

I'd say that his arrest would spark a massive public reaction and put pressure on legislators to review the law.

id say your dreaming, lotta people get arrested for this stupid law everyday were still stuck with it, i think and trying to change opinions is like trying to hammer a nail with mud in your hands

believe me ive tried

El Weirdo

Einhard wrote: »

Does anyone else remember him from "Don't feed the Gondolas"?

Yes.

Son Of A Vidic

Nice to see a bit of straight talking honesty from a politician. It's a pity there's not a few more like him going into the Dáil.

Super-Rush

My name is URL wrote: »

I'd say that his arrest would spark a massive public reaction and put pressure on legislators to review the law.

The only reaction it would spark is rabblemania on the Joe Duffy show.

"Lets go to line one where we have Mary in Portmarnock"

"Rabble rabble, destroying our kids Joe, rabble rabble, gateway drug Joe, rabble rabble, gotta go buy my daily bottle(s) of wine Joe"

Ideally it would bring about legislation change but after the headshop fiasco and the way they rushed in the new laws it will never happen.

AskMyChocolate

thebigbiffo wrote: »

i really like the precedent he's set here. i dont see how anybody from now on can be arrested for growing their own supply of weed while Luke is sitting in the Dail - think senator Norris bumming around while homosexuality was still illegal. widespread profiteering from drug use is a real criminal act - using your mild intoxicant of choice in the comfort of your own home with no risk to anyone else is rightly now starting be seen for what it is; a question of personal liberty.

Go Ming!!

Yup. And if two FF TDs can walk away from drink driving offences (a crime that can seriously endanger the life of an innocent third party), and one can cripple a nurse and walk away with a fine :mad:, an FG TD can attempt to do the same and then threaten a Garda for trying to take their keys from them; if the Gardai go after this, it'll tell us a huge amount about our justice system/inner circle in this country.

Apologies everyone for my appalling syntax/sentence structure. Too lazy to edit/recompile it.:)

Chaotic_Forces

If it's illegal then he should be arrested; if he likes to smoke and grow it then feck off to somewhere that it's legal.

Shulgin

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

If it's illegal then he should be arrested; if he likes to smoke and grow it then feck off to somewhere that it's legal.

Oh it's legal here, 'they' just don't realise it yet.

Good luck to Ming. I hope he makes a difference.

Jagle

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

If it's illegal then he should be arrested; if he likes to smoke and grow it then feck off to somewhere that it's legal.

oh for the love of god, people like you are the reason others smoke weed

Chaotic_Forces

Shulgin wrote: »

Oh it's legal here, 'they' just don't realise it yet.

Good luck to Ming. I hope it makes a difference.

Uh... you mean "it should be legal and it's the scumbags that are stopping me getting stoned that are wrong" or is there some kind of secret law I don't know about?

Chaotic_Forces

Jagle wrote: »

oh for the love of god, people like you are the reason others smoke weed

It's not that hard to understand, really. I want to get locked at the age of 15 so I can either break the law and risk getting punished and basically saying "feck off" to the country I "care about" or I can leave and be happy knowing that I'm somewhere more suited for me.