Welsh_Wizard

In all fairness it 'doesn't make sense' because the BBC have reported it.

They haven't mentioned the actual dealers fate because it isn't sensational enough. I should imagine that if it was in our neck of the woods, they'd be dealt with too and a closure order on the house done if it is proved to be a place where people are using class a's.

I hate it when BBC report I really do.. you are at the complete whim of what the reporter wants you to know, not what the facts are.

Do you think that this guy simply knocked on the door, calmly walked in, took the drugs and flushed them away?? No chance. I bet some violence was used somewhere whether to actually gain entry or on the dealers them selves. Did anyone in the flat, who wasn't a dealer get hurt etc etc.. there is more to this than the BBC lets on, its a shame they haven't given us the full story. They do mention another person getting a mouthful when they approached the flat to buy more drugs so I assume that probably happened in the street or in at least 'ear-shot' of completely 'innocent' bystanders for want of a better word.

Also, this is Scottish law, not English law..different beasts unfortunately.

It completely down to morals as someone has said. Law wise he is guilty and has been given a suitable punishment. Moral wise it stinks because he has taken a stand against an issue that most people have umbrance over and eventually lost. The dealers are proabably still dealing and in fact probably think they have 'won' now that the guy has got prison himself..

He should have gone to the police.. they could have done a proper operation, arrested, charged and likely imprisoned the dealer taking him off the streets, get the crack house shut down and put some referrals in for the 'users'.