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Labour man & drugs

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Wednesday May 15, 2002 17:10author by Martan

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2002/0515/594428811HM4CTDRUGPOL.html

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Selective, stupid editing
author by Daithipublication date Wed May 15, 2002 17:51author address author phone

Apart from the fact that posting a link without any comment, analysis, or indeed text is hardly "being the media", the headline here cuts out the prefix "Ex-" from the Irish Times report.

So the headline from the Times is " Ex-Labour man admits having drugs for sale", which is a little different (though still sensationalised) from "Labour man and drugs".

I hear the Sun are looking for a headline writer though...

Poor bugger
author by Phuq Heddpublication date Wed May 15, 2002 19:05author address author phone

Facing a 10 year sentence is pretty harsh. What was your point Martan? Perhaps it was that drug-laws should be repealed?

Now, the real scandal will be that he'll do less time because as an affluent member of society he'll have more resources to draw on to get him out of the system and the judges and remand boards will see him as having more to lose.

analysis
author by Martanpublication date Fri May 17, 2002 19:53author address author phone

I would say that the chap became an ex-labour man as soon as he was convicted of drugs, Daithí....

I'd say he has some connections and will get off

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author by Daithipublication date Fri May 17, 2002 23:18author address author phone

I hope not. If anyone hears the follow up please let us all know.

I oppose mandatory sentences for any offence, but it would be a shame to see discretion used for the sake of someone's previous political career / friends in high places.

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