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Cannabis teen ordered to write essay
#7558846 - 10/25/07 11:32 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4249171a6000.html

A Hastings teenager caught carrying cannabis seedlings has been ordered to write an essay on the harm from drugs.
Lawrence Zappa Watkins, 17, was told by Judge Bridget Mackintosh in Napier District Court yesterday that he will be discharged without conviction if he writes the essay and completes 50 hours' community work.
Watkins, unemployed, was arrested on October 19 in Napier carrying two icecream containers holding 24 cannabis seedlings.
He pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of possessing cannabis.
Judge Mackintosh gave him till December 14 to write the essay and complete the community work.
Speaking at his home later in the day, Watkins said he was grateful to the judge and planned to write a letter of thanks as well.
"My uncle Kevin who was in court said I was really lucky. He couldn't believe it. He said: `That essay won't be just a few lines. You've got to make it a proper essay'."
Watkins thought he would write about a page. "I've got my nana, my uncle and my dad who will help me write it. I've done essays at school, so it'll be okay," he said.
He vowed never to touch cannabis again. "It happens whenever I'm drunk. I'm easily influenced. When I'm drunk, I'm stupid."
Watkins plans to start a forestry course in Hastings next year and save to travel.
"I want to go to Ibiza. That's the first place I'll go. My family are real party people. We love our music and that sounds like my sort of place."
He knows the temptation to take drugs on the Mediterranean tourist island may be strong, but said he won't be swayed.
"I'm going to make sure I don't do it again. I don't want to be up in court again. When I was standing there I was shaking. It's not a nice place."
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: Bridgeburner]
#7558888 - 10/25/07 11:41 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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haha yeah right, i bet he was high when he was saying all that shit
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: boxcarguy07]
#7558969 - 10/25/07 12:03 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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he looks kinda high in the picture...lol
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: ChiefGreenLeaf]
#7558987 - 10/25/07 12:10 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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It pisses me off that the authority figures are making him write an essay on why drugs are bad, where as that may not be his personal belief. They're forcing beliefs on him and grr I want to kill someone!!
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: Nickio]
#7559062 - 10/25/07 12:27 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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He should do an essay on the harm caused by cannabis prohibition. Except the judge would probably lock him up and throw away the key for showing such intelligence, I mean, impudence.
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: SillyButtons]
#7559079 - 10/25/07 12:30 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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he looks like a no good punk.
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: Bridgeburner]
#7559307 - 10/25/07 01:48 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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he is only 17 though haha...give him a break
he does look high in that picture, and im sure he just said all that stuff to get it over with as well.
thats awesome he only plans on writing a page. id have that shit done in like 10 minutes!
50 hours community service sucks balls though. hopefully he can get those hours in someplace chill.
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: usefulidiot13]
#7559338 - 10/25/07 01:55 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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one page? drug myths take up more pages than that.
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: Bridgeburner]
#7559438 - 10/25/07 02:20 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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guarantee he'll do community service high. All of my mates that have done it have ended up with better drug connections and spend the whole 9 hours a day stoned off their nut fucking around.
Fucking pigs.
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: Cepheus]
#7559476 - 10/25/07 02:32 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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dudes about to go to ibiza and fry his brain with that X, big rave country there.
not to mention the "world marijuana film festival"! is there to ahahaha
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: Bridgeburner]
#7559717 - 10/25/07 03:34 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
b0red5tiff said:He vowed never to touch cannabis again. "It happens whenever I'm drunk. I'm easily influenced. When I'm drunk, I'm stupid."
well at least he only smokes when hes drunk hmm....thats great!
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He vowed never to touch cannabis again. "It happens whenever I'm drunk. I'm easily influenced. When I'm drunk, I'm stupid."
Does anyone see anything wrong with this?
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of course you gotta say that shit if youre currently in trouble. dudes planning to go to IBIZA! shit, weeds everywhere there.
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: Mr_DeeMsTer]
#7559998 - 10/25/07 05:09 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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ALCOHOL IS THE REAL CRIMINAL HERE!
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: learningtofly]
#7560650 - 10/25/07 08:35 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
learningtofly said: ALCOHOL IS THE REAL CRIMINAL HERE!
And the problem with this is that few people see this.
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Re: Cannabis teen ordered to write essay [Re: Bridgeburner]
#7560756 - 10/25/07 08:59 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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He knows the temptation to take drugs on the Mediterranean tourist island may be strong, but said he won't be swayed.
Yeah right, in Ibiza? That place is a non-stop party.
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