Police
Having read stories in the past about speed crazed car drivers and mad motorcyclists being charged by UK police after posting their exploits on video sharing sites such as YouTube, I should not really be surprised to read how Police in Somerset used the same method to nab a young man who has been posting pictures of the cannabis plant he has been growing at home.
PC Adrian Peck explained that the man had in fact offered documentary evidence by posting his ‘horticultural endeavours’ on YouTube over several months “Providing us with fairly conclusive evidence.” The officer was chuffed to bits that the culprit was foolish enough to advertise his criminal activities on the internet and had even used his real name to do so, making it easier to make an arrest.
The man was cautioned for the offence and the offending plant was destroyed along with growing equipment. Sure this is an offence, but the man was growing one plant at home, this was not a cannabis farm. The police appear to have been watching this plant grow via internet updates over a period of months before making the arrest, knowing that the man could only receive a caution. Is it worth it?
Detecting wrong doers on YouTube is certainly easier than having a presence on the street fighting crime where somebody may get hurt but on this evidence it has long way to go to beat sitting by the side of the road with a speed gun, for making money.
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