Pothead
12-14-2007, 04:18 PM
16:38pm on 14th December 2007
Police in Amsterdam are complaining at new rules that ban them for smoking cannabis while off-duty.
Officers have been told they need to set a good example to the public in the Dutch capital famous for its liberal drugs laws and red light district.
Amsterdam's police council chairman Frank Gittay said: "Until now police were only banned from showing up for work stoned or drunk.
"But now we are telling officers they should also behave like the police at all times, and that means not taking drugs and not getting excessively drunk whether on of off duty."
But Dutch Police Union chairman Hans van Duijn said the new rules were an infringement of personal liberty.
He said: "Many of our members are opposed to this.
"They are not paid for 24-hours a day so what they do in their free time should be up to them."
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Police in Amsterdam are complaining at new rules that ban them for smoking cannabis while off-duty.
Officers have been told they need to set a good example to the public in the Dutch capital famous for its liberal drugs laws and red light district.
Amsterdam's police council chairman Frank Gittay said: "Until now police were only banned from showing up for work stoned or drunk.
"But now we are telling officers they should also behave like the police at all times, and that means not taking drugs and not getting excessively drunk whether on of off duty."
But Dutch Police Union chairman Hans van Duijn said the new rules were an infringement of personal liberty.
He said: "Many of our members are opposed to this.
"They are not paid for 24-hours a day so what they do in their free time should be up to them."
peace