Has the Chief Constable gone too far this time?
Post categories: Brunstrom
| 15:17 UK time, Wednesday, 2 January 2008
We've become something of a chronicler of Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom, or rather the fallout from his rants and raves.
The latest chain reaction began when we has on the Today Programme and suggested 'ecstasy is safer than aspirin' .
Cue the backlash of the Press and blogosphere.
Under the headline of Outrage as publicity-mad chief constable says 'ecstasy is safer than aspirin', readers of the DailyMail line up in their droves to post responses - next to the profiles of young people killed by ecstasy.
Has he gone too far this time?
Brunstrom does have his supporters:
- http://markwadsworth.blogspot.com - 'I've said it before and I'll say it again, Richard Brunstrom, you rock!'
- http://the-daily-pundit.blogspot.com wonders if he could become a peer.
But there appear to be more calls for him to resign:
- It's time for chief constable Richard Brunstrom to quit - Daily Mail
- Time for Brunstrom to go - http://pauldonnelley.blogspot.com
We've been saving all sorts of weblinks, stories, blogs and comments under the tag Brunstrom via our social bookmaking account, http://del.icio.us/bbcnortheastwales/brunstrom.
They make for interesting reading - and, although only a strawpoll, the opposition against him seems to be mounting.
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I think his mouth flaps too much. I mean even if his statement was factually correct what sort of message is it giving our kids.
Another example of poor judgement on his part and a lack of empathy with the families who have lost loved ones. Aspirin and Ecstasy is not comparing like with like and the statement is misleading and as such he is undermining his own cause for legalising drugs.
Be honest the man is a clown, I think that's enough said.
Brainstorm does it again most used political trick selective facts if the same amount of people used ecstasy as use aspirin the death toll would be far higher,his time paid for by us would be better spent enforcing the laws that parliament passes,his vigorous enforcement of the speeding laws has failed to stop speeding but he does not suggest having those laws altered.