YES, AUSTRALIA.
Police were called to a home in Humpty Doo (yes, that is a real place) in Darwin yesterday evening, after a man rang emergency services saying that his dad had set fire to his property.
That sounds serious, right?! It is.
But a pretty major detail we failed to specify in the previous sentence, is that the ‘property’ his pop had set fire to was a small crop of marijuana plants.
The “irate” man, who clearly forgot that under current law, marijuana is illegal and so is growing it in your home*, because he told the police ‘absolutely everything’ on the phone.
“Things came to a head yesterday evening and the father allegedly threw all of his son’s cannabis plants onto the bonfire and completely destroyed them,” said Duty Superintendent Louise Jorgensen. “This enraged the son, he called us and told us everything basically.”
Police said officers arrived at the property and ‘could only shake their heads’ as they watched the man gather up his property and state he was going to live with relatives.
“The evidence has been destroyed as has the son’s reputation… people don’t usually come forward to say their drug stash has been destroyed or stolen but there you go!”
OH, BLESS YOU AUSTRALIA.
*Legally growing marijuana has different rules in each state, but under Northern Territory law, adults found in possession of two non-hydroponic plants are likely to be fined $200. If they don’t pay within 28 days, they face a criminal charge.
Source: ABC.
