@LADbible This is a reboot of old footage!

i still like it!

Anybody interested in a perspective similar to Neil's should read Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari. I loved this book. It explains the cause and effects of the drugs prohibition, and the pointlessness of the war on drugs. It also explains the principal reason for people choosing drug addiction, which Neil alluded to in his story about Uma.

ths story is nonsense, very easy to see that. the guy s far more likely to be a long term drug user turned grass or juyst lying for this story. no reason to belieev any aspect of thsi story is as presented, or true in any way not that police are good, but no "undercover agent" knocks on a door of a suspect without a back story, this is a pantomine to sell soem media.

@@jonathanm9436 have the key 7.30

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Yeah, but it would go like this - "Oi! Is that Bob, bruv? This is madness, bruv. Bloke was a grass, innit? Fuckin' grass -"

My dad is named bob…. The plastic skeleton in the back seat of my car is named Bob… after my bobdad…

​@@joesalad69that hurt my head reading that.

*innit

Love your honesty here

@@actualtuna5428 To be honest so do I

That's funny because I don't believe a word this guy is saying. I don't even believe this guy was a cop. The stuff he is saying doesn't add up it's bull shit.

@@erikreagan2339 sorry pablo escobar

@@erikreagan2339 wdym?

I suspect that forward thinking is why he’s no longer a cop 🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s better to have a joint than a pint of beer. The only bad thing about a joint is the tobacco in it.

@@mrkipling2201 no tobacco in a joint chief : p that'd be a spliff

100% agree

@@jacobl6714 its the same thing think you're on about a blunt

The problem with decriminalisation is that it normalises drug use. Many who sit on the fence will try drugs that previously they wouldn't have thought about taking, because the stigma of illegality has been removed. And cheap, pure drugs can speed-up addiction for those who are predisposed to it -lack of finance can put a cap on drug use, low-cost strong drugs allow people with low incomes to be high constantly. And some state-manufactured drugs are harder to withdraw from than natural ones: methadone vs heroin for example. Legalising drugs pushes organised crime into different fields -career criminals don't go straight, they look for new ways to operate.

@@paulwally9007 Portugal did it 20 years ago, and they have far less overdoses and deaths than the UK due to drugs. Norway have recently followed suit. The UK is so far behind on drug laws.

@@hannahktbffh5366 I can't speak for Portugal but Norway is a much more affluent country than those of the UK. It's education system is also superior. The gap between the rich and poor (a good indicator of crime levels) is much smaller. It can cope with more progressive laws because socially it is more progressive. Just check the difference in atmosphere between Oslo and London late on a Saturday night. London is FAR more dangerous. Norwegians are far more sensible, self-controlled and law-abiding.

@@undercoverfarts9741 What's your point?

Let us all take a second to congratulate drugs for winning the war on drugs.

@@satanicbbc5090 100% evil organisation, just look at Rotherham.

I wouldnt trust him for a second. Ex undercovers lie more than on duty narks.

Why would they, it would put a lot of people in the 🐖 force with no job or at least no overtime ?

There's a good question. How does an undercover cop guarantee they won't run into someone they know when they're with a criminal who thinks they're someone else?

I don’t believe he would publicly announce these facts. He would be shot

True this guy speak nothing but facts here. Easy to tell he also very smart individual who can think on his own and doesnt be like most ppl who takes stances on things just to give some kinda image about themselves or to please others or just to fit in

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U.S. crime rates have fallen dramatically since the war on drugs began in 1971 by Nixon RESEARCH IT. British crime rates have also fallen since the war on drugs began.

@@rs72098 false, in 1970 crime rate/ population was 1,96% , 1971 = 2,02% , 1972 = 2,00% , 1973 = 2,29% and keep increasing until 1997 where it drastically starting to lower

@@rs72098 what crack are you smoking my man 😂

Don't bank on it in the UK.

@@hearmenow909 well medical private cannabis is readily available for those who need it. It’s a matter of time

War on drugs is big business. It isn't going to change any time soon.

@@hearmenow909 my guy, you might be right, but there are already factories pre built in scotland for cannabis cultivation. Dont get me wrong this might not be 100% true i cant even remember where i read it. But ya never know

What with Bogfaces new 'war on drugs' bull ?

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It is the only way now we tried to stop drugs but it not work people getting arrested for weed government need take the money from gangs

ok we get that people make bad decides in life but there MUST be the police there to keep law and order, to just say " oh there are some nice people dealing drugs and ruining lives so let's stop." no, you need more police to track down the evil people who make and spread drugs through the country. I don't care if you are a teenage that just wanted to make some money or whatever story they have, they still made that bed and they must lay in it.

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@@garrettl8247 "you need more police to track down the evil people who make and spread drugs through the country" - omg you are completely missing the point! There's nothing 'evil' about making a substance exactly how others want it - if anything, it takes skill. Like the man in the video emphasises, the market never shrinks.. so the solution is legalisation! Anything that is criminalised ends up being run by typically violent gangs, simply as those involved are no longer 'protected' by the law. It's all incredibly ironic but all of the violence of drug gangs is nothing but a consequence of the current law.

@@adamaguire no making drugs legal is not the answer unless you want kids injecting heroin or doing coke and dying at 21, and yes the piece of shits of sell drugs are evil and I don’t care if one is “ a good kid” he deserves jail time just like the rest, so no what the guy in the video says is still stupid.

So well observed and said. Thank you for that. I really enjoyed what you wrote - and I totally agree with you 👌👍

Out of interest, what made you stick with it for so long? Was there enough counterbalance of feeling you were doing good to just tolerate the bad?

@@JOCoStudio1 got myself into debt. Wasn’t skilled in anything else. Ruined my life.

Bollocks

Calm the fuck down mate everyone is a human Jesus Christ lmao

That’s why he was chosen to go undercover

Mate - I am glad you felt this way after reading Neil's books... the message is profound isn't it. I'd definately recommend reading (or Audiobook) Johann Hari's, "Enter the Scream" - it's incredible!

Is this the guy who wrote “the crime factory”? If not it’s another undercover with a very similar story - and a great book!

Also important to understand how addiction works and how those that are the must vulnerable fall prey to it… it’s a health crisis, not a criminal one*

maybe all drugs except heroin. as an ex-addict it ruins lives. it's the devil's make. I say ex addict. but once and addict always an addict.

@@Oob144 what would be the point of keeping heroin illegal? All drugs should be legalized.

“real facts”, as opposed to just “facts”

Wont happen with a past generation of propaganda stigmatization of drugs but can hope for 20 years from now nation by nation and will see the decrease of violence and death, and all to stop a grown adult changing their state of consciousness. We will be looked upon as so ridiculous in the future the same way we see prohibition of alcohol.

The government cant just legalise drugs for a few reasons. Actions while on drugs will and should still be punished. If the government just said hey we are legalising drugs it opens a whole gate of excuses and defence lawyers will get them off charges. You also can’t just make it legal for everyone. You could end up with more people on drugs so it would have to be policed in a way to stop that from happening. Facilities would have to be built where they go in, get there hit but have to stay until they are of sound mind. There would have to be some sort of system in place to track these people on how much they are taking. People that just say legalise drugs are naive. People who are keeping to themselves should not go to jail or be charged for taking drugs. Any actions that are unlawful while on them should be.

@@ryanmorgan9589 Of course actions on drugs would still be punished and those laws are there already for assault GBH etc. I dont quite think you grasp how much violence death and destruction the illegal drug business harbors. Entire countries have fallen and set back their development hundreds of years all to stop adults consuming mind altering substances. Legality doesn't mean I want drugs to be thrown from every window onto passing by pedestrians. I would like the choice as a human being to not have to buy drugs from some underground kingpin and fuel the cycle further. No clue where you got the idea that I thought anyone on drugs should be exhumed from all laws. I'm not going to change ur mind i really dont know why i even bothered, take some relief in the fact that this is just a snapshot in human history and soon before we know it we'll both be consumed by worms and earth. So what does it really matter just sit and wait to die accept their lies consume the propaganda. Ain't It great to be human!

@@dravensdraven4905 Hey man I can debate things in a good manner and my mind is always open to change 👍 I never said anyone said they should be exhumed from the law. I stated there is much work involved before legalising it as it will open arguments when someone does commit a crime. The lawyers defence could be “my client took more drugs then she or he would have on the street because the law made it legal and that’s why the crime was committed” The only way to legalise it in a safe way is to police it. The only way I see it working is clinics are built that not only control their addiction but also to help them eventually get off them. You don’t want addicts to be complacent. It’s not healthy. I’m all for this. I think it’s the best way. But will cost money and governments don’t won’t like that. Even this has flaws because how to you stop someone who hasn’t tried it before? We don’t want to end up with more people on drugs just to lower crime. Even then how much do you give them? Because if don’t give them enough they will get more elsewhere. Generally drug addicts are liars so you can’t ask them how much were you on. 9/10 times they will lie.

@@dravensdraven4905 Also it won’t stop gangs selling drugs. They will still sell party drugs. They will try develop new drugs to get people back in. That action alone could kill a lot of people.

Welcome - pleased to have you!

Today I was with my kids and I ordered to much McDonald's. With the spare burger I offered it to a young guy who was sitting (I presume homless) on the streets looking very cold ,tired and unhappy, I offered the burger and his first words were "Are you sure you don't need to give this to your children" I was stunned. Showing that there can be a pure, beautiful side to people in bad situations.

Decriminalisation is literally the only way. Imagine people with drug misuse issues/MHIs being able to collect clinically produced medication, where the supply chain is properly regulated, right down to the farmers in south America. They could even have policy stating you much go to rehab at least once per year to maintain your prescription. It would end all drug related violence and take the backbone out of organised crime literally over night. This was the case pre 60s, dating back thousands of years, and the problem of 'drugs on our streets' was unheard of. Now look at it all, and it's simply down to prohibition pushing one of the biggest economies into the hands of the criminals; easy fix.

Have you ever watched "The Wire"? I would highly recommend it.

@@joestockton7016 Yeah it's a classic.

I can't imagine the people who grew up dreaming of being a cop seen their time being spent doing drug rips. They just get caught up in the system like everyone,on both sides of the law , the show The Wire portrays that pretty well.

@@spritemultipack I’ve seen how corrupt the British police force is it’s awful

Same.... Ex addict here.

What utter rubbish ! He's the least likely person I''ve ever seen to be an undercover officer ! He may have looked different in his younger years in the police in order to fit in, but as he looks in this video, he looks more like an accountant than a streetwise drug user ! 🙄

👍I know crack addicts.It's in their eyes.How he done this without the sober dealers not knowing is suspicious in my opinion

For real

exactly

i use to sell E's to 2 coppers, had a few joints on several occasions with one of them. he also bought speed regularly from someone i know. he didnt give a hoot, idk why he was even a cop. dont even know what became of him either. this was nearly 15 years ago.

Believe it or not, some people can actually survive without using drugs.

@@Thrifty032781 anyone can survive without drugs! Some people use it as an excuse to "escape reality" while making your life worse depending on the drug you use! Some might use it for ptsd or whatever but I don’t think you need a normal person with no problems should do drugs.

No drugs should be illegal period, who tf has a right to say what adults can or can't put in their own bodies, the people who support drugs being illegal have the blood of 100,000s of dead on their hands whether it's cause of drug dealers or overdoses, it's so backwards and useless to society

hello from russia y you talk about putin i not understand you

I think he is saying they share a likeness

@@christopherarrowsmith497 maybe you are right but to comment like this The secret lovechild of Tony Robison? and Vladimir Putin is funny way to say they lookalike secret lovechild everyone now putin have kids so its not real secret ?

@@knowledge3563 haha your joking right.yeah funny was to put it 100% think that’s the point

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So there’s no future if drugs aren’t legalised? Enjoy your relapse bud.

I started to learn about this from Dr Gabor Mate on YT. It changes everything

The government would only be able to source the drugs from regulated producers, which might actually clean up the whole supply side of it as well. Re the cost: in Neil Woods' book he states that the UK tax payer is _already_ forking out 7 billion on policing drugs. And that doesn't even include the cost of prosecution, prison, rehab etc. That figure is exactly the value of the drugs market as well. Even if we paid for every single junkie and crackhead's score it would cost no more than it does already and would free up the police get on with other things. It's an economic no-brainer imo.

@@lemonjuice3551 great reply, really informative, thanks! If there is a viable way to legalise drugs and reduce the number of new users that fits within current spending and doesn't put money in the pockets of drug lords then surely it has to be considered eventually?

@@andyt204 Thanks :) Yeah, you would think that if the government were serious about dealing with the problem they would do this. Which makes me think that they're not serious about dealing with it! I think politicians (especially conservative ones) see it as a big political risk to their careers, even though if they implemented it it would do so much good for the country. When he talks about legalising drugs Neil Woods is right to frame the argument as a law and order and an economic one. The more liberal or left-wing welfare and public health angle just infuriates those who (wrongly imo) regard addicts and dealers as low-lifes. P.s I highly recommend his book Good Cop Bad War 👍