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UK: PC facing action over drug possession
Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk
Thursday 13 Jun 2002 A police constable is facing disciplinary action after being convicted of possessing cannabis. Cambridgeshire PC Rebecca Waldock, 28, was given a 12-month conditional discharge and told to pay £765 (UKP) costs at Luton Crown Court last week after admitting possessing 17.5g of cannabis resin. Last night a police spokesman said senior officers had ruled that Waldock would remain suspended until they had decided on appropriate disciplinary action. Waldock, of March, argued that under the provisions of the Human rights Act she had been discriminated against because she had been charged with possession and not cautioned, like most first time offenders. But she changed her plea to guilty after a judge ruled that a caution would have been a private sanction and the public had aright to know if officers consumed cannabis. The court was told that Waldock had used cannabis at university and supported its legalisation. she had paid £45 (UKP) for the drug. She told police she used it after becoming stressed at work.
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