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'Quiet boy' turned drug dealer jailed
A mother wept as she told
how her talented son ended
up in jail for cocaine dealing.
Michelle Bywaters warned
others to steer clear of drugs
after seeing her son led to the
cells.
Keen actor Christopher
Bywaters had a string of GCSEs
and had performed on stage at
the Brighton Festival for six
years running.
He was a keen musician, footballer
and athlete and nurtured
ambitions to begin a landscaping
gardening business.
But after starting to smoke
cannabis his attitude on life
began to change.
At Lewes Crown Court on
Wednesday Bywaters, from
Peacehaven, was jailed for two
and half years.
Police discovered cocaine
under the gearstick cover and
sun visor of his car in September
last year
The court was told how he
had built up a significant client
base after initially buying half
an ounce of cocaine from a supplier
for £400 and selling it on for
£750.
Mrs Bywaters revealed yesterday
how Bywaters had
become mixed up in a cycle of
debt and drug use.
Before the drug dealing
offence the 20-year-old had no
previous convictions and was
described by friends and family
as a "lovely, shy, polite boy,"
Mrs Bywaters said he was a
"quiet boy" and sought to
improve his confidence in
drama classes.
Following GCSE success at
Tideway School in Newhaven,
Bywaters began a carpentry
course in Brighton when he
was 17. He worked part-time for
his uncle's landscape gardening
business and formed ambitions
to start his own business.
Bywaters' attitude started to
change at around this time. His
mother said: "He had started
smoking the year before, and
after that he started smoking
pot. He had mood swings, but
that's just their hormones at
that age, isn't it?"
Mrs Bywaters thinks her son
got in with the wrong crowd at
college.
"He was homely and had
never been drinking. He used to
think it was stupid.
Moody
"Christopher was easily
influenced, and became popular
for the wrong reasons."
In September 2006 Bywaters'
uncle stopped employing him.
Mrs Bywaters said: "He had
become unreliable and moody.
"I don't blame my brother for
sacking him. It's hard enough
trying to make a living when
you're running your own business,
let alone when you have to
drag a reluctant teenager
around with you."
Bywaters was living at home
at this time when his mother
became concerned his involvement
with drugs was deepening.
"He was going out at all times
of the night. I didn't know
where he was.
"I didn't have a clue he was
taking drugs".
By February 2007 Bywaters
had rekindled his ambition to
start a landscape gardening
business and was studying horticulture.
But the cost of studying and
running a car with no income
landed him in financial difficulty.
It was at this point recreational
use turned to dealing.
The Argus is happy to point
out a report in Thursday's paper
wrongly stated Christopher
Bywaters had previous convictions.
We acknowledge Christopher
Bywaters had no previous
convictions.
11:51am Friday 28th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: steven davis, newhaven on 12:29pm Fri 28 Mar 08
he certainly wont be doing it again, he should of been jailed for longer, drug dealers are scum
he certainly wont be doing it again, he should of been jailed for longer, drug dealers are scum
Posted by: FRED, worthing on 12:34pm Fri 28 Mar 08
In Singapore they hang them.Maybe thats the way to stop these dealers in death.?
In Singapore they hang them.Maybe thats the way to stop these dealers in death.?
Posted by: Nick, Brighton on 1:23pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]FRED[/bold] wrote:
In Singapore they hang them.Maybe thats the way to stop these dealers in death.?[/quote] Oh dear, the hardcore right wing possee are out in force again.
This story just goes to show that ANYBODY can get mixed up in this misery, be thankful he's not one of yours.
FRED wrote:
In Singapore they hang them.Maybe thats the way to stop these dealers in death.?
Oh dear, the hardcore right wing possee are out in force again.
This story just goes to show that ANYBODY can get mixed up in this misery, be thankful he's not one of yours.
Posted by: Nick, Brighton on 1:25pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Oh dear the hardcore right wingers are out again. Killing 20 year olds, what a great idea, perhaps you should move to Singapore if they are more in tune with you.
It's a sad story and just goes to show that it can happen to anybody.
Oh dear the hardcore right wingers are out again. Killing 20 year olds, what a great idea, perhaps you should move to Singapore if they are more in tune with you.
It's a sad story and just goes to show that it can happen to anybody.
Posted by: Nick, Brighton on 1:27pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Sorry thought me first post didn't work...
Sorry thought me first post didn't work...
Posted by: Alex, Brighton on 1:44pm Fri 28 Mar 08
"The Argus is happy to point out a report in Thursday's paper wrongly stated Christopher Bywaters had previous convictions."
I bet you are happy to just point out, it is cheaper than a lawsuit.
"The Argus is happy to point out a report in Thursday's paper wrongly stated Christopher Bywaters had previous convictions."
I bet you are happy to just point out, it is cheaper than a lawsuit.
Posted by: Stroller, Hove on 1:46pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Quiet? And deadly.
He was steering people towards death.
Mrs Bywaters should think about that before going on about "the wrong crowd". It's always others' fault, not the son's lack of grit, isn't it?
A better mother would have stopped him from losing himself in drugs.
Quiet? And deadly.
He was steering people towards death.
Mrs Bywaters should think about that before going on about "the wrong crowd". It's always others' fault, not the son's lack of grit, isn't it?
A better mother would have stopped him from losing himself in drugs.
Posted by: Alex, Brighton on 1:48pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Ah, I see. Is this one of those pieces you write to placate an angry mother whose son you had accidently defamed.
Don't sue and we will write an innane piece telling how great son was and that really he was just led astray.
Fair play, a lot cheaper.
Ah, I see. Is this one of those pieces you write to placate an angry mother whose son you had accidently defamed.
Don't sue and we will write an innane piece telling how great son was and that really he was just led astray.
Fair play, a lot cheaper.
Posted by: Georgina, Newhaven on 1:56pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!! [bold]bold[/bold]
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!!
Posted by: georgy girl, shoreham on 2:16pm Fri 28 Mar 08
another boo hoo hoo story.why the long story about this lovely shy polite .drama landscaping gcse.blah blah blah middle class loser.and before any of his family complain im workshy **** but im a winner as i won,t be in jail next 2.5 yrs.wouldnt see the argus doing the same for any single mother from whitehawks son,the only time there reported as good lads is when there dead.
another boo hoo hoo story.why the long story about this lovely shy polite .drama landscaping gcse.blah blah blah middle class loser.and before any of his family complain im workshy **** but im a winner as i won,t be in jail next 2.5 yrs.wouldnt see the argus doing the same for any single mother from whitehawks son,the only time there reported as good lads is when there dead.
Posted by: frank, south coast on 2:27pm Fri 28 Mar 08
coke is nasty, insidious, all over the area, nay the country - easy to get into, and easier still to end up dealing in order to pay for your 'personal'... it sucks your lifeforce away without you even realising it, costs a fortune, and the buzz goes so quickly. i've seen friends go down the same path as mr bywaters... parents can't do anything, pointless blaming them - it's simply best not to buy it in the first place, if you do then you're on a slippery slope thats difficult to escape from. spend the money on something worthwhile.
coke is nasty, insidious, all over the area, nay the country - easy to get into, and easier still to end up dealing in order to pay for your 'personal'... it sucks your lifeforce away without you even realising it, costs a fortune, and the buzz goes so quickly. i've seen friends go down the same path as mr bywaters... parents can't do anything, pointless blaming them - it's simply best not to buy it in the first place, if you do then you're on a slippery slope thats difficult to escape from. spend the money on something worthwhile.
Posted by: someone with a sense, brighton on 3:01pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Drugs are everywhere and always in the news with the celebs but everyone is so easy to say oh poor Kate and poor Pete , lets them give them another chance because they are famous, the big villains out there are the ones that prey on the younger vulnerable people to do their dirty work and get court. They are the ones that need to be locked up and these people are probably living next door to you and may be your best friends lovely little princess or apple of their eye.
Eveen the best parents in the world do not see what their children do, you can not follow them around like puppies all their lives. They do have to grow up and face the music when they commit a crime and turn it around afterwards, I don't condone any crime apart from thos small minded people who think their world is just so perfect that even their **** smells of roses.....uh no, I don't think so......
Drugs are everywhere and always in the news with the celebs but everyone is so easy to say oh poor Kate and poor Pete , lets them give them another chance because they are famous, the big villains out there are the ones that prey on the younger vulnerable people to do their dirty work and get court. They are the ones that need to be locked up and these people are probably living next door to you and may be your best friends lovely little princess or apple of their eye.
Eveen the best parents in the world do not see what their children do, you can not follow them around like puppies all their lives. They do have to grow up and face the music when they commit a crime and turn it around afterwards, I don't condone any crime apart from thos small minded people who think their world is just so perfect that even their **** smells of roses.....uh no, I don't think so......
Posted by: Abi, Brighton on 4:23pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Georgina[/bold] wrote:
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!! [bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] Im Chris's Younger Brothers Girlfriend. I've Known Chris For 7 Months. He's Always Been Nice 2 Me. He Gets On Really Well With His Family And He Loves Them All. He's A Really Nice Person And Whoever Said Dealers Should Be Hanged Are Ignorant. I Thought The Same About Dealers Till I Met Chris. Each One Is Different And It Is Not His Mum's Fault. She's A Lovely Women As Is His Family. I Think Everyone Should Just Stay Out Of It. I've Never Met Yu Georgina But I Hope Your Okay. Just Forget About These Pigs. X x x X
Georgina wrote:
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!!
Im Chris's Younger Brothers Girlfriend. I've Known Chris For 7 Months. He's Always Been Nice 2 Me. He Gets On Really Well With His Family And He Loves Them All. He's A Really Nice Person And Whoever Said Dealers Should Be Hanged Are Ignorant. I Thought The Same About Dealers Till I Met Chris. Each One Is Different And It Is Not His Mum's Fault. She's A Lovely Women As Is His Family. I Think Everyone Should Just Stay Out Of It. I've Never Met Yu Georgina But I Hope Your Okay. Just Forget About These Pigs. X x x X
Posted by: jailer1999, Lewes on 4:50pm Fri 28 Mar 08
2 and a half years is nothing he will only serve half and will be out earlier with recent government release schemes.
You will be paying for him to have three meals a day, live in a cell with a tv, freeview, Xbox, kettle and a duvet.
If he wants to he may go to work, if not he can sit in his cell all day, do **** all and get paid 2.50 per week out of the taxpayers purse.
2 and a half years is nothing he will only serve half and will be out earlier with recent government release schemes.
You will be paying for him to have three meals a day, live in a cell with a tv, freeview, Xbox, kettle and a duvet.
If he wants to he may go to work, if not he can sit in his cell all day, do **** all and get paid 2.50 per week out of the taxpayers purse.
Posted by: Big Cheese, Brunswick Square on 5:21pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Abi[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Georgina[/bold] wrote:
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!! [bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] Im Chris's Younger Brothers Girlfriend. I've Known Chris For 7 Months. He's Always Been Nice 2 Me. He Gets On Really Well With His Family And He Loves Them All. He's A Really Nice Person And Whoever Said Dealers Should Be Hanged Are Ignorant. I Thought The Same About Dealers Till I Met Chris. Each One Is Different And It Is Not His Mum's Fault. She's A Lovely Women As Is His Family. I Think Everyone Should Just Stay Out Of It. I've Never Met Yu Georgina But I Hope Your Okay. Just Forget About These Pigs. X x x X[/quote] What's with all the Capital Letters?
Abi wrote:
Georgina wrote:
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!!
Im Chris's Younger Brothers Girlfriend. I've Known Chris For 7 Months. He's Always Been Nice 2 Me. He Gets On Really Well With His Family And He Loves Them All. He's A Really Nice Person And Whoever Said Dealers Should Be Hanged Are Ignorant. I Thought The Same About Dealers Till I Met Chris. Each One Is Different And It Is Not His Mum's Fault. She's A Lovely Women As Is His Family. I Think Everyone Should Just Stay Out Of It. I've Never Met Yu Georgina But I Hope Your Okay. Just Forget About These Pigs. X x x X
What's with all the Capital Letters?
Posted by: Eyeball, Sandpit on 5:24pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Big Cheese[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Abi[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Georgina[/bold] wrote:
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!! [bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] Im Chris's Younger Brothers Girlfriend. I've Known Chris For 7 Months. He's Always Been Nice 2 Me. He Gets On Really Well With His Family And He Loves Them All. He's A Really Nice Person And Whoever Said Dealers Should Be Hanged Are Ignorant. I Thought The Same About Dealers Till I Met Chris. Each One Is Different And It Is Not His Mum's Fault. She's A Lovely Women As Is His Family. I Think Everyone Should Just Stay Out Of It. I've Never Met Yu Georgina But I Hope Your Okay. Just Forget About These Pigs. X x x X[/quote] What's with all the Capital Letters?[/quote] Georgina and Abi both use these capital letters.
Big Cheese wrote:
Abi wrote:
Georgina wrote:
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!!
Im Chris's Younger Brothers Girlfriend. I've Known Chris For 7 Months. He's Always Been Nice 2 Me. He Gets On Really Well With His Family And He Loves Them All. He's A Really Nice Person And Whoever Said Dealers Should Be Hanged Are Ignorant. I Thought The Same About Dealers Till I Met Chris. Each One Is Different And It Is Not His Mum's Fault. She's A Lovely Women As Is His Family. I Think Everyone Should Just Stay Out Of It. I've Never Met Yu Georgina But I Hope Your Okay. Just Forget About These Pigs. X x x X
What's with all the Capital Letters?
Georgina and Abi both use these capital letters.
Posted by: jen, brighton on 5:28pm Fri 28 Mar 08
i lost my best friend at 17 to drugs, her parents were barristers, due to the death her brother had a break down left home ended up on the streets trying to find out who she had bought the drugs from to then find out it was at a friends house party. The person who sold them to her was a very close friend and of the family ..she was pushed into it through blackmail and then feared her life when she tried to stop...she went to the police in fear of her life, they did nothing and she was followed by the pushers and has never been seen since....where is the justice in this country?..... they are behind every crooked drug pusher and taking a cut then palming off the drugs to innocent kids...look higher not the estates and you certainly can not say the parents should know better...they are as innocent as the victims in many cases..
i lost my best friend at 17 to drugs, her parents were barristers, due to the death her brother had a break down left home ended up on the streets trying to find out who she had bought the drugs from to then find out it was at a friends house party. The person who sold them to her was a very close friend and of the family ..she was pushed into it through blackmail and then feared her life when she tried to stop...she went to the police in fear of her life, they did nothing and she was followed by the pushers and has never been seen since....where is the justice in this country?..... they are behind every crooked drug pusher and taking a cut then palming off the drugs to innocent kids...look higher not the estates and you certainly can not say the parents should know better...they are as innocent as the victims in many cases..
Posted by: against drugs, brighton on 5:47pm Fri 28 Mar 08
To the mother my heart goes out to you.....My own son is in prison due to cocaine related offences,but what concerns me is there are more drugs on the inside this is fact not just hear say.So how are these youngsters supposed to learn that drugs are bad.People certainly should not redicule the family after all they are not the ones who have commited the offence .I hope when chris comes out of prison he will steer clear of the big ones that make the money and ruin peoples lives
To the mother my heart goes out to you.....My own son is in prison due to cocaine related offences,but what concerns me is there are more drugs on the inside this is fact not just hear say.So how are these youngsters supposed to learn that drugs are bad.People certainly should not redicule the family after all they are not the ones who have commited the offence .I hope when chris comes out of prison he will steer clear of the big ones that make the money and ruin peoples lives
Posted by: Against drugs as well, Brighton on 7:49pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Some people are impressionable. We see films (eg The Business), music videos (by the likes of 50 Cent) - that glamourise drugs and gansta mentality and the lifestyle surrounding it all. They somehow legitimise it all in the eyes of the easily influenced. And constantly we are told about the importance of making money - more money = higher status - all forced upon us by society. Most of us can deal with what's shoved in our faces every single day and know that it's all BS. But thousands, like Chris, are more naive. He did something stupid that will now be with him forever. You can't blame his parents - and Chris will be the first to say it was down to him, and him only. He doesn't come from a privileged middle class background as one of you idiots tried to suggest. He has a very close family who work far harder than most people could imagine, and almost certainly harder than any of you do anyway, to keep it all together. I do come from a privileged background, and when I was his age I was out till all hours, would have been taking drugs and getting ****, and my parents didn't know a thing about it. I'd roll in the door at 4am, crash out for a couple of hours, get up for work - and my parents would just ask if I'd had a good evening. I was just doing what loads of kids do. If I'd done something stupid it would have been my fault, not my parents. At 20 I was fully aware of my parents morals, and knew full well what was right and wrong. As was Chris. You can't blame the parents for what he has done. You can blame Chris, you can blame the people who were supplying him. And you can blame our society in which there are well off, outwardly decent people, in nice big houses, with nice jobs, who do coke like it's something cool and sophisticated and socially acceptable, that these young people are so easily impressed by. But you idiots who are attacking the parents...get real will you. You don't know them, you don't know Chris, you know nothing and have nothing on which to base such judgements. There are thousands of kids who have gone down this route despite strong family morals and support. It's unfortunate, and Chris and the others have to live with it. He'll either come out from inside and get himself back on track, or he'll be like someone I know who was in the same situation and has been in and out of prison here in the UK and abroad ever since because he has cooked his brain, has a criminal record, can't get a job and so on.
Some people are impressionable. We see films (eg The Business), music videos (by the likes of 50 Cent) - that glamourise drugs and gansta mentality and the lifestyle surrounding it all. They somehow legitimise it all in the eyes of the easily influenced. And constantly we are told about the importance of making money - more money = higher status - all forced upon us by society. Most of us can deal with what's shoved in our faces every single day and know that it's all BS. But thousands, like Chris, are more naive. He did something stupid that will now be with him forever. You can't blame his parents - and Chris will be the first to say it was down to him, and him only. He doesn't come from a privileged middle class background as one of you idiots tried to suggest. He has a very close family who work far harder than most people could imagine, and almost certainly harder than any of you do anyway, to keep it all together. I do come from a privileged background, and when I was his age I was out till all hours, would have been taking drugs and getting ****, and my parents didn't know a thing about it. I'd roll in the door at 4am, crash out for a couple of hours, get up for work - and my parents would just ask if I'd had a good evening. I was just doing what loads of kids do. If I'd done something stupid it would have been my fault, not my parents. At 20 I was fully aware of my parents morals, and knew full well what was right and wrong. As was Chris. You can't blame the parents for what he has done. You can blame Chris, you can blame the people who were supplying him. And you can blame our society in which there are well off, outwardly decent people, in nice big houses, with nice jobs, who do coke like it's something cool and sophisticated and socially acceptable, that these young people are so easily impressed by. But you idiots who are attacking the parents...get real will you. You don't know them, you don't know Chris, you know nothing and have nothing on which to base such judgements. There are thousands of kids who have gone down this route despite strong family morals and support. It's unfortunate, and Chris and the others have to live with it. He'll either come out from inside and get himself back on track, or he'll be like someone I know who was in the same situation and has been in and out of prison here in the UK and abroad ever since because he has cooked his brain, has a criminal record, can't get a job and so on.
Posted by: FRED, worthing on 9:02pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Alright, Alright, dont hang them then. But the least they should expect is life inprison. If they get hold of drugs in there its no problem. They can only sell them to each other.
Alright, Alright, dont hang them then. But the least they should expect is life inprison. If they get hold of drugs in there its no problem. They can only sell them to each other.
Posted by: Drug free on 9:47am Sat 29 Mar 08
ZERO tolerance is the only answer and that goes for the rich and famous, apply the DEATH penalty to a few of the BIG names like Kate Moss etc and see how quickly drug abuse will be a thing of the past, vote for me and we will quickly be drug free.
ZERO tolerance is the only answer and that goes for the rich and famous, apply the DEATH penalty to a few of the BIG names like Kate Moss etc and see how quickly drug abuse will be a thing of the past, vote for me and we will quickly be drug free.
Posted by: Barry, Walsingham Road on 12:10pm Sat 29 Mar 08
[quote][bold]mr H[/bold] wrote:
wow there is a capital letter mafia does this big cheese work or do they spend their whole day on a computer trying to so very hard to be jeremy kyle i suppose we all have our idols it would seem in this chris boys case it was 50 cent in your case however a rather boring totalitarian middle class grammer obsessed tw8t .
ps SoRrY AbOu ThE LaCk OF pro[per grammer punctuation etc
jgduFFGJKhyh
[/quote] Well, the capital letters would certainly the human resources dept when it opens the application, wouldn't it?
mr H wrote:
wow there is a capital letter mafia does this big cheese work or do they spend their whole day on a computer trying to so very hard to be jeremy kyle i suppose we all have our idols it would seem in this chris boys case it was 50 cent in your case however a rather boring totalitarian middle class grammer obsessed tw8t .
ps SoRrY AbOu ThE LaCk OF pro[per grammer punctuation etc
jgduFFGJKhyh
Well, the capital letters would certainly the human resources dept when it opens the application, wouldn't it?
Posted by: michelle, peacehaven on 2:06pm Sat 29 Mar 08
I am Christopher’s mother, I have read all your comments good and bad and can quite honestly say I agree with most comments except the one written about hanging my son, Christopher comes from a very well respected family and all of us work hard and bring our children up properly if anyone would have predicted to me when Christopher left school this would be the way he would end up I would never have believed it, Christopher as a child was very shy never in trouble and as he grew older excelled on stage and with drumming lessons that all changed when he left school he decided to give up drama and music and go to college and study carpentry, I would not blame this on the college or any of his friends it is the society we live in, drugs are everywhere and Christopher was one of the stupid ones alongside lots of others that got involved with recreationally taking drugs from about the age of 17 with friends but as a mother you don’t see this , teenagers are very secretive at the best of times let alone if there involved in something bad .As a teenager I had friends that were involved in drugs two of these friends are now dead and it is such a waste of life. My feelings on drugs are pure hate they ruin lives of everyone concerned. For my son I know he is sorry and he has to pay that price. When Christopher was sent to prison on Wednesday 26 march Thinking positively he is no longer in area and i hope he will reflect on this chapter in his life and realise from his involvement at the beginning taking drugs can only lead to a down hill spiral of debt and deceit and being caught up in a situation that he could nt get out of. It was beyond his control and also very frightening situation for all of us concerned. I do not blame myself as one person had suggested “it was the mothers fault” I know I was a good mother to Christopher and my other children I always know where my children are and don’t let them go out in Peacehaven at night like some teenagers do at weekends and that isn’t meant to bad mouth any other parent, because it can be very hard to say no to your teenagers when they tell you all there friends are allowed to go out at night. I just want everyone to know my article about Christopher in Fridays Argus was to correct the error the Argus had printed on Thursday. Christopher had never been in trouble with the police before this and anyone who thinks my story was to make my son look like the innocent person is very wrong in thinking this. What he has done is terrible and I don’t make excuses for any of his wrong doing.
I am Christopher’s mother, I have read all your comments good and bad and can quite honestly say I agree with most comments except the one written about hanging my son, Christopher comes from a very well respected family and all of us work hard and bring our children up properly if anyone would have predicted to me when Christopher left school this would be the way he would end up I would never have believed it, Christopher as a child was very shy never in trouble and as he grew older excelled on stage and with drumming lessons that all changed when he left school he decided to give up drama and music and go to college and study carpentry, I would not blame this on the college or any of his friends it is the society we live in, drugs are everywhere and Christopher was one of the stupid ones alongside lots of others that got involved with recreationally taking drugs from about the age of 17 with friends but as a mother you don’t see this , teenagers are very secretive at the best of times let alone if there involved in something bad .As a teenager I had friends that were involved in drugs two of these friends are now dead and it is such a waste of life. My feelings on drugs are pure hate they ruin lives of everyone concerned. For my son I know he is sorry and he has to pay that price. When Christopher was sent to prison on Wednesday 26 march Thinking positively he is no longer in area and i hope he will reflect on this chapter in his life and realise from his involvement at the beginning taking drugs can only lead to a down hill spiral of debt and deceit and being caught up in a situation that he could nt get out of. It was beyond his control and also very frightening situation for all of us concerned. I do not blame myself as one person had suggested “it was the mothers fault” I know I was a good mother to Christopher and my other children I always know where my children are and don’t let them go out in Peacehaven at night like some teenagers do at weekends and that isn’t meant to bad mouth any other parent, because it can be very hard to say no to your teenagers when they tell you all there friends are allowed to go out at night. I just want everyone to know my article about Christopher in Fridays Argus was to correct the error the Argus had printed on Thursday. Christopher had never been in trouble with the police before this and anyone who thinks my story was to make my son look like the innocent person is very wrong in thinking this. What he has done is terrible and I don’t make excuses for any of his wrong doing.
Posted by: Cally, Spalding on 6:51pm Sat 29 Mar 08
i have known chris aka boggy for 9 years and he is a really nice person he did get in with the wrong crowd you lot can say what you want about its not the people you hang around with but sometimes it is and this situation it is he became very popular and he enjoyed it im not saying what he was doing was right but we all make mistakes and we all learn from them just because some of you think you are perfect your not just because your all up your own arses and as for saying my BEST FRIEND should be hung well so should you. what his mum has said about him is true he is a lovely boy got loads of talent he just chose the wrong career! its his only mistake and im sure it will be his last so dont judge him from what you read we know him best and know his good and bad side you have no idea. so dont judge him..
i miss him loads and will be writing to him because his first mistake will be his last and as a friend im going to be there for him not judging him.
i have known chris aka boggy for 9 years and he is a really nice person he did get in with the wrong crowd you lot can say what you want about its not the people you hang around with but sometimes it is and this situation it is he became very popular and he enjoyed it im not saying what he was doing was right but we all make mistakes and we all learn from them just because some of you think you are perfect your not just because your all up your own arses and as for saying my BEST FRIEND should be hung well so should you. what his mum has said about him is true he is a lovely boy got loads of talent he just chose the wrong career! its his only mistake and im sure it will be his last so dont judge him from what you read we know him best and know his good and bad side you have no idea. so dont judge him..
i miss him loads and will be writing to him because his first mistake will be his last and as a friend im going to be there for him not judging him.
Posted by: Cally, Spalding on 7:19pm Sat 29 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Georgina[/bold] wrote:
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!! [bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] hi georgina im sure boggy will be ok you will be ok and so will he you are right these people dont have a clue what they are going on about they dont know him.
Georgina wrote:
Im Chris's Girlfriend. And I Think Your All Wrong!!! Its Nothing To Do With The Mother Its His Own Fault!! Instead Of Judging People Maybe You Lot Should Know The Whole Story & Know Him!!!
hi georgina im sure boggy will be ok you will be ok and so will he you are right these people dont have a clue what they are going on about they dont know him.
Posted by: FRED, worthing on 7:49pm Sat 29 Mar 08
O K, Maybe hanging is a bit over the top.Life in prison with no parole is about right.Sorry if i was a bit too right wing.
O K, Maybe hanging is a bit over the top.Life in prison with no parole is about right.Sorry if i was a bit too right wing.
Posted by: Not Sure, brighton on 9:47am Sun 30 Mar 08
If this man was selling a gun, would some people still say "we all make mistakes"."hes a good boy who just got in with the wrong crowd".Drugs kill more people than war.People sell them for MONEY. For them its better than getting up in the morning and going to work.Greed turns them on.Every body from 5yrs old, know that drugs kill, so if they still want to try them,its down to them if they die.As one letter said,in Singapore the sentence for drug dealing is death.Maybe this is too harsh for us,but it has stopped the problem there.One final question, Ask any addicks family what should happen to drug dealers?
If this man was selling a gun, would some people still say "we all make mistakes"."hes a good boy who just got in with the wrong crowd".Drugs kill more people than war.People sell them for MONEY. For them its better than getting up in the morning and going to work.Greed turns them on.Every body from 5yrs old, know that drugs kill, so if they still want to try them,its down to them if they die.As one letter said,in Singapore the sentence for drug dealing is death.Maybe this is too harsh for us,but it has stopped the problem there.One final question, Ask any addicks family what should happen to drug dealers?
Posted by: john, rottingdean on 11:22am Sun 30 Mar 08
most addicts sell drugs themselves usually cannabis to fund their class A addiction and the vast majority start selling cannabis at the same time as taking it so they can make their enjoyment of cannabis cheaper so by you saying ask any family what should happen to drug dealers you are simply asking what should happen to their child and if they believe that life in prison or death should be the fitting punishment there fore they would be sentencing their own child
any parent who believes their child is only taking drugs and not selling them would be so very stupid to think so
in my job i come across many addicts and 99 percent of them admit they sell aswell as take and only took drugs in the first place because a friend introduced them that person claimed to only be an addict but still saw it fit to sell them the the drug at a 30% profit so they could get the next fix they needed .
so i ask you can you spot the dealer here it all becomes very hazy does'nt it
the real problem lies at the top the police need to cut supply there (ie) London to stop the misery elsewhere but they never do do they they always leave the big boys last because the more arrests the more promotion and more money for sargent...... and sadly more addicts family misery and worst case death
most addicts sell drugs themselves usually cannabis to fund their class A addiction and the vast majority start selling cannabis at the same time as taking it so they can make their enjoyment of cannabis cheaper so by you saying ask any family what should happen to drug dealers you are simply asking what should happen to their child and if they believe that life in prison or death should be the fitting punishment there fore they would be sentencing their own child
any parent who believes their child is only taking drugs and not selling them would be so very stupid to think so
in my job i come across many addicts and 99 percent of them admit they sell aswell as take and only took drugs in the first place because a friend introduced them that person claimed to only be an addict but still saw it fit to sell them the the drug at a 30% profit so they could get the next fix they needed .
so i ask you can you spot the dealer here it all becomes very hazy does'nt it
the real problem lies at the top the police need to cut supply there (ie) London to stop the misery elsewhere but they never do do they they always leave the big boys last because the more arrests the more promotion and more money for sargent...... and sadly more addicts family misery and worst case death
Posted by: JOHNBOY, brighton on 3:03pm Sun 30 Mar 08
Brains of Britten!his friend Cally says,(and i quote} "He chose the wrong career". With friends like that, no wonder he went wrong.
Brains of Britten!his friend Cally says,(and i quote} "He chose the wrong career". With friends like that, no wonder he went wrong.
Posted by: Manc, Brighton on 7:17pm Sun 30 Mar 08
Personally know of this very respectable,kind and caring family.He got in with the wrong crowd and is now paying for it.I also had a very intelligent,respecta
ble brother who got involved with the wrong crowd and paid for it with his life at a young age.
Personally know of this very respectable,kind and caring family.He got in with the wrong crowd and is now paying for it.I also had a very intelligent,respecta
ble brother who got involved with the wrong crowd and paid for it with his life at a young age.
Posted by: CN, peacehaven on 10:18pm Sun 30 Mar 08
I have known Chris for a long time now since his younger brother and my son started school together ten years ago. Chris has always had a lot of time for his younger siblings and his parents and also his siblings friends. My son has spent a lot of time with Chris and obviously if we knew about this we would not have allowed him to see Chris, but his mum (an extremely close friend of mine) rightly points out, he was being very secretive about the whole thing. There is no way that Chris would have done this to harm anybody else but himself and totally blames himself for what has happened. I think some of the comments posted on here are extremely harsh, hanging him is a pathetic idea. What about all the people that were quite happy to call him up and buy it off of him? Surely they are as much to blame as Chris. Who is to say that it wasn't your son/daughter that was buying from him seeing as Chris is no grass? He will do his time, he will do it well and he will come out to be a stronger person with the love of his family. But will the people that bought it from him still be doing their bit for the coke world? I would have thought so. Michelle quite rightly pointed out to the reporter things about her son that should have been put in the original article. Chris does come from a hard working, well respected family. The pathetic excuse for an apology at the bottom of the Friday article should make the Argus feel quite ashamed.
I have known Chris for a long time now since his younger brother and my son started school together ten years ago. Chris has always had a lot of time for his younger siblings and his parents and also his siblings friends. My son has spent a lot of time with Chris and obviously if we knew about this we would not have allowed him to see Chris, but his mum (an extremely close friend of mine) rightly points out, he was being very secretive about the whole thing. There is no way that Chris would have done this to harm anybody else but himself and totally blames himself for what has happened. I think some of the comments posted on here are extremely harsh, hanging him is a pathetic idea. What about all the people that were quite happy to call him up and buy it off of him? Surely they are as much to blame as Chris. Who is to say that it wasn't your son/daughter that was buying from him seeing as Chris is no grass? He will do his time, he will do it well and he will come out to be a stronger person with the love of his family. But will the people that bought it from him still be doing their bit for the coke world? I would have thought so. Michelle quite rightly pointed out to the reporter things about her son that should have been put in the original article. Chris does come from a hard working, well respected family. The pathetic excuse for an apology at the bottom of the Friday article should make the Argus feel quite ashamed.
Posted by: themadhome on 10:28pm Sun 30 Mar 08
"He without sin cast the first stone"...so Fred & Steve and all you narrow minded dead heads, you NEVER EVER break the LAW?.. Yeah pigs might fly... Was ex PM Tony Blair forced into taking drugs by a "pusher”. Sorry but people have choices some just make the wrong decision. People who take drugs create the market, days gone by of the word “pusher” Today’s society and media glamorise "DRUGS" as entertainment, book writers, film writers, music videos, reporters and editors getting the next big story, Stars and celebrities who take drugs all of this influence the young, this is the real crime. When I was younger I was strong enough to NOT to “give it a try “at many parties and consider myself lucky as people I knew never asked twice, some are who are not here now. I don’t like drugs but I’m also hypercritical because Alcohol abuse is by far the worst cause of social decline and has been for many thousands of years. Yet I like to have a couple of beers, a glass wine or two, celebrate Birthdays, Christmas, go to parties, on rare occasions go out to a club and have few too many, socially excepted ? Yes!.. Every crime has victims some beyond our control; tonight I missed making my son’s diner. I miss hearing the key turning in the lock knowing his back safely, just a few of many things I just have to get use to…. DAD
"He without sin cast the first stone"...so Fred & Steve and all you narrow minded dead heads, you NEVER EVER break the LAW?.. Yeah pigs might fly... Was ex PM Tony Blair forced into taking drugs by a "pusher”. Sorry but people have choices some just make the wrong decision. People who take drugs create the market, days gone by of the word “pusher” Today’s society and media glamorise "DRUGS" as entertainment, book writers, film writers, music videos, reporters and editors getting the next big story, Stars and celebrities who take drugs all of this influence the young, this is the real crime. When I was younger I was strong enough to NOT to “give it a try “at many parties and consider myself lucky as people I knew never asked twice, some are who are not here now. I don’t like drugs but I’m also hypercritical because Alcohol abuse is by far the worst cause of social decline and has been for many thousands of years. Yet I like to have a couple of beers, a glass wine or two, celebrate Birthdays, Christmas, go to parties, on rare occasions go out to a club and have few too many, socially excepted ? Yes!.. Every crime has victims some beyond our control; tonight I missed making my son’s diner. I miss hearing the key turning in the lock knowing his back safely, just a few of many things I just have to get use to…. DAD
Posted by: FRED, worthing on 10:25am Mon 31 Mar 08
Broken the law? yes. Possible many times. But i have "NEVER" sold death for profit.I may well be a dead head, but i have never been tempted to make money by selling drugs. May be if he had tryed getting his lazy a*s out of bed in the mornings, and going to work each day like most of us do, he would not be where he is. Like most of his "ike" they like to give it the big un, and flash the cash, untill they get caught. Then its "hes a nice boy. Got in with the wrong crowd. just misunderstood". As i said before,.Just remember that in 40% of the world, selling drugs brings the death penaltie,so hes a very lucky boy to be born here. AND I HOPE YOU TELL THAT.
Broken the law? yes. Possible many times. But i have "NEVER" sold death for profit.I may well be a dead head, but i have never been tempted to make money by selling drugs. May be if he had tryed getting his lazy a*s out of bed in the mornings, and going to work each day like most of us do, he would not be where he is. Like most of his "ike" they like to give it the big un, and flash the cash, untill they get caught. Then its "hes a nice boy. Got in with the wrong crowd. just misunderstood". As i said before,.Just remember that in 40% of the world, selling drugs brings the death penaltie,so hes a very lucky boy to be born here. AND I HOPE YOU TELL THAT.
Posted by: Jasmin, Peacehaven on 2:58pm Mon 31 Mar 08
I am Christopher's cousin, and i was very close to him. He had respect for people and was such a lovely boy.
FRED: he was not a lazy **** boy, he worked and went to college full time and loved it. Dont criticize people you do not know. And for you to say you work, sorry but how many comments have you written on here? You must live on this!
It is sad what he has done and no-one is proud of it, but we are all proud of him for coming clean and telling the truth, not like all other scummys who probably have seen him or read about him going down and they are still carrying on dealing and havent seen how much pain people are going through. He is now paying his time which im sure he will reflect this chapter and when he comes out he will make better of his life.
I miss him terribly, it hasnt even been a week and it feels like forever already.
I am Christopher's cousin, and i was very close to him. He had respect for people and was such a lovely boy.
FRED: he was not a lazy **** boy, he worked and went to college full time and loved it. Dont criticize people you do not know. And for you to say you work, sorry but how many comments have you written on here? You must live on this!
It is sad what he has done and no-one is proud of it, but we are all proud of him for coming clean and telling the truth, not like all other scummys who probably have seen him or read about him going down and they are still carrying on dealing and havent seen how much pain people are going through. He is now paying his time which im sure he will reflect this chapter and when he comes out he will make better of his life.
I miss him terribly, it hasnt even been a week and it feels like forever already.
Posted by: jen, brighton on 3:37pm Mon 31 Mar 08
so much pain - so much loss- stop the shouting and the anger and move on- people with time to kill sitting criticizing other peoples big mistakes when they don't look at themselves in the mirror. move on all of you and get over it as this is what chris should do hopefully with the right help and support.
As they say everyone deserves a second chance.
my friend has gone and our other is paying for it forever and has had to deal with her massive mistake.....lets put our energy into the future and more positive things we can do in our lives to make things better
from an optimistic person..
so much pain - so much loss- stop the shouting and the anger and move on- people with time to kill sitting criticizing other peoples big mistakes when they don't look at themselves in the mirror. move on all of you and get over it as this is what chris should do hopefully with the right help and support.
As they say everyone deserves a second chance.
my friend has gone and our other is paying for it forever and has had to deal with her massive mistake.....lets put our energy into the future and more positive things we can do in our lives to make things better
from an optimistic person..
Posted by: realality on 5:35pm Mon 31 Mar 08
Well we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and
Today's who's who
They'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
Drug dealer on speed dial,well
Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar
Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar
NickleBack
Well we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and
Today's who's who
They'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
Drug dealer on speed dial,well
Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar
Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar
NickleBack
Posted by: Cally, Spalding on 11:01pm Mon 31 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Cally[/bold] wrote:
i have known chris aka boggy for 9 years and he is a really nice person he did get in with the wrong crowd you lot can say what you want about its not the people you hang around with but sometimes it is and this situation it is he became very popular and he enjoyed it im not saying what he was doing was right but we all make mistakes and we all learn from them just because some of you think you are perfect your not just because your all up your own arses and as for saying my BEST FRIEND should be hung well so should you. what his mum has said about him is true he is a lovely boy got loads of talent he just chose the wrong career! its his only mistake and im sure it will be his last so dont judge him from what you read we know him best and know his good and bad side you have no idea. so dont judge him.. i miss him loads and will be writing to him because his first mistake will be his last and as a friend im going to be there for him not judging him. [/quote] what i wrote in the above statement wasnt quite true he had a good career as a landscaper which he really enjoyed. he has made mistake as we all do.
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Cally wrote:
i have known chris aka boggy for 9 years and he is a really nice person he did get in with the wrong crowd you lot can say what you want about its not the people you hang around with but sometimes it is and this situation it is he became very popular and he enjoyed it im not saying what he was doing was right but we all make mistakes and we all learn from them just because some of you think you are perfect your not just because your all up your own arses and as for saying my BEST FRIEND should be hung well so should you. what his mum has said about him is true he is a lovely boy got loads of talent he just chose the wrong career! its his only mistake and im sure it will be his last so dont judge him from what you read we know him best and know his good and bad side you have no idea. so dont judge him.. i miss him loads and will be writing to him because his first mistake will be his last and as a friend im going to be there for him not judging him.
what i wrote in the above statement wasnt quite true he had a good career as a landscaper which he really enjoyed. he has made mistake as we all do.
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Posted by: Plod on 8:25am Wed 2 Apr 08
Well that another dealer out the way. Why do we as a comunity have to put up with people pushing death and say that its ok because he is a good boy at heart.If he was that good instead of driving around in expensive cars and being flash, and selling drugs for more time than his parents know he would of done something that was more difficult to do and less profitable.I am sorry for his parents but if you do the crime as they say DO THE TIME.......
Well that another dealer out the way. Why do we as a comunity have to put up with people pushing death and say that its ok because he is a good boy at heart.If he was that good instead of driving around in expensive cars and being flash, and selling drugs for more time than his parents know he would of done something that was more difficult to do and less profitable.I am sorry for his parents but if you do the crime as they say DO THE TIME.......
Posted by: campaign against drugs in prison, sussex on 7:31am Thu 3 Apr 08
DRUGS ARE IN OUR PRISONS
Posted by: liz, brighton on 9:35am Fri 4 Apr 08
[quote][bold]michelle[/bold] wrote:
I am Christopher’s mother, I have read all your comments good and bad and can quite honestly say I agree with most comments except the one written about hanging my son, Christopher comes from a very well respected family and all of us work hard and bring our children up properly if anyone would have predicted to me when Christopher left school this would be the way he would end up I would never have believed it, Christopher as a child was very shy never in trouble and as he grew older excelled on stage and with drumming lessons that all changed when he left school he decided to give up drama and music and go to college and study carpentry, I would not blame this on the college or any of his friends it is the society we live in, drugs are everywhere and Christopher was one of the stupid ones alongside lots of others that got involved with recreationally taking drugs from about the age of 17 with friends but as a mother you don’t see this , teenagers are very secretive at the best of times let alone if there involved in something bad .As a teenager I had friends that were involved in drugs two of these friends are now dead and it is such a waste of life. My feelings on drugs are pure hate they ruin lives of everyone concerned. For my son I know he is sorry and he has to pay that price. When Christopher was sent to prison on Wednesday 26 march Thinking positively he is no longer in area and i hope he will reflect on this chapter in his life and realise from his involvement at the beginning taking drugs can only lead to a down hill spiral of debt and deceit and being caught up in a situation that he could nt get out of. It was beyond his control and also very frightening situation for all of us concerned. I do not blame myself as one person had suggested “it was the mothers fault” I know I was a good mother to Christopher and my other children I always know where my children are and don’t let them go out in Peacehaven at night like some teenagers do at weekends and that isn’t meant to bad mouth any other parent, because it can be very hard to say no to your teenagers when they tell you all there friends are allowed to go out at night. I just want everyone to know my article about Christopher in Fridays Argus was to correct the error the Argus had printed on Thursday. Christopher had never been in trouble with the police before this and anyone who thinks my story was to make my son look like the innocent person is very wrong in thinking this. What he has done is terrible and I don’t make excuses for any of his wrong doing.[/quote] i realy feel for you, but at least your son is still alive, there are lots of kids who are given drugs and end up dead, im sorry but he chose to be a pusher, and that is a different issue, my nephew died, because he wanted to be in with the in crowd, and after he started taking drugs, he could not stop. you are right, drugs destroys families, us mothers go to bed in tears at night, worrying for our children, and what do this government do, they de-classify a gateway drug, so our kids can go out at night, and not fear that they can be arrested, Gordon Brown, has destroyed a whole generation of children, he should be ashamed of himself. On the comment of mums, we trust our children, and then at the age of 13, something happens to them so violent, that we do not know who they are, we stil see the small caring child , and we dont want to see the reality, so its hard to believe that everything your child tells you is alie, you can not believe that they would do this to you, please please, other parents reading this be aware, of the first signs of drug use ( cannabis usually) and stop it in the bud,if only i could have turned back the clocks, i cry about it every night, thinking , where did i go wrong, why did i not see the signs? It destroys families, rated
michelle wrote:
I am Christopher’s mother, I have read all your comments good and bad and can quite honestly say I agree with most comments except the one written about hanging my son, Christopher comes from a very well respected family and all of us work hard and bring our children up properly if anyone would have predicted to me when Christopher left school this would be the way he would end up I would never have believed it, Christopher as a child was very shy never in trouble and as he grew older excelled on stage and with drumming lessons that all changed when he left school he decided to give up drama and music and go to college and study carpentry, I would not blame this on the college or any of his friends it is the society we live in, drugs are everywhere and Christopher was one of the stupid ones alongside lots of others that got involved with recreationally taking drugs from about the age of 17 with friends but as a mother you don’t see this , teenagers are very secretive at the best of times let alone if there involved in something bad .As a teenager I had friends that were involved in drugs two of these friends are now dead and it is such a waste of life. My feelings on drugs are pure hate they ruin lives of everyone concerned. For my son I know he is sorry and he has to pay that price. When Christopher was sent to prison on Wednesday 26 march Thinking positively he is no longer in area and i hope he will reflect on this chapter in his life and realise from his involvement at the beginning taking drugs can only lead to a down hill spiral of debt and deceit and being caught up in a situation that he could nt get out of. It was beyond his control and also very frightening situation for all of us concerned. I do not blame myself as one person had suggested “it was the mothers fault” I know I was a good mother to Christopher and my other children I always know where my children are and don’t let them go out in Peacehaven at night like some teenagers do at weekends and that isn’t meant to bad mouth any other parent, because it can be very hard to say no to your teenagers when they tell you all there friends are allowed to go out at night. I just want everyone to know my article about Christopher in Fridays Argus was to correct the error the Argus had printed on Thursday. Christopher had never been in trouble with the police before this and anyone who thinks my story was to make my son look like the innocent person is very wrong in thinking this. What he has done is terrible and I don’t make excuses for any of his wrong doing.
i realy feel for you, but at least your son is still alive, there are lots of kids who are given drugs and end up dead, im sorry but he chose to be a pusher, and that is a different issue, my nephew died, because he wanted to be in with the in crowd, and after he started taking drugs, he could not stop. you are right, drugs destroys families, us mothers go to bed in tears at night, worrying for our children, and what do this government do, they de-classify a gateway drug, so our kids can go out at night, and not fear that they can be arrested, Gordon Brown, has destroyed a whole generation of children, he should be ashamed of himself. On the comment of mums, we trust our children, and then at the age of 13, something happens to them so violent, that we do not know who they are, we stil see the small caring child , and we dont want to see the reality, so its hard to believe that everything your child tells you is alie, you can not believe that they would do this to you, please please, other parents reading this be aware, of the first signs of drug use ( cannabis usually) and stop it in the bud,if only i could have turned back the clocks, i cry about it every night, thinking , where did i go wrong, why did i not see the signs? It destroys families, rated
Posted by: lyn, canada on 4:46pm Mon 14 Apr 08
OH MY GOD ,are some so very judgemental(probably the ones that have no teens)I am a mother of 5,and my oldest is 17 a WHAT used to be a GOOD BOY,he;s graduating with a double deploma and used to work hard for his money.I kept a cose range on all my children but unfortunalty the wrong crowd and BAD choices of a child make or break thier lives path.my son I recently found out is dealing as well ,as a mother I could not and will not tollerate this I tried everything from talking and paying debts for him to give him a frsh start,and 1 week later found he was still dealing,so was left with no choice but to make him move out,for i can not and will not watch what was once a SMART BOY become a DUMB man.MY GOD WHAT ARE WE TO DO?how do you save who doesnt want to be saved?unfortunalty there are some that are scum(yes)but unfortunalty there are some that are LOST.I do NOT agree with blaming the mother what the HELL elsecan she have done(unless she was to turn a blind eye and had let him stay in the home and be his place of buisness.[bold]bold[/bold]
OH MY GOD ,are some so very judgemental(probably the ones that have no teens)I am a mother of 5,and my oldest is 17 a WHAT used to be a GOOD BOY,he;s graduating with a double deploma and used to work hard for his money.I kept a cose range on all my children but unfortunalty the wrong crowd and BAD choices of a child make or break thier lives path.my son I recently found out is dealing as well ,as a mother I could not and will not tollerate this I tried everything from talking and paying debts for him to give him a frsh start,and 1 week later found he was still dealing,so was left with no choice but to make him move out,for i can not and will not watch what was once a SMART BOY become a DUMB man.MY GOD WHAT ARE WE TO DO?how do you save who doesnt want to be saved?unfortunalty there are some that are scum(yes)but unfortunalty there are some that are LOST.I do NOT agree with blaming the mother what the HELL elsecan she have done(unless she was to turn a blind eye and had let him stay in the home and be his place of buisness.
Posted by: natasha villafana, trinidad on 1:56am Sat 26 Apr 08
I BLAME BARON NOONAN AKA
BARRY
HE IS THE DRUG KING PIN OF BRIGHTON HE CON TROLLS ALL YOUR SECEANS EVEN WHEN HE LOCKED UP....
WHAT HAPPEND TO HIS APPEIL AHAHAHA.[bold]bold[/bold]
I BLAME BARON NOONAN AKA
BARRY
HE IS THE DRUG KING PIN OF BRIGHTON HE CON TROLLS ALL YOUR SECEANS EVEN WHEN HE LOCKED UP....
WHAT HAPPEND TO HIS APPEIL AHAHAHA.
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