Council dismisses '˜hippy crack' complaint against councillor
A councillor who provoked anger over his comments that '˜hippy crack' was not dangerous, will not face any council reprimand.
By The Newsroom
Thursday, 28th July 2016, 1:55 pm
Updated Thursday, 25th August 2016, 4:53 pm
Leyland Labour representative Derek Forrest was reported to the standards committee at South Ribble Council for his outburst on inhaling nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas.
Despite evidence inhaling the gas has can cause asphixiation and nerve damage, Coun Forresr said: “You get two minutes of a high and that’s it, no addiction, no harm, but alas a litter problem.”
He was reported for bringing the council into disrepute by Councillor Paul Wharton.
A letter sent to Coun Forrest by David Whelan, deputy, monitoring officer, states: “After careful consideration it was felt that there had been no breach of the Code of Conduct in this instance.
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“Essentially all that had happened is that you had commented on an issue of public policy.”