As retribution, his father burnt the son’s prized cannabis plants in a bonfire on the property,” Louise Jorgensen, the duty superintendent, said in a Facebook post. The son believed the destruction of the cannabis plant was a worse crime than possession, police said Getty ImagesA furious Australian man phoned the police to complain that his father had thrown his precious cannabis plants on to a bonfire after an argument. “The son felt this was wrong and reported the matter to police.… Northern Territory police said the man called them on Tuesday evening from Humpty Doo, about 40km (25 miles) from Darwin, to report that his father had destroyed his illegal cannabis stash after the pair had a row.

Source: The Times July 06, 2016 23:03 UTC