There's quite a debate going on in the DigitalSpy forums about the suitability of former Happy Mondays manc dancer Bez to stay in the Big Brother house whle suffering quite obvious signs of Cannabis withdrawal.
A lot of people are suggesting that he be arrested. Despite the fact that he hasn't actually DONE anythign illegal in the house. Despite the fact that maybe he went into the house kniowing it was a sealed environment and a very public way of going through cold turkey.
Undoubtedly, he has a habit. Undoubtedly, the withdrawal has hit him hard. But if these people want to see him off the drug, then by god, let him win. Keep him in the house until the very last second and keep him in the public eye for a week or two afterwards. The longer he stays in the house, the longer he stays off the weed and the better his chances of kicking his habit.
They want him kicked out now. Well, isn't that exactly what he wants? Isn't that the worst thing you could do for a recovering junkie?
At the end of the day, I very much doubt that past Big Brother contestants have been squeaky clean and drug free (with the notable, glaring exception of Cameron), and I doubt that everyone who's lambasting Bez is completely innocent either. He hasn't made any secret of his habit - his last words before entering the house were that he'd miss his weed the most. We knew this would happen, unless as I suspected, he was allowed to take a bit of stuff in with him as the luxury item he was cagey about when he walked in. It's quite a shame I was wrong. Would have loved to see them all getting stoned, with Endemol trying to cover it up.
So let he that is without vice cast the first stone. And if you've ever got wasted on a few too many bevvies, or dropped a couple of tabs on a friday night, or toked a bit of the wacky baccy at college, well, just leave the Bezmeister alone, alright? Addiction metes out it's own punishment. Rest assured, he'll get his due in time.
(More on my opinions on drugs later)
A lot of people are suggesting that he be arrested. Despite the fact that he hasn't actually DONE anythign illegal in the house. Despite the fact that maybe he went into the house kniowing it was a sealed environment and a very public way of going through cold turkey.
Undoubtedly, he has a habit. Undoubtedly, the withdrawal has hit him hard. But if these people want to see him off the drug, then by god, let him win. Keep him in the house until the very last second and keep him in the public eye for a week or two afterwards. The longer he stays in the house, the longer he stays off the weed and the better his chances of kicking his habit.
They want him kicked out now. Well, isn't that exactly what he wants? Isn't that the worst thing you could do for a recovering junkie?
At the end of the day, I very much doubt that past Big Brother contestants have been squeaky clean and drug free (with the notable, glaring exception of Cameron), and I doubt that everyone who's lambasting Bez is completely innocent either. He hasn't made any secret of his habit - his last words before entering the house were that he'd miss his weed the most. We knew this would happen, unless as I suspected, he was allowed to take a bit of stuff in with him as the luxury item he was cagey about when he walked in. It's quite a shame I was wrong. Would have loved to see them all getting stoned, with Endemol trying to cover it up.
So let he that is without vice cast the first stone. And if you've ever got wasted on a few too many bevvies, or dropped a couple of tabs on a friday night, or toked a bit of the wacky baccy at college, well, just leave the Bezmeister alone, alright? Addiction metes out it's own punishment. Rest assured, he'll get his due in time.
(More on my opinions on drugs later)
