AN "ENRAGED" Australian man phoned police to complain that his father had burned his prized dagga plants.AFP quoted a Northern Territory police spokesman saying the man called them from Humpty Doo, about 40km from Darwin, to report a fight with his father."As retribution, his father burnt the son’s prized cannabis plants in a bonfire on the property," duty superintendent Louise Jorgensen said in a Facebook post."The son felt this was wrong and reported the matter to police. Officers attended and confirmed it was indeed the case."The son had apparently been in conflict with his father ever since he moved back home. "Things came to a head on Tuesday and that’s when the contraband was destroyed," Jorgensen said."The son was indignant and enraged. It was questioned whether he was aware that possession of cannabis was unlawful and he could be liable to prosecution for the same. He seemed to believe that the destruction of the same was far worse than the possession in the first instance."...
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