I've recently started working partime in a social club. For those who don't know what this is, it's like a normal pub but it's run by a committee of members who meet to decide on fundraising (they often run disco parties etc for charity), events and general things like that. They also decide on rules and etiquette.
There are 3 bars in the building and last night I was running one of them on my own and there was a football club presentation which was naturally frequented by mainly younger males.
After a while they became very rowdy and very drunk however as they were not causing any problems then I didn't see fit do anything other than carry on with my job.
Then they started rolling up and smoking joints. I know this to be so as I could smell it.
In the UK, cannabis has recently been down-graded to a clower class drug which means a user is unlikely to be prosecuted unless he is also dealing or is causing a nuisance. More often than not, the police will turn a blind eye to private users as it's not worth their time or effort to chase them. Although cannabis is still illegal, the authorities would rather go after the dealers.
My dilemma is this: what do I do about it? It's not my job to tell them to stop smoking it - it's the committee's decision to enforce the rules. Thye are aware that if they clamped down on drug use then a lot of their trade would go under. The rule seems to be as long as there aren't any under 18s present and there is no dealing, they will allow it to happen. If I reported these people to the committee I know it would fall on deaf ears.
The committee are, for all intents and purposes, my employers. I'm sure in 1 Peter someone it says we are to submit to authority.
So do I just "put up and shut up"?
There are 3 bars in the building and last night I was running one of them on my own and there was a football club presentation which was naturally frequented by mainly younger males.
After a while they became very rowdy and very drunk however as they were not causing any problems then I didn't see fit do anything other than carry on with my job.
Then they started rolling up and smoking joints. I know this to be so as I could smell it.
In the UK, cannabis has recently been down-graded to a clower class drug which means a user is unlikely to be prosecuted unless he is also dealing or is causing a nuisance. More often than not, the police will turn a blind eye to private users as it's not worth their time or effort to chase them. Although cannabis is still illegal, the authorities would rather go after the dealers.
My dilemma is this: what do I do about it? It's not my job to tell them to stop smoking it - it's the committee's decision to enforce the rules. Thye are aware that if they clamped down on drug use then a lot of their trade would go under. The rule seems to be as long as there aren't any under 18s present and there is no dealing, they will allow it to happen. If I reported these people to the committee I know it would fall on deaf ears.
The committee are, for all intents and purposes, my employers. I'm sure in 1 Peter someone it says we are to submit to authority.
So do I just "put up and shut up"?
