UN also sick of Pete Doherty

and Kate Moss get away with drug crimes is sending out

the wrong message to 'impressionable' young people,

a UN report warned, the AFP is reporting March 6th.

The United Nations drug control agency has

for the first time highlighted the damaging influence

drug-using celebrities -- such as Amy Winehouse, Pete Doherty

and Kate Moss  have on fans.

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)

said in its annual report that leniency by police and courts

 towards famous people undermines the criminal justice system.

"There should not be any difference between a celebrity

who is breaking the law and non-celebrities,"

said INCB member Professor Hamid Ghodse.

"Not only does it give the wrong messages to young people, 

who are often quite impressionable,

but the wider public become cynical about

the responses to drug offenders."

The UN agency urged governments to pay more

attention to high profile drug abuse cases,

saying the glamorization of drug abuse is especially

relevant for young people who are "often most vulnerable"

to the cult of celebrity.

While not naming any names,

Ghodse said:

"A number of people have got a lenient response

in the UK and around the world."

The United Nations is claiming there is such a thing as

"Celebrity Justice"where celebs get soft treatment?

Gee, ya think?

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