The Chief Constable Who Last Week Said Ecstasy Is Safer Than Aspirin Peddles His Drug Theory to Our Correspondent

Few senior cops can boast such an electrifying record as Richard Brunstrom. He recently stunned himself with a Taser gun to prove the police device was not dangerous. Then he broke into his own headquarters at night to highlight a lack of security. And last week Brunstrom's sanity was questioned after he proclaimed that the illegal drug ecstasy was "a remarkably safe substance" – safer than aspirin.

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