Pete Doherty's family wants him in jail

**SVZ** · May 1st, 2006, 12:40 PM

The family of troubled rocker Pete Doherty are desperate to see their wayward loved one jailed once and for all, after seeing pictures of him purportedly injecting himself and an unconscious fan with heroin.
The Babyshambles frontman has blasted British newspaper The Sun for printing the images, claiming they were "staged".
But Doherty's closest relatives have condemned his behaviour, and are urging British authorities to take action against him.
Doherty's mother Jacqui broke down in tears after seeing the shot, and the singer's father and sister have cut him out of their lives completely.
The 27-year-old's uncle Philip Michels says, "Why the courts haven't thrown him in jail yet is beyond me.
"I hope they are as disgusted by these pictures as me and next time he is thrown in jail for at least a year. It's for his own good if he's ever going to get off heroin.
"To damage your own health is one thing but to put a needle into someone else, a girl already out of it on drugs, is disgusting. Jacqui was sobbing her heart out.
"His sister Amy Jo doesn't want anything to do with him. His dad Peter is furious."
An unnamed friend of the singer sold the images to the newspaper, claiming they had been taken over the past five weeks.

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**KristiB** · May 1st, 2006, 05:03 PM

I watched OZ-there's lotsa drugs in jail!

UInfortunately unless HE wants to quit there's no hope of rehabilitating this guy.

**Grimmlok** · May 1st, 2006, 05:12 PM

Good for the family for cutting that heroin soaked tumor out

**kitty30** · May 1st, 2006, 05:27 PM

I dont' think he'll bother doing it in jail there's no media attention. Why do we (us Brits) make him out to be some sort of fucking martyr. He's a smackhead. End of.

**Rogue** · May 1st, 2006, 05:46 PM

I can't stand the shit, but there's no way he'll get off drugs in prison. it's easy enough for a nobody to get drugs in prison, nevermind someone famous that everyone will want as their "I've got a friend who owes me a favour" person

**AgentOrange** · May 1st, 2006, 07:23 PM

He's really gone too far this time. Injecting an unconscious teen ager with heroin. This might be the stunt that he has too pay for.

**DirtyPool** · May 1st, 2006, 08:05 PM

What a loser! Is Sid Vicious his idol or what?

**ediebrooks** · May 1st, 2006, 08:34 PM

Jail is the right place for him. He's nothing but a troublemaker and a hellraiser.

**A*O** · May 1st, 2006, 10:22 PM

Good plan! Everyone knows that in prison you Just Say No to drugs (which aren't there in the first place of course).

**pacific breeze** · May 1st, 2006, 10:25 PM

Exactly. LIke most junkies, the man needs rehab, not prison.

**AgentOrange** · May 2nd, 2006, 12:33 AM

Your opinion. Do you think that Doherty is testing the limits, has a death wish, or is just an idiot?

**SVZ** · May 2nd, 2006, 12:40 AM

I think he's bored, addicted and rich.

**buttmunch** · May 2nd, 2006, 03:47 AM

Needs rehab lockdown but perhaps the family should do something besides cry to the papers.

**Rogue** · May 2nd, 2006, 05:04 AM

I honest to god think there should be provisions under the Mental Health Act, where junkies can be admitted by their families without their consent. Most families don't have teh means to put people in private facilities, and just have to essentially watch their loved ones destroy themselves, or lock them in a room and make them go cold turkey.