NORTHERN Territory Police get their share of bizarre phone calls but this one from a stoner, upset at his dad, takes the cake.

Police received a call to intervene in a family dispute about 6.30pm on Tuesday night. It wasn’t any ordinary dispute.

According to NT Police Duty Superintendent Louise Jorgensen, a young man from the small town of Humpty Doo was engaged in an argument with his father.

On Facebook, where the story was posted and has since been shared hundreds of times, Supt Jorgensen said the fight became aggressive before one began burning the other’s property.

“Police received an unusual report around 6.30pm yesterday evening from a young Humpty Doo male stating that he had a fight with his father,” she wrote.

“As retribution, his father burnt the son’s prized cannabis plants in a bonfire on the property.”

Instead of dealing with the problem in house, the young man phoned police, despite the fact that in doing so he was obviously incriminating himself.

“The son felt this was wrong and reported the matter to police,” Supt Jorgensen wrote.

Police attended and corroborated the man’s story. Apparently, the pair had been fighting over the son’s decision to move interstate.

“Things came to a head yesterday evening and that’s when the contraband was destroyed. The son was indignant and enraged,” Supt Jorgensen wrote.

Police did not say how much cannabis was burnt in the fire. Police asked the younger of the two men why he reported the matter knowing he too was committing a crime.

“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 (cannabis plant) was far worse than the possession in the first instance.”

Supt Jorgensen wrote that no charges were laid and that both father and son were embarrassed.

“The evidence has been destroyed. Along with (the young man’s) reputation. He has now moved out to reside with other relatives.”

Commenters wrote “Only in the Territory”, “Prize candidate for the Darwin Award” and “What an excellent example of parenting ... But seriously, how dumb is the son?”