Rules on stop and search changed - Democratic Underground

dipsydoodle

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Thu Jul-08-10 09:32 AM
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Rules on stop and search changed

Edited on Thu Jul-08-10 09:32 AM by dipsydoodle

Stricter tests for stop and search powers have been announced by the home secretary after being ruled unlawful by the European Court of Human Rights.

Police will now not be allowed to use the powers unless they "reasonably suspect" a person of being a terrorist.

The court ruled on the power to search without suspicion under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 last month.

Human rights campaigners Liberty said it had "criminalised and alienated more people than it ever protected"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/us_and_canada/10541710.stm

suspect a person of being a terrorist or appearing to be black which is probably more common..... being in possession of thick lips and curly hair etc. Anyone got The Thin Blue Line link ?

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oldironside

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Thu Jul-08-10 03:30 PM
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1. It was Not The Nine O'Clock News.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO8EpfyCG2Y

Enjoy. And whatever did happen to the SPG?

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dipsydoodle

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Thu Jul-08-10 04:39 PM
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2. Do you mean this bunch ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Patrol_Group

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alp227

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Thu Jul-08-10 11:24 PM
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3. Now the UK's ahead of the US re civil liberties/PATRIOT Act.

More detailed article on The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2010/jul/08/anti-terror-stop-and-search-scrapped

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