Stop and search

[vikingbob]

The government has put foward plans to allow the police to stop and search anybody without having to do hours of paperwork later. Already a black youth worker is on tv crying about this and saying this is going to lead to victimisation of black kids and that the police should concentrate on reclaiming the streets instead. How can the police reclaim the streets if they have to wait for offences to happen before taking action, after all prevention is supposed to be better than cure and with knife and gun crime it seems to be mostly black kids that are the victims. The police have a good idea who is most likely to be up to no good and obviously they will be spoken to by officers the most. Don't forget the risk the policeman is taking if he stops and try's to search someone who has a knife or a gun he is immediatly in danger if the person of any race decides he/she does not want to be arrested and decides to use his/her weapon on that officer.

[Peter]

The government has put foward plans to allow the police to stop and search anybody without having to do hours of paperwork later. Already a black youth worker is on tv crying about this and saying this is going to lead to victimisation of black kids and that the police should concentrate on reclaiming the streets instead. How can the police reclaim the streets if they have to wait for offences to happen before taking action, after all prevention is supposed to be better than cure and with knife and gun crime it seems to be mostly black kids that are the victims. The police have a good idea who is most likely to be up to no good and obviously they will be spoken to by officers the most. Don't forget the risk the policeman is taking if he stops and try's to search someone who has a knife or a gun he is immediatly in danger if the person of any race decides he/she does not want to be arrested and decides to use his/her weapon on that officer.

I have been stopped on several occasions by the police. Both occasions I was driving home on my motorbike from work at about 11.00pm, and on both occasions I was stopped on the Bridge just on the Widnes side. The police explained that there had been a burglary in Runcorn and they were checking possible vehicles across the bridge. I was rather glad that the police were being vigilant.

[Spelly]

I came out of my house at 4.30am the other morning, with my rucksack on my back. I was going down to Coseley, Redditch, and Stratford for work, and as I emereged from the front door, a police van drove past. I walked round to the back drive to get my "hands-free" set from the car, so I could use it in the vehicle I'd be driving. As I came out of the back entry, the policeman had turned his van round, and come to investigate. He asked me "Do you live there?" I said "Yes." He was very polite, and not all abusive. I didn't mind one little bit. In fact, I laughed about it! He was just a young copper doing his job, and doing it properly. Good on him I say!

Harrassment? No! Good policing? Defo!

Spelly.

[Mr Widnes]

These friggin youth workers need to wake up and smell the coffee, have they ever watched Crimewatch and seen the common denominator in terms of the e-fits?

[RB]

The police should be able to stop anyone they want.
Its called profiling (common sense) you stop people you think most likely to be up to something.
I got stopped a few times wandering around late when I was younger.
Not been stopped for years. It would be a boost to my self esteem to be stopped ocassionally.

[vikingqueen]

The police should be able to stop anyone they want.

but they should also be protected when they do so....... that is my only concern about implementing this policy fully