Two Wrongs don't make a Right
Having been granted expanded powers to "stop and search" under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act of 2000, the police have been criticised for abusing these powers by stopping an excessive number of people for reasons which essentially boiled down to - to paraphrase Constable Savage - "Looking Islamic in a Built-Up Area". The damage to relations with the Muslim community has been considerable.
In his annual report from the government's anti-terror watchdog, Lord Carlile states that the police have addressed this issue by... stopping thousands more people unnecessarily in order to make sure the statistics are racially balanced.
In his annual report from the government's anti-terror watchdog, Lord Carlile states that the police have addressed this issue by... stopping thousands more people unnecessarily in order to make sure the statistics are racially balanced.