[orangebird]

Originally Posted by dr wadd

You merely asked when, under the current legislation (as that is the only valid framework under which to address the question) stop and search would be justified. To be honest, I do not believe that the police should necessarily have the right to what essentially amounts to arbitrary stop and search powers. If the police wish to search my house they are supposed to get a search warrant, I fail to see why such protection shouldn`t extend to my pockets, bags, etc.



And in real terms, what protection does it actually offer you? Stop and searches are up by around 300%, arrests are down. Mathematically, it isn`t an effective tactic, so what protection does it offer you?

A little is better than none IMO. What else do you suggest we do?