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Originally Posted by dr wadd
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I Hold no grudges against anyone, graham and myself have crossed words several times, and yet in one thread we even managed to have a bit of a banter.
Yes Graham those figures show an alarming rise in stops and searches of Asians.
So in the area this was reported for, The Met I beleive, What is the perccentage of Asian to whites living in this area?
Do these stops and searches reflect a rise in a certain area for example, in a predominantly Asian are. In the current climate you would expect to see a rise across the board, but as every one here is fully aware these facts and figures may yet turn out to be misleading, It seems to be happening everywhere else.
These figures show an increase, but is it in proportion? I'm admittedly finding it difficult to get the right words but what I am basically saying is, are these figures designed to shock and not lie, or are they 100% honest and indicate what they appear to?
All I am trying to say is that yes, it looks as if the Asians are getting a bit of stick off the police, but what are the police supposed to do? the current climate states that any terrorist threat is extremely likely to come from an asian or muslim source.
The police wouldnt get anywhere by stopping white, apparently non muslim people would they?
Which takes me back to the comment I made originally that it was just common sense, as annoying as it may be for the innocent people stopped and searched.