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Originally Posted by zinglebarb
what about those who are stopped who have been arrested in the past or have been suspects in crime or are known associates of other criminals? Just cuz a search does not result in arrest or charge does not mean the person does not merit a search now and then
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Exactly.
Hence why I said about those arrested ending up in court.
If the police have a valid reason for stopping and searching someone, then they should.
If there is a disproportionate number of blacks being arrested and then released without charge (ie shouldn't have been arrested in the first place) compared with other groups, then something is wrong.
Course if Joe Bloggs has a history of crime, but isn't doing anything to warrent a stop and search, then the police shouldn't waste their time stopping and searching him.