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Originally Posted by andyl
You cannot stigmatise a majority for the actions of a minority. Besides I thought modern policing was supposed to be intelligence led. Random stop and search of one section of the community doesn't sound very intelligent to me.
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Some might say that the words "intelligence" and "police" don't belong in the same sentence!
Part of the problem here is that AFTER any kind of terrorist act fingers are always pointed and people will harp on about what could have been done to prevent it. Truth is, nobody knows for sure whether any measures would definitely work.
Personally I wouldn't have any objection to being stopped and searched as I have nothing to hide. And if it means a safer world then it's a small price to pay. As for racism, let's not overlook the fact that it's a two-way street. Many people cry "racism" before knowing the facts, just to use the "R" buzz-word. Life is by it's essence racist, in some small measure. Life is also full of civil rights and liberties being infringed. People should just get on with it, until it becomes unbearable.