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Actually in England they don't need reasonable grounds. https://www.gov.uk/police-powers-to-stop-and-search-your-rights https://www.gov.uk/police-powers-to-st
by sleepychu 7y ago
Actually in England they don't need reasonable grounds.
https://www.gov.uk/police-powers-to-stop-and-search-your-rights https://www.gov.uk/police-powers-to-stop-and-search-your-rig...
> You can only be stopped and searched without reasonable grounds if it has been approved by a senior police officer.
This can happen if it is suspected that:
serious violence could take place
you’re carrying a weapon or have used one
you’re in a specific location or area
- Zak 7y ago> you’re in a specific location or area Are the specific locations this applies to defined in law, or can a senior police officer just say "this neighborhood has a lot of criminals; search everyone"?
- sleepychu 7y agoBit of a mix, seems possible to make justification for an entire city. [1] [1] - https://twitter.com/brumpolice/status/1100765101156634624 https://twitter.com/brumpolice/status/1100765101156634624
- Zak 7y agoThat's... even worse than I feared, and most of the responses to the tweet are supportive.