You’re 6x more likely to be stopped & searched if you’re black. Of those stopped & searched for drugs, a higher proportion of white people had drugs on them than black. That’s disproportionate. Better still, don’t search any adult for small amounts of drugs for personal use.
Sounds like based on 30 years experience as a police officer.
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Knife crime can only be tackled with the support and coooperation of the communities affected. Community intelligence can make stop & search far more effective. Damaging police-community relations is counter-productive.
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Coincidental that whilst people bash stop and search and prevent its use, knife crime rises.
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