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**fedelwet** · 04-10-2007, 03:37 AM

Originally posted by Geronimo

WIth proposals like that their backers should not be surprised that they have trouble convincing their constituents to accept something even so modest as photo identification on drivers license.

Who would want to have random stop and search authorized? And if random stop and search were *already* legal who would want to surrender any tools to such a government at all?

Or are you saying that random stop and searches aren't necessarily legal but that the proposal would apply only to stop and searches done while stopping for an oberved violation of the law? In that case who cares? Criminals will get booked (fingerprints, mugshot, etc) anyway so big deal if they have to present their ID at arrest. Section 44 of the Terrorism Act allows the police to stop and search anyone without need for cause by suspicion.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle579334.ece

04-10-2007, 03:37 AM	#30
fedelwet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	Originally posted by Geronimo WIth proposals like that their backers should not be surprised that they have trouble convincing their constituents to accept something even so modest as photo identification on drivers license. Who would want to have random stop and search authorized? And if random stop and search were already legal who would want to surrender any tools to such a government at all? Or are you saying that random stop and searches aren't necessarily legal but that the proposal would apply only to stop and searches done while stopping for an oberved violation of the law? In that case who cares? Criminals will get booked (fingerprints, mugshot, etc) anyway so big deal if they have to present their ID at arrest. Section 44 of the Terrorism Act allows the police to stop and search anyone without need for cause by suspicion. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle579334.ece
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