one_ian_taylor Posted August 13 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13 20 hours ago, Dodgyknees said: Wasn't sure where to put this Surely the things that cheer you up thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 (edited) Quote Black children are four times more likely to be strip-searched by police officers across England and Wales than their white counterparts, according to the latest nationwide figures disclosed by a watchdog. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/19/black-children-in-england-and-wales-four-times-more-likely-to-be-strip-searched-figures-show Well this is racism. Pure and simple. Edited August 19 by Jareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 11 hours ago, Jareth said: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/19/black-children-in-england-and-wales-four-times-more-likely-to-be-strip-searched-figures-show Well this is racism. Pure and simple. Strip searches in the police force is a huge issue being brushed under the carpet, always has been. As for it being racist, you miles off sorry. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 5 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Strip searches in the police force is a huge issue being brushed under the carpet, always has been. As for it being racist, you miles off sorry. Black children in england and wales are 4 times more likely to be subjected to a strip search. What part of that is not racist to the point of being miles off? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 41 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Strip searches in the police force is a huge issue being brushed under the carpet, always has been. As for it being racist, you miles off sorry. What would you call it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 1 hour ago, DCJonah said: What would you call it then? There's a big issue with strip searching, but I doubt the police would want to strip search more black kids because of race. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jones1328 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 11 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: There's a big issue with strip searching, but I doubt the police would want to strip search more black kids because of race. Completely agree. It's not like a handful of police forces have been found to be institutionally racist or anything like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 19 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: There's a big issue with strip searching, but I doubt the police would want to strip search more black kids because of race. Oh that's ok then. It's your doubt, I thought you might have had something more substantial than just a hunch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) Alum Rock Birmingham. I will try and avoid this area. Edited August 26 by Pongo Waring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted August 26 VT Supporter Share Posted August 26 4 minutes ago, Pongo Waring said: Alum Rock Birmingham. I will try and avoid this area. How ridiculous, this is written by idiots, my guess is the right wing nutters wrote it and phoned the telegraph but it could be just plain old nutters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 53 minutes ago, tinker said: How ridiculous, this is written by idiots, my guess is the right wing nutters wrote it and phoned the telegraph but it could be just plain old nutters. Yep. 100% written by some translucent looking fellow with tiny balls. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) On 19/08/2024 at 09:39, foreveryoung said: There's a big issue with strip searching, but I doubt the police would want to strip search more black kids because of race. Then you are ignoring decades of often codified, official police policy, or at least unofficial police policy. And guess what? An unwarranted, humiliating strip search is sometimes just the beginning of some innocent (and usually black) kid's ordeal. Sometimes a broom handle is used. Sometimes a fist or a shod foot. Sometimes a lit cigarette. Sometimes a broken bottle. And after the torture stops, sometimes a weapon or drugs are planted. Edited August 26 by maqroll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Hasn't the 'no whites' Alum Rock graffiti been a thing for like 20 odd years? Don't want to go there anyway thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts