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Police were yesterday stripped of the widely abused power to stop and search innocent people in the street without any suspicion of wrongdoing.

In a signal victory for civil liberties, Home Secretary Theresa May declared that Section 44 of the Terrorism Act - recently ruled illegal by the European courts - could no longer be used against members of the public.

Read more: Civil liberties victory over stop and search as police powers are reined in | Mail Online

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ForumGarden News;1321301 wrote: Police were yesterday stripped of the widely abused power to stop and search innocent people in the street without any suspicion of wrongdoing.

In a signal victory for civil liberties, Home Secretary Theresa May declared that Section 44 of the Terrorism Act - recently ruled illegal by the European courts - could no longer be used against members of the public.

Read more: Civil liberties victory over stop and search as police powers are reined in | Mail Online


Excuse me, but who else remembers the "Sus" laws of the 1970s? They far outdate the Terrorism Act and gave the same powers!