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As well as celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth
we need to talk about about Stop & Search...
#BlackLivesMatter
As well as celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth
we need to talk about about Stop & Search...#BlackLivesMatter
Intelligence-led stop & search can play a role in keeping us all safe but treating people like this is counter-productive & wrong.
The 14 year old in this video had just been bought a bike by his grandfather.
He wants to stay anonymous but did write this about his experience
The 14 year old in this video had just been bought a bike by his grandfather.
He wants to stay anonymous but did write this about his experience
âI was on my way home enjoying riding my new bike that I had received and suddenly I was thrown off my bike and against a wall for no reason. 1/7
âMy first thought was âI havenât done anything wrong, why are they harassing me? Is it because I am black?â 2/7
âNothing was explained to me and I was made to feel like I had done something wrong, even though I knew that I had not. 3/7
âNothing was explained to me as to why I had been stopped and I feel like they were abusing their powers, as normally they would tell you what you have done wrong. 4/7
âI was scared and worried because if there were no bystanders who knows what would have happened. Iâve never had any interactions with the police before. 5/7
âAfter this experience, I hope never to again, as I no longer believe the police are there to help, but more to harass young black boys for no reason. 6/7
âI have seen them doing this all the time, but for it to happen to me has shown that they enjoy harassing young black boys and expect that every young person is a gang member or carries weapons.â 7/7
