tool. literally, vital. we cannot hope to get weapons off our street without it. of course, it must be used skilfully, responsibly, and proportionately. as is true of every power with which we invest the police. but, it would be a tragic mistake to conclude that stop and search is too controversial to use extensively. or, that it cannot be is effectively with sensible safeguards. suggestions that it is a means of victimising young black men haveit means of victimising young black men have it precisely the wrong way around, mr speaker. the facts are, that young black man are proportionately likely to be victims of violent crimes. they are the ones most in need back disproportionately. this is about saving the lives of young black men. being stopped and searched while carrying a weapon can stop someone from whatever background from making a terrible mistake they can never undo. sometimes, we lose sight of this point in debating stop and search. black people account for aroun
young black men. a police inspector has said that the presence of disproportionality and crime victimisation rates does not adequately explain why there is disproportionality in stop and search disproportionality in stop and search rates. the home secretary in her statement seems to only be focusing her statement seems to only be focusing on young black man. i think this year focusing on young black man. i think this year refers to that amount six times, this year refers to that amount six times, with this year refers to that amount six times, with only one reference to people times, with only one reference to people who are white, even though her own people who are white, even though her own statement recognises that young her own statement recognises that young black men are still a minority of knife young black men are still a minority of knife crime victims. does she recognise of knife crime victims. does she recognise the importance of following the evidence where
tool. literally, vital. we cannot hope to get weapons off our street without it. of course, it must be used skilfully, responsibly, and proportionately. as is true of every power with which we invest the police. but, it would be a tragic mistake to conclude that stop and search is too controversial to use extensively. or, that it cannot be is effectively with sensible safeguards. suggestions that it is a means of victimising young black men haveit means of victimising young black men have it precisely the wrong way around, mr speaker. the facts are, that young black man are proportionately likely to be victims of violent crimes. they are the ones most in need back disproportionately. this is about saving the lives of young black men. being stopped and searched while