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
british people. sense policing and the side of the british purple- british people. everybody in the will share the british people. everybody in the will share the home british people. everybody in the will share the home secretary s| will share the home secretary s taudabte will share the home secretary s laudable aims to cut knife crime. she witt laudable aims to cut knife crime. she will remember that when we debated she will remember that when we debated the new stop and search powers. debated the new stop and search powers. i debated the new stop and search powers, i think it was the day after the casey powers, i think it was the day after the casey report came out. i cited some the casey report came out. i cited some examples from that report, examples some examples from that report, examples of police officers who justified examples of police officers who justified carrying out searches on the basis justified carrying out searches on the basis of ethnicity a
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