Race campaigners condemn return to stop and search of black people: do you agree

There has been a call to step up police stop and searches of black people and this is a subject that will always cause an outcry, but that did not worry Keith Jarrett, the president of the National Black Police Association who has asked for this return to stop and search. Jarrett has angered many race campaigners including Milena Buyum from the National Assembly against Racism, and has given a warning that this could very well alienate ethnic minorities even more.

Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman has also added that it will only increase tensions, and could cause further distrust to the police. The Mirror has said that it is this kind of policy of targeting young black men that caused the Brixton Riots of 1981, and I can tell you first hand that that was not a great time as I lived in Stockwell Park Estate at the time.

I know that this is a very sore subject for people, but it is something that had to be reported, please do add your views.

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