We Are Change UK - Notting Hill Carnival 2008

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We Are Change UK activists attended the Notting Hill Carnival to hand out flyers and talk to some of the carnival goers about 9/11.

Sadly the day quickly descended into the murky territory of a foetal police state, kicking in the womb of the UK, and race profiling.

If you were stopped and searched or treated disrespectfully by the police at Notting Hill Carnival, we'd like to hear about it. Send your story to:

info@wearechange.org.uk

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[Frazzel]

i tried to click on the video link but it didnt work. can you fix it?

[GazeboflossUK]

That's insane.

Such pathetic police.

They need a good telling.

[Stefan]

[spiv]

Fascinating to see the apparent abuse of applicable laws. The police were suggesting that the film crew "might be terrorists", then searching one of them quoting section 60 Criminal Justice Act, which seems to only cover suspicion of violent incidents about to happen, see http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1994/ukpga_19940033_en_7 (section 60 is near the bottom of the page). So their search should have been confined to looking for guns, blades and other sharp objects, not reading cards and information inside wallets.

If they were truly suspecting the film crew of being "terrorists", surely their legal power is contained in s44 of the Terrorism Act 2000? See http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000011_en_5 which has to be authorised at Commander level.

It raises the question as to whether or not a Commander authorised this, especially as the plods were quoting a 'violent incident' law. Sections 45(5) and (6) of the TA2003 or s60(10) CJA1994 grants the right to someone who is stopped and searched to obtain a written statement from the police, providing that the application for one is made within 12 months of the search. Would be interesting to find out which reason was being used, and whether or not a Commander had issued such an authorisation (for a search of suspect terrorists). Interesting article about this here http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/6-free-speech/s44-terror ism-act/index.shtml

Doesn't appear to have been any amendments in subsequent years to the above powers, not that I can see, but stand to be corrected.

I think the police, as we move towards a fascist police state, seem to just think that if they mention the word "terrorism" they are authorised to do just what they like!!