Just another regular day of non-terrorism in Leamington Spa, stopped with the help of, erm, anti-terror legislation
From the Leamington Spa Courier (http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/Stop-and-search-at-Leamington.5844457.jp), I present the entire contents of the following article:
Stop and search at Leamington station
Published Date: 20 November 2009TRANSPORT police targeted Leamington station in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour and assaults on staff this week.Officers were at the station on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a "routine" operation. They were also responding to a high level of cycle thefts at the station and stopping and searching people under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act. A British Transport Police spokesman said: "These stops and searches are routine. There is nothing particularly at risk about Leamington."
[emphasis mine; stupidity -- for once -- someone else's]I can't see how the use of a law called the TERRORISM Act can be sanctioned for dealing with NON-TERRORIST offences, let alone an utter lack of any evident crime whatsoever, as seems to be the case here. Is this really fine with anyone? Is it just me that finds this situation a bit scary?
Posted by Guy Freeman
