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Black children four times more likely to be strip searched in England and Wales, new report finds – Channel 4 News (www.channel4.com)

submitted 2 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/uk_politics

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Children

Strip search

What the fuck

[–] Mex 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are times where it might be appropriate for the saftey of others or the child... but, the more I hear about how these are being conducted the more it sounds like that (some) people conducting them are enjoying it too much.

[–] sleen@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Quite possibly. Procedure is procedure but problems come when someone abuses their power. However, strip searching does seem like a thing of the past - usually replaced/used in conjunction with that 3d scanning machine.

[–] Mex 2 points 2 months ago

I doubt most stations have scanning machines.

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I got a bit concerned when I misread your username as being part of your comment.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago

Why are we strip searching children? It's a rhetorical question. I was viewed naked as a teen because I was on suicide watch and I understand why. The situation is still completely fucked.

[–] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 2 months ago

Now let's see by class... Chances are it turns out to be yet another class or even regional divide that's had the focus shifted to race as that keeps the tensions and fighting amongst the poors