The car park opposite Anfield Community Comprehensive school was turned into a Merseyside Police ‘stop and search’ zone for several hours from 7.00pm on Friday 26th September 2003. The ‘random’ stop and searches took place with police officers directing cars into the main car park, where drivers and passengers were asked to step out of the vehicle and were promptly searched using an aggressive pat down search by the Operational Support Group(OSG). Merseyside Police have been stepping up intimidation and using unnecessary force in the area for the past few weeks. Local young people are becoming annoyed at being the targets of discrimination and have found themselves being searched for “over 30 minutes” for no apparent reasons.
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stop and search is a useful tool
29.09.2003 11:58
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Enforcer
29.09.2003 16:29
I've also been harrassed just for walking down the street on my own and "looking suspicious".
To be honest the only thing that's ever worked for me in terms of being safe in society so far is fighting back directly cause the individual pigs that don't do shit about anyone that doesn't fit in with their little world view. They just get a uniform, some authority, some weapons and even some training about how to hurt people best, and there's no way for you to stop that.
The problem isn't that if you stop harrassing people for no legitimate reason that people will complain that you're not doing your jobs. You're not doing your jobs now in far worse ways.
Enforcer my fucking arse.
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Policing and the Lesbian and Gay Community
01.12.2003 19:30
As well as this, there are Police Surgery's at the Masquerade Bar, Cumberland Street Liverpool City Centre on the first and last Wednesday of the month.
For more information or to add your name to the mailing list contact the chair, Mike Homfray at
If you live in Merseyside and have been the victim of crime because of your sexuality contact SHOUTline in confidence on 0800 328 2244
For recorded information about Stop and Search and your rights call the Stop and Search Advice Line on 0800 138 1699. Information available in 10 languages.
www.merseyside.police.uk is the Merseyside Police website.
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