Asian people 42 times more likely to be stopped and searched....

...so says The Guardian, which has seen official figures of the use of stop & search under s7 Terrorism Act (2000) at ports and airports without reasonable suspicion. Of course stop and search in the street under the Terrorism Act has been ruled unlawful by the ECHR - will this follow? Community groups are alleging that the police are using the power to pressure people into spying on the Muslim community - video of one person’s experience here.

Lots of issues for discussion around the extent of police powers and the rule of law!