Police Stop and Search Powers

So, you get stopped by the Police for no justifiable cause, refuse to give your details and get arrested. They charge you and a judge fines you £5000, which you cannot pay. So you go to jail. What exactly is your crime, and how is criminalising those who believe in civil rights going to make us safer from those who don’t?

The Police will always ask for more powers, it will make their job easier. We should not make the step change from a country where the Police are answerable to the people to one where the people are answerable to the Police.