Black children four times more likely to be strip searched in England and Wales, new report finds
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Too many strip searches of children by police have been "unnecessary, unsafe and under-reported", according to a damning report by the Children's Commissioner.
    • Mex@feddit.ukEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      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.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    2·
    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
    22·
    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