Stop and Search Intiative (SASI): African-Caribbean males experience the highest "Stop" rates as "Suspected" persons!

Liberal Democrat Campaign - Protect People's DNA

chrismb1 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:48:38 +0000

The police have the power to take and store DNA from everyone they arrest, even if that person is released without any charge. Once your DNA is on the database, it can’t be taken off, even if you’re proved to be innocent in court. Feel free to add your name to the growing list!

Stop and Search Intiative (SASI): African-Caribbean males experience the highest "Stop" rates as "Suspected" persons!

Black Mental Health UK - Campaign for the Removal of Innocent Patient Details from National DNA Database

chrismb1 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:30:44 +0000

This E-Petition, found on the Official "Number 10" Website ... urges the Prime Minister to remove the details of every patient who has been added to the DNA database in the process of accessing mental health services, in order to stop the ongoing criminalisation of one of society’s most vulnerable groups. Feel free to add your signature to the growing list!

Stop and Search Intiative (SASI): African-Caribbean males experience the highest "Stop" rates as "Suspected" persons!

Early Day Motion (EDM)

chrismb1 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:22:27 +0000

This Early Day Motion was put down by Sarah Teather MP, Liberal Democrat, calling for the removal of every innocent person from the National DNA Database. Feel free to add your signature to the growing list by using the Liberal Democrat Campaign Link found amongst SASI's links!

Stop and Search Intiative (SASI): African-Caribbean males experience the highest "Stop" rates as "Suspected" persons!

The Male Development Service

chrismb1 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:16:26 +0000

The Male Development Service (TMDS) is committed to the prevention of male social exclusion in all its forms.

Stop and Search Intiative (SASI): African-Caribbean males experience the highest "Stop" rates as "Suspected" persons!

100 Black Men of London

chrismb1 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:12:33 +0000

The 100 Black Men of London was formed in April 2001 by a small group of concerned and committed men who came together and decided that if change was going to come in their community... they would have to be proactively involved in that process.

Stop and Search Intiative (SASI): African-Caribbean males experience the highest "Stop" rates as "Suspected" persons!

GeneWatch UK

chrismb1 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:59:23 +0000

GeneWatch UK is a not-for-profit group that monitors developments in genetic technologies from a public interest, environmental protection and animal welfare perspective. Here GeneWatch raises a number of concerns it has regarding the "The UK Police National DNA Database". Feel Free to Join GeneWatch's Campaign!

Stop and Search Intiative (SASI): African-Caribbean males experience the highest "Stop" rates as "Suspected" persons!

Black Mental Health UK - Symposium on the National DNA Database

chrismb1 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:56:37 +0000

Symposium on the DNA database exposes a system that is criminalizing by stealth

Stop and Search Intiative (SASI): African-Caribbean males experience the highest "Stop" rates as "Suspected" persons!

Local Policing Intelligence Led or Racially Targeted?

chrismb1 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:28:55 +0000

During the past few years I have increasingly heard the phrase "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear", stated by a number of (mostly white, male), politicians and/or essentially well-meaning so-called members of the "establishment elite".

Sadly, to be even remotely accurate in making this bold (and dare I say it morally and legally correct statement), one must add the proviso "assuming you are not of African-Caribbean descent, male and live and/or work in inner city London"!

Stop and Search Intiative (SASI): African-Caribbean males experience the highest "Stop" rates as "Suspected" persons!

Is Croydon's African-Caribbean Community about to experience "the return of SUS"

chrismb1 — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:24:44 +0000

Kids Caught On Camera

Cops provoked a furious outcry after they admitted building a photo database of innocent children.

Community leaders in the London Borough of Lambeth were furious after learning that officers were taking pictures of their children without permission

Police initially defended their actions saying it was "a tactic to combat robbery, street violence and gang crime", but days later they performed a u-turn by ditching the cameras

Cheryl Sealey, a member of the Lambeth Community Police Consultative Group (LCPCG) welcomed the move. She told New Nation "Photographing our young people is criminalising them. They were taking us back to the days of the Stop and Search (SUS) laws. I'm glad the police have now seen sense."

Scotland Yard documents seen by New Nation show concern about "overt policing" has been an issue since 2004. Fifty-two per cent of all people whose images were captured in London are black, with two thirds aged between 14 and 22.