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Confused&worried

Member since
June 2022

326 posts

Posted Mon March 27, 2023 7:32amReport post

The headlines today talking of a report that the police are strip searching children as young as 8, often without informing parents or having an appropriate adult present. Black children 11 time more likely to experience this.

The people "policing" us really are losing trust.

Why does a uniform give them the right to do as they please.

Another worried mum

Member since
December 2022

129 posts

Posted Mon March 27, 2023 7:46amReport post

Exactly the same thing crossed my mind when I saw that story in the news. Such dedication to child protection!

Another worried mum

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Posted Mon March 27, 2023 7:46amReport post

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Confused&worried

Member since
June 2022

326 posts

Posted Mon March 27, 2023 8:41amReport post

Yep. Maybe the authorities should be looking a little closer to home rather than dragging us mums through the wringer.

BaffledB

Member since
July 2021

876 posts

Posted Mon March 27, 2023 9:06amReport post

It's absolutely disgusting, every officer who has done that should be dismissed with immediate effect. I was completely heartbroken when I first heard about Child Q last hear who was strip searched whilst on her period, I can't imagine how children deal with such violations by these bullies. Many of us have been on the unfortunate end of nasty police officers throwing their weight around and many of us were too taken aback and didn't know how to handle it so to imagine how children must feel with that added violation makes my blood boil.

The police often violate areas of PACE and it's just brushed under the carpet, if I or many of us on here made such serious errors at work we wouldn't have a job!

Seaside

Member since
July 2022

558 posts

Posted Mon March 27, 2023 1:05pmReport post

This is heartbreaking and absolutely unacceptable.

Any police officer who has done this should be immediately dismissed and held accountable but I have no doubt that they will be allowed to continue because they really do protect their own whilst punishing everyone else.

I have no words to express how disgusted I feel about this.