An older story, but one that’s a great example of how things are going down the toilet.
They handcuff me, hands behind my back, and take my rucksack out of my sight. They explain that this is for my safety, and that they are acting under the authority of the Terrorism Act. I am told that I am being stopped and searched because:
· they found my behaviour suspicious from direct observation and then from watching me on the CCTV system;
· I went into the station without looking at the police officers at the entrance or by the gates;
· two other men entered the station at about the same time as me;
· I am wearing a jacket “too warm for the season”;
· I am carrying a bulky rucksack, and kept my rucksack with me at all times;
· I looked at people coming on the platform;
· I played with my phone and then took a paper from inside my jacket.
The man also had DNA samples taken and a lot of property seized - his flat was raided while his girlfriend was in it - just because he didn’t look at the cops but watched his step while he went down the stairs.
Here’s the full story. Some more fun examples of police behavior in Technocrat.