Should police be given more stop and search powers?

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We ask the people of Cardiff whether they think current police stop and search powers are suitable and acceptable or whether they need more protection.

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00:00 It's probably fair, but only if they actually do have reason,

00:03 because I think sometimes it's just a bit dodgy when they just ask you out of nowhere.

00:09 But yeah.

00:10 Well, I've never been asked.

00:10 I don't know, I just see stuff like that all the time.

00:13 It's just like, if you actually do have suspicion, then probably yeah, but...

00:17 I don't think it's necessarily a good thing,

00:20 as when this stuff happens, it's usually on a racial reasoning,

00:24 not just, "Oh, this person looks suspicious."

00:27 So I think they should give reasoning on why,

00:30 and not just see, "Oh, that person is not white, let's search them."

00:35 Well, if they're suspicious of people, then yeah, it's important.

00:41 They think there's some criminal activity going on, then yeah.

00:44 If there's no aggravation involved, and there's no violence,

00:52 they don't see this, police and the public, sometimes it just clashes.

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