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Band arrested - a Thirst for justice?

Andy Howells

30th November 2009

This video clip is a good starting point for a discussion on whether police powers are abused - perhaps link it to stats showing that young males from ethnic minorities are far more likely to be stopped and searched… good for the whole liberty v security debate too. The story is that up and coming indie band The Thirst were arrested and detained for 12 hours due to a mistake by a council employee viewing CCTV footage.

Sorry about the pun!

Andy Howells

Andy Howells is Head of Law at a large northern Sixth Form College and a former solicitor.

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