[user104658]

Originally Posted by Germyle

I’m black and I don’t mind being searched every day if it involves ‘possibly’ preventing someone being murdered

I highly, highly doubt that if you were searched every day for a year you would still be saying that. If you genuinely don't mind being stopped and harassed by law enforcement whilst going about your day, then that's... Err... Great, I guess, but I don't think you speak for most people who actually do value their liberty, autonomy and right to privacy.

Here's a question for the #metoo generation;

Its not just teenage males who are involved in violent crime, and only stop and searching males would be profiling anyway. So... Are we OK with male police officers having the legal right to stop and "pat down" any teenage girl they want to in the street? Do we expect teenage girls to be OK with these intrusive searches "because it might save lives"?