The BBC report that the Metropolitan Police made more than 170 000 "terror" stops in London in 2008. This is more than double the previous year. The Police spokesman said, "The threat to London from terrorism is real and serious and these powers are a vital tactic in our counter-terrorism strategy." mmmm...only 65 of the "terror" stops lead to arrests for terror offenses...the conviction rate is not given, although it is probably quite low. (remember, taking a photograph of a policeman may constitute a "terror offense") You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce that the risk of terrorism in the UK is very low, and the police and politicians are fear-mongering (remember the fictitious Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and "sexed-up" report of their existence).

More video footage of police beating unarmed civillians at the G20 meeting in London. This follows the death of Ian Tomlinson, who was violently shoved to the ground / hit from behind (?) by police, while walking home after a day of work. Initially the "powers that be" blamed heart failure, however a second examination concluded that he died from internal bleeding. The people who were shoved and beaten (and survived) can be thankful that UK police do not carry guns.