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B.C. police officers want acce
VANCOUVER (CP) - Anyone who has been exposed to bodily fluids during a rescue or altercation should have access to medical records to determine if they are at risk of diseases like HIV, says the B.C. Federation of Police Officers.
The officers want the province to pass legislation that would give the access to members of the public and emergency workers.
The so-called Good Samaritan act would apply to victims of crime, paramedics or police punctured by a needle, for example.
The act would also apply to citizens who arrive at an accident scene before emergency pers... Read more
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Guardian Unlimited - UK
07 August 2007
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Powers to stop and search members of the public under terrorism laws will be used increasingly this summer, police said yesterday.
The warning came as searches in London under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 - for which police do not need grounds for suspicion - grew to five times the monthly average during July. The upsurge came after the attempted car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, but senior police officers said yesterday there would be no let-up.
This comes despite a pledge in February that the use of section 44 searches would be scaled back, after complaints from Muslims that they were feeling victimised.
More than 350 people a day were stopped and searched under section 44 in London last month, a monthly total of 10,948 stops which compares to an average of 2,114. Scotland Yard said of the 10,948 stops in July, 24% were Asian, 14% were black and 54% were white.
In February, the Association of Chief Police Officers announced a review of section 44 searches. At the time Andy Hayman, the country's most senior counter-terrorism officer, told the Metropolitan police authority that stop-and-search gave pain to the community and resulted in few arrests.
The review, published in May, recommended improvements to training of officers and accurately updating the public on the use of section 44 searches, but found the power was needed.
Announcing the policy of high-profile, increased stop and searches yesterday, Commander Rod Jarman of the Metropolitan police said senior officers were advising police on the streets to exercise the power more frequently.
"Terrorists live, work and blend into our communities. They need information; accommodation, transport, communications, material and storage. Terrorists can come from any background and live anywhere. They are as likely to be seen in quiet suburban roads as they are in inner city areas," said Mr Jarman.
"To complement our more covert methods of fighting terrorism, we must have a more visible presence to deter and prevent terrorist activity."
Although terrorists had been thwarted in the past, events showed that they would try again and he appealed for the public to remain vigilant.
Police have powers to search people they suspect of carrying drugs, weapons or stolen goods but section 44 grants additional powers in which anyone can be searched for articles connected to terrorism, even without "reasonable grounds" for suspicion.
A spokesman for the Muslim Safety Forum, which has complained about disproportionate use of section 44s in the Muslim community, said the forum understood the need to use these powers, but the latest campaign must be run in a way which did not further strain relations between Muslims and the police.
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