We should all live in fear, of a fifteen year old?
A boy by the name of Fabbian Sabbara ,age 15, was dressed in his school uniform and was stopped by three police community support officers for taking photos of the Wimbledon Station on his mobile phone. The student was taking pedestrian counts, surveys and photos as part of a geography project.
According to Barry Reeve of the PCSO he told the young boy that he had to sign forms under section 44 of the terrorism Act. This act allows the police to stop and search anybody who plans a terrorism attack.
The boy was threatened to be arrested if he did not sign it. The high school sent out 54 other students to do the same fieldwork.
Parents of the young boy tried to call the police to ask it to be removed from his record but it was refused and must remain on his record for six years.
Since the incident this has been removed from his record but his father goes on to complain. He says his son could have faced long term hard ache and trouble working if this were to stay on his record.
My feeling is just like everyone else's , its crazy. First I would like to know what what the ethnicity of this boy was. Why is he a threat and is this a big issue. People of middle eastern decent have been scrutinized and blamed for everything. I think having safety is a good thing but you can't make a child sign for something he did not do.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3328990/Schoolboy-stopped-under-Terrorism-Act-for-doing-geography-fieldwork.html
3 comments:
Situations like this are unfortunate, but suppose he was working for a terrorist organization? As we all know, children even younger than 15 are being trained everyday to perform acts of terrorism and carry on the legacy. The government was probably at fault for this situation, but you can't make the system perfect. This is the price we pay to not have a bomb in our backyard.
I agree with Jared. Unfortunately, in order to prevent potential catastrophes, governments are taking extreme measures to see that safety is maintained. It's sad but a fifteen year old boy can be a terrorist just like a thirty year old man can. What is the solution around this mistake happening again? What is being too safe on the part of the government? The government did go a bit far though, putting this on his record. It's just crazy that things have come to this.
How would this have affected him if he later on looked for a job or applied to a college? Can this kind of thing negatively affect someone in such a situation?
I'm glad at least that it was removed from his record. But that's pretty extreme, considering he's only 15.
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