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Government approves new 'stop and frisk' authority for police
Omri Efriam
Published: 18.10.15, 18:01
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1. Gut Instinct
Joe Bliksem ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (10.18.15)
"Never second guess your gut instinct" If it saves lives......who cares about being politically correct. and not in line with"the guidlines"
2. terror vs law
buddha ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.18.15)
these terror attacks lead to such a controversial laws- think about this nothing to say, me as a foreigner, I'd rather being checked without reason, than being stabbed in my back be calm, do your job and there will be no reason for such laws, but when you cause so much nasty trouble- this is what you get
3. Association for Civil Rights? Whose rights? Terrorists!
Jeff ,   ranaana, israel   (10.18.15)
Yes, even such a basic common sense policy like stop-and-frisk is condemned by the ivory tower crowd over at ACRI. Better 10 dead Jews than 100 offended Arabs. But of course ACRI's moral preening is more important that human lives, right?
4. this is screwed up
michael ,   tel aviv   (10.18.15)
this is ridiculous. this is a knee jerk opportunistic power grab for fascist like powers for the State. When the heck did we become so amazingly out of touch that this even sounds like a good idea?!? If it gets on the books - depending on the language - we are speaking about absolute police "discretion"?? no way.
5. what 4 above said: 100% agree
the family Sefardi ,   Israel   (10.18.15)
...and given the way I look...well I can't wait for them to frisk me...and then have them read my TAZ (id) ... and then naturally I will definitely sue them for violating my human and civil rights. It will be fun.
6. Careful what you wish for
keren tzafon ,   Tzafon Israel   (10.18.15)
Even though I deplore that I suddenly cannot walk in absolute safety because of the current stab fest I deplore even more police being given KGB like powers.History has shown that the day will come when all citizens will be more afraid of the police than the terrorists or the criminals.
7. Selectively enforced against Arabs
(10.19.15)
As it should be.
8. DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IN ORDER
IRANIAN JEW ,   LA USA   (10.19.15)
to save lives. PALIS just lost any chance of any peace. No Israeli is going to live side by side to them now. You never know how and when they start killing. The cult culture of murder is just embedded in their minds from birth. There is no way to rescue them even if you give them the best house in the best neighborhood of any city.
9. the arabs are toughening up many jews
manny   (10.19.15)
it is very difficult other than the idf melting pot to martialize the balance of israeli people. \you have pacifists, people of words and letters and many haredi who just won't practise martial arts nor are forced to do so by their haredi leaders. so stabbings in the neck, back, face, legs, killing of rabbis and others is causing more and more israelis to go to stores for weapons and to go for self defense training. \but more needs to be done because the culture of pacificism still is strong. \many still in the media still abhor and blame israel for reacting with force. \the policce and idf cannot get there in time.\individual israelis and their families should develop a plan when they go out on what to take and what to do. and jews should not be waiving knives in public as they may be shot by israeli police as has already happened. \\\\\\\\israelis also have to think about reaction to a knife wielding terrorist or arab freedom fighter as they view it. you have 3 to 4 israelis near the attacker, may you yell out lets rush him as that may be more effective in reducing injuries. But be prepared, look around and do something cause the cops and idf will get there too late. so in an perverse way, the arabs are strengthening israeli defense skills and so what goes goes around comes around. \israelis will not be as restrained as the police.
10. gut instict
yosi ,   jerusalem   (10.19.15)
Is what almost got that eritrean killed in ber sheva, but you probaby dont car.
11. Wow, aren't we incredibly inventive &tough at the same time?
(10.19.15)
12. needed: strip searches
Larry ,   LA (formerly)   (10.19.15)
The Arabs are very much against their bodies being seen in public in the nude. So I think the government should have strip searches on terrorists, dead, wounded and alive, male and female to ascertain that there is no hidden weapons. This will discourage Arabs from carrying out terror attacks.
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