The Home Secretary thinks that the police would be better at fighting terror if they could stop and question anyone. Do young people agree? Talk about what drawbacks there are to questioning people just to gather information.
If young people were to stop people that they thought might be terrorists, what signs would they look for? Who looks suspicious? Talk about how many innocent people might also appear that way.
Under the new law, refusing to co-operate with the police could be an offence carrying a 5,000 fine. Talk about reasons someone might have for not answering police questions.
The Metropolitan Police has not backed the call for these new counter-terrorism powers. It is concerned about the serious damage it could cause to police relationships. Mutual trust, co-operation, respect and understanding between police and the people can also fight terror, it argues. Discuss how this might work.
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