Program not only breaches civil liberties but is ineffective,says MP Jenny Leong, main to thousands of young people being ‘humiliated’ for no reasonThe Greens New South Wales are renewing their push to halt the police use of drug detection dogs in public places – a program they say is not only ineffective but harmful.
Jenny Leong, or the member for Newtown,has reintroduced an amendment bill to the NSW state parliament that aims to repeal the parts of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 that allow the use of drug detection dogs without warrants on public transport, at festivals and in bars.
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Source: theguardian.com