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22-706: [REDACTED] Look up sus or Sus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sus or SUS may refer to: Places [ edit ] Sus, Lachin , a village Sus, Pune , India, a neighborhood Sus, Pyrénées-Atlantiques , France, a commune Susch , Graubünden , Switzerland, a municipality formerly called Süs People [ edit ] Frank Süs , German footballer Martin Sus (footballer, born 1989) , Czech footballer Martin Sus (footballer, born 1990) , Czech footballer Pierre de Sus , bailli of
44-993: A commune Susch , Graubünden , Switzerland, a municipality formerly called Süs People [ edit ] Frank Süs , German footballer Martin Sus (footballer, born 1989) , Czech footballer Martin Sus (footballer, born 1990) , Czech footballer Pierre de Sus , bailli of the Principality of Achaea So Sus , Canadian electronic music producer Stepan Sus (born 1981), Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop Sus (rapper) , British rapper Education [ edit ] Shanghai University of Sport , China State University System of Florida , United States Health [ edit ] Sistema Único de Saúde , Brazil's publicly funded health care system Stavanger University Hospital (Norwegian: Stavanger Universitetssykehus ) in Norway Science and technology [ edit ] Omoglymmius sus ,
66-585: A language spoken in Guinea and Sierra Leone Suspended chord , in music Young Independents (Icelandic: Ungir sjálfstæðismenn ), the youth wing of the Independence Party of Iceland Süs (magazine) , a former Turkish magazine See also [ edit ] Sus law , formerly allowing broad powers to the police in Britain to stop and search Sus al-Aksa , a former town in what
88-409: A language spoken in Guinea and Sierra Leone Suspended chord , in music Young Independents (Icelandic: Ungir sjálfstæðismenn ), the youth wing of the Independence Party of Iceland Süs (magazine) , a former Turkish magazine See also [ edit ] Sus law , formerly allowing broad powers to the police in Britain to stop and search Sus al-Aksa , a former town in what
110-599: A marginal impact on crime in the UK. The power to act on suspicion was found in part of section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824 , which provided that: [E]very suspected person or reputed thief, frequenting any river, canal, or navigable stream, dock, or basin, or any quay, wharf, or warehouse near or adjoining thereto, or any street, highway, or avenue leading thereto, or any place of public resort, or any avenue leading thereto, or any street, or any highway or any place adjacent to
132-578: A professional body for university sport SuS Schalke , sports club in Westphalia , Germany SuS Stadtlohn , sports club in Stadtlohn , Germany Other uses [ edit ] Sus (film) , a 2010 British film Sus (meme) , an Internet meme and shortened form of "suspicious", spoofing the video game Among Us Spirit of St. Louis Airport in St. Louis, Missouri, United States Susu ,
154-416: A professional body for university sport SuS Schalke , sports club in Westphalia , Germany SuS Stadtlohn , sports club in Stadtlohn , Germany Other uses [ edit ] Sus (film) , a 2010 British film Sus (meme) , an Internet meme and shortened form of "suspicious", spoofing the video game Among Us Spirit of St. Louis Airport in St. Louis, Missouri, United States Susu ,
176-457: A prosecution under the act, the police had to prove that the defendant had committed two acts: Two witnesses were required to substantiate the charge, which were usually two police officers patrolling together. The law caused much discontent among certain sections of the population, particularly black and ethnic minorities, against whom the law was particularly targeted by the police. The sus law had attracted considerable controversy prior to
198-464: A species of beetle Sus (genus) , the genus of pigs Saybolt universal second , a unit of viscosity Single UNIX Specification , a group of computer standards Software Update Services , a software updating tool from Microsoft Stochastic universal sampling System usability scale , in systems engineering Sport [ edit ] Club SuS 1896 Bremen , a defunct German association football club Scottish Universities Sport ,
220-464: A species of beetle Sus (genus) , the genus of pigs Saybolt universal second , a unit of viscosity Single UNIX Specification , a group of computer standards Software Update Services , a software updating tool from Microsoft Stochastic universal sampling System usability scale , in systems engineering Sport [ edit ] Club SuS 1896 Bremen , a defunct German association football club Scottish Universities Sport ,
242-399: A street or highway; with intent to commit an arrestable offence [...] shall be deemed a rogue and vagabond[.] Upon conviction, a person arrested under the law could be imprisoned for up to three months. This effectively permitted the police to stop and search, and even arrest, anyone found in a public place if they suspected that they intended to commit an offence. In order to bring
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#1732765838074264-413: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages sus [REDACTED] Look up sus or Sus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sus or SUS may refer to: Places [ edit ] Sus, Lachin , a village Sus, Pune , India, a neighborhood Sus, Pyrénées-Atlantiques , France,
286-520: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sus law In England and Wales , the sus law (from "suspected person" ) was a stop and search law that permitted a police officer to stop, search and potentially arrest people on suspicion of them being in breach of section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824 . According to a 2018 study in the British Journal of Criminology , stop and search had
308-453: Is now Morocco Suspicion (emotion) , a feeling of distrust or perceived guilt for someone or something Suspense , a state of mental uncertainty or anxiety Sous , a name for the southwestern part of Morocco from the 13th to 19th centuries Suss (disambiguation) Sussy (disambiguation) Sus scrofa domesticus (pig) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
330-453: Is now Morocco Suspicion (emotion) , a feeling of distrust or perceived guilt for someone or something Suspense , a state of mental uncertainty or anxiety Sous , a name for the southwestern part of Morocco from the 13th to 19th centuries Suss (disambiguation) Sussy (disambiguation) Sus scrofa domesticus (pig) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
352-539: The Criminal Attempts Act 1981 received Royal Assent. Subsequent British legislation that makes provision for the police to act on the basis of suspicion alone has been denounced as "another sus law" by opponents of proposals to grant increased "stop and question" powers to police officers in England and Wales. In 2007, then-Northern Ireland minister Peter Hain said he wanted to see the details of
374-569: The Principality of Achaea So Sus , Canadian electronic music producer Stepan Sus (born 1981), Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop Sus (rapper) , British rapper Education [ edit ] Shanghai University of Sport , China State University System of Florida , United States Health [ edit ] Sistema Único de Saúde , Brazil's publicly funded health care system Stavanger University Hospital (Norwegian: Stavanger Universitetssykehus ) in Norway Science and technology [ edit ] Omoglymmius sus ,
396-559: The early 1980s race riots (in St Pauls, Bristol , in 1980, and in Brixton , London; Toxteth, Liverpool ; Handsworth , Birmingham ; and Chapeltown, Leeds in 1981). This led to campaigns against the law including the "Scrap Sus" campaign led by Mavis Best and Paul Boateng . When questioned on the topic in 1980, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir David McNee stated that the reason for its disproportionate use on black people
418-453: The policy before making any judgement; however, Hain told BBC 1's Sunday AM: "We cannot have a reincarnation of the old 'sus' laws under which mostly black people, ethnic minorities, were literally stopped on sight and that created a really bad atmosphere and an erosion of civil liberties." In January 2008, David Cameron , at the time Conservative leader of the opposition, announced that he would, if elected, seek to return similar powers to
440-502: The title Sus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sus&oldid=1259906799 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Articles containing Norwegian-language text Articles containing Icelandic-language text Short description
462-502: The title Sus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sus&oldid=1259906799 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Articles containing Norwegian-language text Articles containing Icelandic-language text Short description
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#1732765838074484-501: Was because they were "over-represented in offences of robbery and other violent theft ". In 1980, the House of Commons ' Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration began hearings into the law. In the case of the race riots, the alleged abusive use of the sus law was believed to be a contributory factor to those events. The sus law was repealed on 27 August 1981, on the advice of the 1979 Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure, when
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