Da er det bare å vente på at denne saken ender opp i Den europeiske menneskerettsdomstol i Strasbourg. Norge har signert Den europeiske menneskerettskonvensjon (EMK) og i en lignende sak i UK i 2010 viste det seg at praksisen med det som på engelsk heter "arbitrary search and seizure" er ulovlig.

"The Strasbourg court ruled it was unlawful for police to use the powers, under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000, to stop and search people without needing any grounds for suspicion."

"The European judges said the power to search a person's clothing and belongings in public included an element of humiliation and embarrassment which was a clear interference with the right to privacy"

"As such, section 44 was not in "accordance with the law" and amounted to a violation of article eight – the right to respect for private and family life."
Kilde: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...-ruled-illegal