The Metropolitan police failed to investigate scores of rape allegations because officers did not record them as criminal offences, the Guardian has learned.
An internal review by Scotland Yard found that women who complained to police that they feared they may have been raped or suffered a serious sexual assault had their concerns dismissed in up to six London boroughs. In a breach of police policy, officers instead classed the incidents as crime related incidents [CRI], meaning the cases were not investigated properly, informed sources say…
The practice of dismissing women’s fears of rape and failing to class them as crimes is believed to have continued for several years and was ended last year. The review that identified the practice was triggered by the Worboys case.
When the procedure was corrected it led to a spike in recorded rape cases, up by 25% over the past year, at a time when overall crime in London fell.
Reflect upon how much of policing can be politics – and shouldn’t be.
#38–Fusion==yea, the law used to be as you stated with the addition of “who is not their spouse.” Thats why I am sad the LAW WAS CHANGED. Marriage should mean something other than tax benefits and financial arrangements.
If all the husband does is have non-consented to sex with his wife and is sent to jail for 5 years because of it, why is that not sufficient. Why a rape charge on top of it?
#39–Nimby==I’m not a doctor, so I can’t talk like that. I was actually just tripping on a late night 30 minute advert for “Male Enhancement of that Certain Part.” My own private amusement.
While everything you say is true, it really doesn’t add or subtract from the point I was making. Your very own Cliff Clavin moment?
Why not add that women can rape women even by sitting outside in the get away car?
Isn’t the law funny?
Ok guys, first off its been publicly acknowledged that the number one date rape drug in the UK is alcohol. Second, if a girl is unsure whether she was raped or not, then she should get herself checked out at the hospital, before bothering the police about something that may not have happened.
I live in the UK and a huge proportion of the women actually dress and act like they would enjoy being raped. If they wernt stumbling home out of their faces, rolling on floor with their cunts in the air then maybe our rapists wouldn’t get so tempted.
I’m not justifying rape, I’m just sayin that girls should take responsibility for their actions.