to say that those of you who complain about custodial sentence lengths for sexual offenders should take part in this consultation

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

The sentencing council has a consultation on sentences for sexual offences. The public (you and me) are able to give their views.

clicky

Thought some of you might be interested - given the outrage I have seen on here at (usually) how short some sentences for sexual offences are.

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

Well don't complain then

[squeakytoy]

maybe you should ask for MNHQ to insert "custodial" into the header as I thought it was about grammar when I read it.. :)

[OneOfMyTurnsComingOn]

So did I, Squeaky

[EcoLady]

... and there was me ready for a rant about comma abuse...

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

OK OK - my bad - I have reported to MNHQ and asked them to add "for sexual offences" in the title

[HECTheHallsWithRowsAndFolly]

Is it open to everyone? It appears to be wanting responses from organisations and individuals with special interest only.

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

They say that they hope the general public will respond on the page linked to above

[OliviaPeaceOnMumsnet]

Sorry this is a serious thread but I am at folk thinking this is about grammar when it's about prison...
We have amended the thread title from "to say that those of you who complain about sentence lengths should take part in this consulation"
to "to say that those of you who complain about custodial sentence lengths for sexual offenders should take part in this consultation"

[AnyaKnowIt]

I did start a thread about it and only 1 person replied

[SirEdmundFrillary]

I think people who've been attacked are less interested in the sentences the people get than in other stuff, like being sure they're not going to have that happen again; like having people listen etc.

[BarbarianMum]

Well I'm interested and will click. Thanks

[DecktheHallswithTroughsofBolly]

Thanks for the link. I work in a witness/victim care unit supporting victims of crime through court and certainly I was unaware of it. I will try and get it circulated to all 5000 members of my police force tomorrow :D

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

Yay - thank you Olivia :)

[AnyaKnowIt]

bump

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

cough

[SPsFanjoIsSantasLittleHoHoHo]

I'll be honest I couldn't care any more. It's not going to change anything. My rapist walked free yet there was witness statements, including one from his boyfriend saying he had done it and even bragged, there was evidence on me that he had done it. But no he walked free though even the police knew he did it.

[SPsFanjoIsSantasLittleHoHoHo]

Bestfriend** not boyfriend.

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

So sorry SP

This covers much more than rape, (and I know that so many have a shit experience of the prosecution of that, or lack of it), it covers child photo offences etc. I just wanted the women here to have the oportunity to have input.

[SPsFanjoIsSantasLittleHoHoHo]

Sorry! Thought that's what you meant with sexual offences.

I was technically a child when it happened to me. (15)

I wanted someone to believe me more then anything. I never thought about how long he would go down for, it was about people believing it.

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

I believe you.

[SPsFanjoIsSantasLittleHoHoHo]

Thank you are sorry as it seems I killed the thread

[SPsFanjoIsSantasLittleHoHoHo]

Thank you and sorry as it seems I killed the thread

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

No worries mate.

I am getting very little interest here, but had hoped that as women and children make up the vast majority of victims of sexual crimes, MN would be a place interested, from that point of view.

[SPsFanjoIsSantasLittleHoHoHo]

I thought it would have been quite busy here tbh with this topic.

What do you think about it?

[LineRunner]

I have just looked at the consultation site and it's:

a) Complicated, and

b) Personally upsetting for me.

Just saying.