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Pc Brigade wasting police time

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RedToothBrush · 31/10/2018 22:56

Now the story focuses on misogyny as a hate crime. But it talks a lot about thought crime and vexatious reports.

It's an interesting in to the front page

Pc Brigade wasting police time
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Tanith · 01/11/2018 07:46

Is it perhaps the nearest they can get to criticising the spurious reports from transactivists? Are they being reported as misogyny?

Charliethefeminist · 01/11/2018 07:43

Most egregious examples recently are people calling the police about stickers, surely. Harassment of women, misogyny, is rarely reported to police compared to how often it happens.

ILuvBirdsEye · 01/11/2018 07:38

extending the remit into incidents where no crime has been committed, such as misogyny and misandry, is fraught at any time

Is she saying that misogyny is never a crime?

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 01/11/2018 07:34

Although a brownie point to her for using the word “sex”.

ILuvBirdsEye · 01/11/2018 07:33

Yes, the minute misogyny looks like it may be a crime... here comes someone saying it's wasting time.
All those women lying about rape should f off too I guess.

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 01/11/2018 07:32

I read that too yesterday. Was surprised they focused on misogyny Hmm
Is CC Thornton going to have a chat with Yorkshire police then? Halloween Wink

Micke · 01/11/2018 07:30

I find it really odd (well, not really, because patriarchy) - as in most forces misogyny isn't a hate crime, and (whilst I'm in a bubble I suppose), the only hate crimes I've heard of being investigated are trans ones (which also received disproportionate police attendance), and the only ones prosecuted were race ones (which also seems much rarer than it probably happens - given some of the things I've heard kids yelling when I've walked around my town - not at me, but at each other).

Oh, and I've heard someone reporting gay hate crime (basically a gay bashing) and getting nowhere with it.

Misogyny cases wasting police time? Not even slightly. What's the double bluff going on here?

BlackeyedGruesome · 01/11/2018 07:26

'twas on radio four too.

not keen on the fact they were focussing on misogyny, if they mean sexual threats and other really nasty stuff that can happen.