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AIBU I'm asking the police to apply the law when arresting men?

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Jeanhatchet · 11/11/2018 09:09

Since the Leicester Square transgender gang ... 3 blokes ... have been in court now .... and the media have stopped calling them "women" I've resurrected this petition.

It calls for Sajid David to instruct police officers to use the law provided in the Police And Criminal Evidence Act when arresting men for a crime. It does not allow for self-identification. It is being used erroneously by our police forces and it must stop.

Please share and sign.

www.change.org/p/charge-a-crime-as-a-male-crime-according-to-uk-law-not-by-self-identified-gender

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NaturalBornWoman · 12/11/2018 19:47

Signed and shared

ginghamstarfish · 12/11/2018 19:36

done

JulieBindelAteMyHomework · 12/11/2018 19:29

Done

beyondthesky · 12/11/2018 18:33

Done

Fortythreeandfatasfuck · 12/11/2018 16:35

Signed and shared on FB

StoatofDisarray · 12/11/2018 15:55

Signed!

Horsewithnomane · 12/11/2018 15:50

Done!

BarbarianMum · 12/11/2018 15:27

signed.

Bobbywashere · 12/11/2018 14:09

Signed! I think this is less to do with trying to respect criminals' 'gender identity' than a deliberate attempt to skew stats. So many people are desperate to paint women as being as violent as men.

catsnoozing · 12/11/2018 14:02

signed.

Choochoothepanda · 12/11/2018 13:59

What law do you think the police aren't applying here? (Genuine question, I'm not being chopsy)

ErrolTheDragon · 12/11/2018 13:54

I've already signed, but happy to give this a bump. How many signatures are you aiming for, Jean?

Would the crime be framed as man beating up a woman and all the sympathy and vitriol that attracts?

I'm not at all sure you're right about the 'sympathy and vitriol' (read too many reports of men who've murdered women being described as nice blokes.... Jean may have views on this!!) but if the bloke had fought back I've little doubt it would have been cast in at least some circles as an attack specifically on TW.

Caucho · 12/11/2018 13:39

I wonder what would become of the man (real one) if he had got the better of the fight and ended up prosecuted. Would the crime be framed as man beating up a woman and all the sympathy and vitriol that attracts? I don’t condone physical assault in any way but let’s face it, ‘women beaters’ do seem more to attract a far greater level of criticism from the general public and society compared to man has a fight with a man

Allycumpooster · 12/11/2018 13:36

Signed, and shared on FB. I’m getting braver on social media Blush

Herja · 12/11/2018 13:36

Signed.

Glasgowbound · 12/11/2018 13:26

Done

BigChocFrenzy · 12/11/2018 13:24

Signed

I also read that an elderly woman victim, who was punched by a transwoman, was forced by the judge to refer to her attacker by the female pronoun.

Was the judge legally required to fo this, or did he have discretion
i.e. was the law an ass, or just the judge ?

RhubarbCrumbled · 12/11/2018 13:06

Done

Chaotica · 11/11/2018 15:31

Done and shared.

FantasticBadger · 11/11/2018 15:26

Done

citiesofbismuth · 11/11/2018 11:50

Signed

BettyFloop · 11/11/2018 11:41

Done

HamiltonCork · 11/11/2018 11:35

Done

WatchingFromTheWings · 11/11/2018 11:28

Signed

BouncingOn · 11/11/2018 11:21

Signed and shared

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