Can we disband the met now please

"Rebekah having sex with a man while she seemed to be unconscious"

I also found that sentence absolutely vile as well. Unbelievable that she is unconscious and still the one carrying out the verb of “having sex”.
"Rebekah being raped by a man while she seemed to be unconscious"

Yes, but the problem is, those kind of men are attracted to the role of police officer due to the power it gives them and nothing is being done to address this.

That is absolutely the fault of the damn police.

It's men and it is the police.

Men and women officers used to be in separate forces, with separate duties.

When they were amalgamated what actually happened was that the women were transferred in to the men's force.

Lots of skills were lost. Female officers would buy a prostitute a coffee and ask about her kids, and learn what was going on on the streets.

Informal networks meant a girl going missing in Manchester would be looked for in London and often found.

What we have in effect is a men's force and to succeed women have to be perceived as like men.

My brother was in the police for 20 years, he once told me they had attended, what he referred to as a 'domestic'. A woman was trying to pack a bag to leave with the police but she was struggling as she had a baby in her arms.

My brother said he had ended up holding the baby, with the implication his female colleague should have been doing that.

My brother is a loving father who changed as many nappies as his wife, IMHO he was probably the best person other than the mother to be holding and entertaining a baby.

It’s men.

That’s the common denominator.

"Rebekah met Arter in 2007 when she reported a complaint of domestic violence to police and Arter was the ­investigator, a det­ective sergeant working on a community safety unit.

They began dating, which was part of his pattern of inappropriate relationships with vulnerable victims."

There seems to be a case for a return to women and children's units in forces. I believe these existed up to/in the 80s. And we had better results on rape and sexual assault then as well. I think it was in a documentary a few years ago about women in policing.

I just read the article and came here. I feel so many things about this.

I've been through trauma therapy where nothing was working and eventually what worked was involved visualising a big policeman coming and removing my abuser. I had a discussion with the therapist about how this was e than hypothetical. She agreed. But I did have a teeny hope in there that I was too skeptical and it could happen. A policeman COULD help if I reported something. Nah. My instincts were correct. I feel sick.

And the article says Arter sent a friend a video of "Rebekah having sex with a man while she seemed to be unconscious"?!!! FFS it's really not that hard. I'd like a list of all the things the journalist and editor think they can do whilst unconscious.

It's all of them, not just the met. I don't know what the answer is.

BBC News - Police ban for ex-officer who sexually abused girl

www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8lpmr7gpro

Yes, but it's the possibility of power over the others, especially the vulnerable, that attracts them to the police. A psychological assessment might help.

There are some real wronguns in the met , so many you'd have to wonder about their recruitment policy . Probably men recruiting men

My local police force...
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/crime/cop-in-court-ex-doncaster-officer-pleads-guilty-after-sending-sexualised-messages-to-vulnerable-victim-4817400

It isn't just the Met unfortunately.
It is all of them.