Stephen Port murders

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I haven’t seen another thread on this- apologies if there is one. I can’t stop thinking about the dreadful murders of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor. Such terrible crimes and so appalling that the police did almost nothing to investigate. The police were so useless that the sisters of one of the men started their own investigation, just them, and managed to find more evidence than the police had. I know the police deny homophobia but it’s hard to see any other reason for their complete failure to act.

Yet another PR success for the largest criminal gang in the south of England, The Metropolitan Police Service.

I am angry the Police feel they can categorically rule out homophobia. They don't actually know anything without an inquiry.

If it wasn't homophobia, then was was it? Really, really shit Policing?

They didn’t even ask anyone to check the handwriting on the “suicide note”. It’s just mind-boggling.

If it wasn't homophobia, then was was it? Really, really shit Policing?

You say that like it would be in any way unusual or atypical for the Met

I've just come onto this thread after watching the TV documentary. It beggars belief really. The arrogance of the police involved in the case, and frankly the sheer incompetence. How could they not link the deaths or carry out basic DNA tests on the body?

The bodies were found in the same town FFS. And I can't believe there wasn't homophobic attitudes that impeded the investigation.

If I hear that lessons have been learned one more time I think I'll scream. It's just a mealy mouthed way of getting out of claiming responsibility.

Have you just watched the tv adaptation?

It was the Met
That says it all I'm afraid

@TellMeMoreHellebore

Have you just watched the tv adaptation?

Yes, initially, but then I looked up the facts of the case, which seem to have been presented accurately by the dramatisation.

It's astonishing to me that people who were involved in this case have been subsequently promoted.

Same with the West Yorkshire Police and the 'ripper' back in the 1970s

Interviewed him 4 times and let him go.

refused to consider murders were possibly by him because he 'only murdered prostitutes'.

3 other men were locked up for long periods on circumstantial evidence - probably Sutcliffe murders.

Then, as now, 'Women shouldn't go out alone at night' rather than 'What the fuck are men doing?'

Common denominator

Men murdering those that are not 'like them'

NAMALT but it is only men that can make this socially unacceptable

Too often, otherwise decent, men decide this is not their problem. Until they accept that it is, nothing is going to change

What documentary is this please