Scottish Police say that they will record rapists as male

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https://x.com/HolyroodDaily/status/1988558674919366698

'Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell: "A man who rapes or attempts to rape a woman, girl or other victim is, should be, and will be recorded by Police Scotland as a male." "Let me be clear - my priority is to protect victims."'

https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,rape-perpetrators-will-be-recorded-as-male-says-chief-constable

Well done to MBM.

'Jo Farrell set out the force’s stance during an evidence session in front of the petitions committee this morning, speaking about a petition created by the founders of policy group Murray Blackburn Mackenzie (MBM), which has been under consideration since July 2021 and seeks to accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape. '

Will be very interested to hear who is unhappy at this news.

PS also plan to engage with Scottish Police SEEN. More good news.

This feels like significant news and yet... astonishing that it's so astonishing!

It is stating the obvious, but a return to reality will be welcome.

IKR?

I look forward to the Foresty Commission confirming that bears do, indeed, shit in the woods.

This is great news but am I the only one thinking FFS surely all crimes should be recorded accurately re sex.
What's the point of data if it's inaccurate.
But anyway, progress....

About fucking time.

Good news, and yes, the objections will be revealing.

Yes. What about crimes that aren't rape? Indecent exposure, domestic violence, murder, accessing child abuse images, even stuff like shoplifting, it should all be recorded accurately.

For some reason song lyrics popped into my head, "back to life, back to reality".

No idea why...

My thoughts exactly. Corrupted data is useless and allocating crimes committed by males to females whatever the crime may be does exactly that.

I would go further and state that trans identity should also be recorded in addition to sex where it is claimed.

Let's have accurate recording and a clear breakdown of crimes and those who commit them.

No shit Sherlock .

. . . a petition created by the founders of policy group Murray Blackburn Mackenzie (MBM), which has been under consideration since July 2021 and seeks to accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape . . .

More than four years

MBM have been such stalwarts 💐

Copying my post from the other thread.

I'd like to cheer, but it starts "A Man who....."
I cannot but feel that this will be a qualifier, as in anyone who identifies as a woman won't be counted. The language has been so butchered I find it difficult not to look for the traps.

If it's true, I cheer this as great news, but I cannot help but be suspicious after all the language bending.

This.

"Massive increase in domestic violence by women" as a headline, might lose the impact if it's found that the data integrity is somewhat flawed - and that's a possible outcome of inaccurately recording sex.

If you want to record if someone is trans or not in addition to sex, then crack on. Somehow we don't get much support for trans visibility if we suggest this.

Great news!

But, blimey, it's all such a slog isn't it?

But onwards!

Further to my 15.11 post upthread, I think MBM are utterly fantastic. I'm worried I may have given the impression that I thought they hadn't done enough. If I'm disappointed in anyone it's the Police. This really shouldn't be necessary.

They'll need 4 years to consider your suggestion.

To be fair, probably not in any of the woods within the remit of the Forestry Commission...

Teddy bears ARE bears!

Men's morning wood is wood.

Oh, wait. Ahem.

Good point. Though they are less well known for shitting than their breathing cousins.

I imagine that this is the thin edge of the wedge. In recognising that both biological sex [and gender identity if arising] can and should be recorded in rape cases, the question arises as to why this isn’t done with all crimes.