Too many men are getting away with rape, probably going on to commit further assaults against women. In many cases, police don’t believe the victims and report the rape allegations as “no crime”.
Of course, police have to weed out the false allegations, but a report published today by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate believes many cases should have been further investigated.
Why are police so dismissive in nearly a third of cases, is it because the victims are wearing short skirts and had been drinking? Or maybe because they knew the victim, which 86% of women do, meaning it is hard to prove - her word against his?
It takes guts to report a rape, the woman has to face a character assassination in the witness box in an attempt to discredit her evidence.
Solicitor General Mike O’Brien today said on radio that “significant numbers’ of men were getting away with rape - and with only 5% of reported rapes resulting in conviction, it must be a cause of serious concern.
It takes a very brave woman who is prepared to not only re-live her ordeal in court, but also face having her character ripped to shreds, as well as knowing the appallingly low conviction rate.
I wonder how many unreported cases of rape there are, that women do not believe justice will be done. Why are police being so judgemental?
