Det Sgt Steve Spencer, of Hampshire Police, said..."It is very disappointing that we had to waste our time and resources on this matter but at least the residents in the Wimpson Lane area can be reassured that the reported rapist does not exist."What's going to reassure them that people who do this are getting the punishment they deserve, though, when all you do is issue a caution?
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
25 Detectives Spent Time On This..?
Via Mark Wadsworth, yet another of those 'rare cases' (I really must add them up at the end of the year):
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Why is she still 'a woman' and not named?
'Cos she's vulnerable, innit?
At least the "detectives" were doing what they are paid for.
Notice no mention of a prosecution for wasting police time.
Ta for link.
A surprising number of 'rape' reports are discovered to be false before the investigation gets too far.
These rarely make the news.
"At least the "detectives" were doing what they are paid for."
It must be pretty galling to find out you're doing it for nothing, though...
"Notice no mention of a prosecution for wasting police time."
There should have been. Why is that never used in these circumstances?
"A surprising number of 'rape' reports are discovered to be false before the investigation gets too far.
These rarely make the news."
I wonder what the percentage breakdown is?
There should have been. Why is that never used in these circumstances?
Either the bottom eating pond slime scum of the "media" do not find it of importance to report (Takes too much time which could be spent propping up a bar, or taking back handers from politicians for "good reporting", somewhere), or (appears) it is NEVER used in Britain nowadays.
I think it should be mandatory for a woman, who makes a false report of this nature to be prosecuted. There are far too many of this type of thing. For a myriad of reasons, regret, malice, because they fear they will be found out, having gone 'over the side' with someone who is not their partner, some women make a false allegation and it really causes problems, not the least for the poor male suspect, who is named and who will find that he is never completely free of inuendo and rumour. This is, presumably, why the Government propose to protect the identity of suspects until the point of charge... Rape is an appalling crime, however, the issue of consent is so tenuous sometimes, that many women see themselves as victims of rape/sexual assault, where the suspect reasonably and honestly believed that the victim consented - and who is to say who said what, when copious amounts of alcohol and possibly drugs are involved? The police do try their best these days and women like this, who waste valuable resources and the time of the police should be brought to book. I think it weakens the whole crime of rape, by introducing an element of doubt into the equation - that some women are prepared to lie about it, for whatever reason. Such women should be ashamed of themselves. IDP
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