Rotten apples or rotten barrel?
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Why are police forces a magnet for men who want to rape women? And what should we do about it?

Sadly, misogynistic sex crimes by members of the police are not a rarity. At the end of 2021, it was reported by the BBC that at least 750 allegations of sexual misconduct had been made against serving police officers in England and Wales during the previous five-year period. The largest police force, the Metropolitan police force, recorded 530 allegations of sexual offences by serving officers between 2016-2020 and between 2019 and 2022 there were 104 Met employees convicted of offences. This week, the head of the Met said the Met were reviewing 1633 cases of alleged sexual offences or domestic violence involving over 1000 staff over the last decade.

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPAEnglish
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    11 months ago

    taking advantage of being in a position of power is also something people can do

    But also the wrong sort of people get drawn to those positions of authority, see also scout masters, vicars, Radio One DJs (I’d not want to figure out what the percentage of offenders is there), etc. The important thing is the oversight and taking allegations seriously so the proper wrong 'uns don’t slip through the cracks.