Comments on: Former Detective Accused of Raping Women Who Sought Police Help

By: On Police Violence and “Rotten Apples” — The Curvature

On Police Violence and “Rotten Apples” — The Curvature — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:35:24 +0000

[...] truth is, police sexual violence against women is commonplace. It is supported in both deeds and in words. It is denied and excused. Women of [...]

By: Therese

Therese — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:03:04 +0000

I felt sick reading that.

By: SunlessNick

SunlessNick — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:00:07 +0000

Jesus christ, is that true?

Yes. And that’s not even taking into account those who aren’t charged. Rape borders on legal here.

By: luke

luke — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:41:06 +0000

“Given that here in the UK 95% males charged with rape are acquitted the chances alleged rapist Timothy Jones will be convicted are slim.”

Jesus christ, is that true? I guess it shouldn’t surprise me, but this kind of crap always does. Reading through the first half of this post, my initial thoughts were, well at least they caught this guy and he’ll be spending the rest of his life in prison.

The second half of this post was … Sobering. Depressing. Disillusioning. Heartbreaking. … I just don’t understand how so many can care so little.

By: EKSwitaj

EKSwitaj — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:36:47 +0000

I believe these women too.

It’s time we started asking who, besides themselves, the police are protecting exactly. There’s a reason a lot of us don’t report being raped.

By: AshKW

AshKW — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:02:19 +0000

Oh. My. God. Just, just, oh my god. Let me rush to say that I believe these women. If there’s any way to get that vibe to them, I BELIEVE YOU. Something tells me they’ll need all the belief and support they can get as this thing progresses.

By: Breeze

Breeze — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:44:08 +0000

Given that here in the UK 95% males charged with rape are acquitted the chances alleged rapist Timothy Jones will be convicted are slim. Even more so since he is a retired police officer and of course this means he must be a ‘respectable man!’

The fact one woman rape survivor was/is a heroin addict is irrelevant but this will be used by defence counsel to discredit this woman’s evidence. I believe these women and yes it is common for male rapists to commit multiple rapes and yes it is even more common for such male rapists not to be ‘deranged monsters’ but ordinary supposedly ‘respectable men!’

We do indeed live in a rape culture and one moreover wherein male sexual violence against women is denied/excused/justifed or else it is blamed on women for supposedly causing men to rape them.

By: OuyangDan

OuyangDan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:29:29 +0000

The woman, a heroin addict

I will never understand why this shit is important in news reporting. Ever. Why is it relevant?

I wish these women justice, and peace, though both will be hard to find.