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When we were dying of AIDS, James Anderton described gay men as 'swirling around in a cesspit of their own making.'
He was emblematic of the policing that led many gay men to view the Police as hostile, so crimes against us went unreported.
It's hard to forgive.
He was emblematic of the policing that led many gay men to view the Police as hostile, so crimes against us went unreported.
It's hard to forgive.
TW - rape.
In 1989 I was beaten and raped while in a gay bar.
I don’t talk about this often because it’s painful.
The thought of reporting this to the Police was instantly dismissed, despite physical evidence.
I did not believe I would be treated with sympathy or fairness.
In 1989 I was beaten and raped while in a gay bar.
I don’t talk about this often because it’s painful.
The thought of reporting this to the Police was instantly dismissed, despite physical evidence.
I did not believe I would be treated with sympathy or fairness.
Even now, I think I made the right, the only choice for my wellbeing.
It haunts me that the man who raped me may have gone on to more such acts.
1000s of crimes against #LGBTQ people went unreported because of clear police hostility towards us.
That’s James Anderton’s legacy.
It haunts me that the man who raped me may have gone on to more such acts.
1000s of crimes against #LGBTQ people went unreported because of clear police hostility towards us.
That’s James Anderton’s legacy.
A few more observations on sex offenders, a topic that is very much in the public eye at the moment. Yesterday I watched #FourLives. Stephen Merchant was excellent as Port, a very limited and mediocre man, yet one who still ran rings around the ineptitude of the authorities.
Making society safer and preventing victims not only includes the need for resources, but also requires a comprehensive understanding of accurate offense patterns and risk. Who victims are, how offenders act. A great deal is now digital, or has links to.
Offenders will take steps to cover their tracks, they will not willingly face justice, they will lie, manipulate, mislead. What wasn't shown in #FourLives is Port used friends abroad of one victim to stay informed about how police were investigation was progressing.
