A clearer direction
Britain’s biggest police force has announced it will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents.
The Metropolitan Police said it hoped the move would provide a “clearer direction for officers”, allowing them to focus on criminal investigations. The force said incidents would still be recorded for intelligence purposes but officers would not get involved in “policing toxic culture war debates”.
Good, because culture war debates are none of their god damn business. Debates in general are none of their god damn business. Public in the flesh bullying or harassment, sometimes, but debate, never.
On Monday [Graham] was informed that following an investigation he would face no further action.
A Met spokesman said: “We understand the concern around this case. The commissioner [Sir Mark Rowley] has been clear he doesn’t believe officers should be policing toxic culture-war debates, with current laws and rules on inciting violence online leaving them in an impossible position.
“As a result, the Met will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents [NCHIs]. We believe this will provide clearer direction for officers, reduce ambiguity and enable them to focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations.”
Good! I can think of one such matter right off the top of my head. Rape! How about focusing on rape for a change? It’s notorious that rape is hardly ever investigated, then hardly ever prosecuted, then hardly ever punished. Maybe the Met could get to work on that first item.
H/t Rob
Pfffft! Rape is such a niche issue!
The police are being much too lenient on themselves. They weren’t “policing toxic culture-ware debates”, they’d become footsoldiers on one side of that war, becoming the defacto political police of trans ideology, stamping out Thoughtcrime and Wrongthink. They weren’t acting like some kind of harried, exasperated referees, patiently standing between the parties in conflict. The police went out of their way to eagerly enforce “NO DEBATE!” and “TWAW!” to such a degree that it was approaching terrorism.
It might be considered a waste of scarce time and resources, but there should be an externally run investigation into the authoritarian actions of the police force around this question, followed by disciplinary action. This whole debacle was itself a waste of scarce police time and resources that should never be repeated. We investigate plane crashes, sinkings, fires, and other disasters. This was a political, policing disaster, an abuse of power, and a betrayal of public trust. Finding out how and why it happened might help prevent a recurrence. Public, unreserved apologies to all of the women and men persecuted and prosecuted, the clearing of all associated NCHI records, and compensation are in order as well. These might go some way towards restoring the institutional reputation so wantonly squandered in obeying the toxic diktats of genderist bullies and thugs. The spirit of “Stonewall Law” that animated the unholy, zealous police collaboration with, and subordination to, this illiberal, misogynistic religion must be rooted out. Women deserve no less.
I am in the USA so what is “The force said incidents would still be recorded for intelligence purposes” supposed to mean for the UK? Are accused people still going to be put on secret lists with or without their knowledge? If those lists exist, what “intelligence” are they used for and who has access to the lists?
@2 I completely agree – the behaviour of the police has been egregious and someone or someones need to be held responsible and face consequences.
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