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[Matt_B]

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police posters suggest drunk women are to blame for rape

How on earth does it suggest that?

 

[bocadillo]

police posters suggest drunk women are to blame for rape

Does it bollocks! It suggests that drunk women are more vulnerable, which is almost certainly true. And you can ask Notts if you don't believe me - he's never managed to shag a sober one.

 

[Matt_B]

Does it bollocks! It suggests that drunk women are more vulnerable, which is almost certainly true. And you can ask Notts if you don't believe me - he's never managed to shag a sober one.

Did you clock the link in the picture, it's more Mail bollocks.

 

[bocadillo]

Did you clock the link in the picture, it's more Mail bollocks.

I realised that - but I am surprised to see that they are aided and abetted by a 'Rape and Sexual Assault Support Centre' who would be far better advised to do everything they can to make sure that women stay safe.

 

[Matt_B]

I realised that - but I am surprised to see that they are aided and abetted by a 'Rape and Sexual Assault Support Centre' who would be far better advised to do everything they can to make sure that women stay safe.

Indeed, it's shocking sometimes how people try to ridicule anything helpful.

 

[Feriol]

I realised that - but I am surprised to see that they are aided and abetted by a 'Rape and Sexual Assault Support Centre' who would be far better advised to do everything they can to make sure that women stay safe.

Are we to asume that their advice is "pretend that there isn't anyone who might want to take advantage of drunk women, get blind drunk, and if the worst happens at least you know it's not your fault!"

 

[The Major]

Not just the Mail, it's BBC bollox as well;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-19091566

West Mercia Police apologise over rape campaign poster

An anti-rape charity said the posters put the blame on the victim
West Mercia police has apologised for a poster campaign which an anti-rape charity called "inappropriate."

Worcestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre claimed the Safe Night Out campaign blamed victims who had been drinking for sexual assault.

Jocelyn Anderson, from the centre, said: "It's not alcohol that causes rape, although it's a vulnerability factor, it's rapists that cause rape."

The poster appeared in pubs in the force area in July.

Det Supt Ivan Powell said: "If the campaign has caused distress, that was not our aim and I will apologise for that.

"This was not about blaming victims but putting information out to help.

"I understand there have been some concerns about the nature of the poster but I would stress what we are trying to do here is putting information out showing potential victims how to avoid becoming vulnerable."

Ms Anderson said: "The problem was the poster put the blame on to alcohol and women who are raped, suggesting if they didn't drink they could avoid rape.

"I think it's great the police have realised that the poster was giving off an inappropriate message and admitted on this occasion they got it wrong."

West Mercia Police covers Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire.

 

[Matt_B]

Not just the Mail, it's BBC bollox as well;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-19091566

How ridiculous

 

[Jeff]

Can't we just ban daily mail links, it just gives them more revenue to publish shit.

Everyone should install this: http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/09/28/kittens-vs-the-daily-mail/

 

[fitz]

Everyone should install this: http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/09/28/kittens-vs-the-daily-mail/

That is great, I'm installing that now and will spread the word.

 

[Cate Fox]

That is great, I'm installing that now and will spread the word.

I've installed it too

 

[The Major]

Everyone should install this: http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/09/28/kittens-vs-the-daily-mail/

Unbelievable.

 

[Cate Fox]

Its a shame Jeff cant install it as an add on on this site, Steven would be posting tea and kittens constantly

 

[Macky]

Its a shame Jeff cant install it as an add on on this site, Steven would be posting tea and kittens constantly

It would actually be piss easy to set it up :icon_razz

 

[Cate Fox]

It would actually be piss easy to set it up :icon_razz

I think it needs to be done :icon_bigg

 

[FryattFox]

Everyone should install this: http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/09/28/kittens-vs-the-daily-mail/

I've got "DM block"...clicking your link takes me to the Daily Mail website.

 

[Jeff]

Its a shame Jeff cant install it as an add on on this site, Steven would be posting tea and kittens constantly

I could easily block direct links to their site, but I can't block links that go through another site first (eg shortened links like those used by Twitter), without some clever programming.

But I don't want to start censoring what links people can post.

 

[FryattFox]

I could easily block direct links to their site, but I can't block links that go through another site first (eg shortened links like those used by Twitter), without some clever programming.

But I don't want to start censoring what links people can post.

Spot on.

It's the ridiculous numbers of people that read the paper (and the website) as a serious publication that are the issue. Not the levels of traffic.

 

[Matt_B]

Spot on.

It's the ridiculous numbers of people that read the paper (and the website) as a serious publication that are the issue. Not the levels of traffic.

Without traffic there is not advertising revenue which means no paper.

 

[FryattFox]

Without traffic there is not advertising revenue which means no paper.

What about the millions of people who buy the paper and actually go to the website for their news?!