PC Brigade Ban Police From Saying ‘Gang Rape’ As It Is ‘Too Emotive’

[lictor616]

This latest bit of British insanity comes to us from the Daily mail:

Stephen Wright, November 9, 2009

"Officers have been advised to use the phrase ‘multi-perpetrator rape’ when describing sex attacks

Politically correct Scotland Yard chiefs have stopped using the term ‘gang rape’ because it is too ‘emotive’, the Mail can reveal.

Instead officers have been advised to use the long-winded phrase ‘multi-perpetrator rape’ when describing sex attacks involving three or more culprits.

Critics branded the move by the Metropolitan Police an ‘affront’ to the victims of appalling sex crimes and are preparing to launch a campaign on the issue.

Six years ago the Met was at the centre of a similar row over its choice of language to describe ‘gang rapes’ after a senior officer referred to them as ‘group rapes’ during an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

Some community activists had previously suggested the phrase ‘gang rape’ had racist connotations.

Details of the latest police terminology are contained in an official Scotland Yard report which reveals a sharp increase in the number of gang rapes in the capital.

New figures revealed there were 93 gang sex attacks in the financial year 2008-9, compared with 71 in 2003-2004.

Meanwhile the age of victims has fallen with 64% aged 19 or younger in the last financial year compared with 48% in 1998-9.

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Yexley admits in his report on ‘Multi-Perpetrator Rape and Youth Violence’ for the Metropolitan Police Authority that the ‘common parlance for this offence is ‘gang’ rape’.

But he adds: ‘This is an emotive term—but it is used widely in the public domain. There have been instances in the past where the term ‘gang’ has come to mean different things—either groups known to each other, criminal networks or peer groups.

‘Care has been taken with the definition of the term ‘gang’ in this paper. It is however accepted that there is a public perception/understanding of what this term means.

Recent academic studies have suggested that the term ‘Multiple Perpetrator Rape’ should be used as the overarching term for offences involving two or more perpetrators.

‘When examining rapes committed by multiple perpetrators, it should be noted that the number of offenders involved and the methods used by assailants, vary. Analysis on such offending is primarily based on victim testimony and any other supporting evidence, so links to ‘gangs’ cannot necessarily be established.

‘These offences are complex in nature, ranging from allegations of consensual sex between the victims and a known party followed by non-consensual assaults committed by associates, to stranger attacks involving large groups.’

Chrissie Maher, founder of Plain English Campaign, told the Mail: ‘I am disgusted to my very bones and weep for the victims of gang rape. I don’t usually approve of ‘four-letter words’ but there is no better way of defining gang rape. Ask the public if they need an academic study to work that out.

‘Jargon has been used to hide and confuse all sorts of things, that’s why Plain English Campaign was started. But using jargon clean up crime is the last thing I ever expected to see.

‘Ask any victim—rape is an emotive crime—it deserves an emotive term not some sterile, politically correct nonsense. This doesn’t deserve a Golden Bull award—this deserves a new campaign to give victims the respect they deserve.’"

Gang rape is a racist term?!?!? huh?!?

because of the races who are usually involved in this horrendous act?!?

So here the UK is... making excuses for CRIMINALS of the very lowest kind: rapists...

a sickening reminder that to the multicultural racism is more of a crime then even RAPE!

This comes a day after the same Scotland Yard released a report showing that 92% of all individuals that participate in what used to be called “gang rapes” are non-white, though the only place where you read that was the BNP. I suppose they did find a cracker jack solution to ending gang rape.

[Michael Hardner]

Lictor,

Based on your beliefs that certain races are biologically different and that that leads to marked differences in behavior, do you think that the justice system should investigate applying different sentencing to perpetrators based on race ?

Let me know your thoughts here.

[lictor616]

Lictor,

Based on your beliefs that certain races are biologically different and that that leads to marked differences in behavior, do you think that the justice system should investigate applying different sentencing to perpetrators based on race ?

Let me know your thoughts here.

the justice system already is doing that, it excuses hateful behavior if that hateful behavior is perpetrated by non-whites.

They also excuse the acts of people if they are of a certain non-white race.

Everyone knows that a "hatecrime" is synonymous with "white on black crime" ... that's what everyone thinks of when they say the word. A hatecrime is for all practical purposes a white's only crime and sentenced to whites only..

[Michael Hardner]

Lictor,

Do you believe that blacks should be treated differently, since they belong to a different race that from your own account has a different culture ? Or do you believe that there should be segregation of the races ?

You seem to be saying that media coverage being uneven is a bad thing, but I'm not sure why given your other comments.

[lictor616]

Lictor,

Do you believe that blacks should be treated differently, since they belong to a different race that from your own account has a different culture ? Or do you believe that there should be segregation of the races ?

You seem to be saying that media coverage being uneven is a bad thing, but I'm not sure why given your other comments.

I believe blacks (if they are to be integrated into our society) should be treated equally... with absolutely no considerations made on their race.

in short, no affirmative action, no preferential treatment, no "blacks only" associations and churches... knawimean dawg?

You seem to be operating under the delusions that blacks already ARE treated equally, when alas in reality: they are TREATED BETTER and are afforded many benefits unavailable to other races (especially whites).

About segregation, I think that blacks have been clear that that's their intention at least... why do they set up all black schools, all black neighborhoods, black TV stations, black associations and groups, black liberation theology?

why is diversity and togetherness for whites only?

blacks certainly don't have anything nice to say about whites generally, in fact they resent us quite a lot.

And they resent you micheal, even if you think they don't they do... trust me, they do.

Edited November 16, 2009 by lictor616

[Michael Hardner]

I believe blacks (if they are to be integrated into our society) should be treated equally... with absolutely no considerations made on their race.

in short, no affirmative action, no preferential treatment, no "blacks only" associations and churches... knawimean dawg?

Thanks for answering. Now I'll answer you one:

You seem to be operating under the delusions that blacks already ARE treated equally, when alas in reality: they are TREATED BETTER and are afforded many benefits unavailable to other races (especially whites).

Sometimes there are programs in which they're treated better, which make up for the many areas where they're treated unfairly.

That's your answer. Now my turn again:

Do you believe that they have more propensity to violence in their culture, which you believe derives from race ?

About segregation, I think that blacks have been clear that that's their intention at least... why do they set up all black schools, all black neighborhoods, black TV stations, black associations and groups, black liberation theology?

why is diversity and togetherness for whites only?

blacks certainly don't have anything nice to say about whites generally, in fact they resent us quite a lot.

And they resent you micheal, even if you think they don't they do... trust me, they do.

I think diversity is for all races, and indeed the stated goal of diversity is encouraging tolerance for people of different backgrounds.

Answer my question now please.

[kimmy]

Six years ago the Met was at the centre of a similar row over its choice of language to describe ‘gang rapes’ after a senior officer referred to them as ‘group rapes’ during an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

"Group rape" isn't bad. Sort of emphasizes the cooperative aspect. Personally, I think "shared rape" would be nice. Non-judgmental, sort of has a community-oriented sound to it.

-k

[Oleg Bach]

Gang rape is the beast acting as one unified breathing beast - a conspiratorial force. A mad and mindless pack of animals..the mult-perpetratorial phrase suggests that all of the rapists acted as independent sourses of violence..that each made a free individual decision to act..when the truth is once the mob has tasted blood the mob goes mad. This political correctness has the danger of suggesting that some sort of board meeting takes place and the all vote to rape - it makes it sound like a civilized corporate activity...sounds a lot like ethnic cleansing...why don't they just set up squads of de-virginizers..and let them ruin every chaste or loyal female. What do we expect from a society that pushes young people to have sex - to have sex with multiple partners that being a hold out virgin is evil or something? Rape by gang or individual further destroys what is left of womanhood..and is turning our females into things and our men into sportsmen that should perhaps wear wolf skins.

[Riverwind]

"Group rape" isn't bad. Sort of emphasizes the cooperative aspect. Personally, I think "shared rape" would be nice. Non-judgmental, sort of has a community-oriented sound to it.

[sarcasm on]I think co-operative sexual assaults would better emphasize the positive team building aspects of the activity. After all we don't want to sigmatize the victims with emotive terms that actually tell people what happened.[/sarcasm off] Edited November 17, 2009 by Riverwind

[kimmy]

[sarcasm on]I think co-operative sexual assaults would better emphasize the positive team building aspects of the activity. After all we don't want to sigmatize the victims with emotive terms that actually tell people what happened.[/sarcasm off]

uh-oh... do you think I should have used some emoticons in my previous post? this little guy maybe?

gang 1 (gng)

n.

1. A group of criminals or hoodlums who band together for mutual protection and profit.

2. A group of adolescents who band together, especially a group of delinquents.

3. Informal A group of people who associate regularly on a social basis: The whole gang from the office went to a clambake.

4. A group of laborers organized together on one job or under one foreperson: a railroad gang.

5. A matched or coordinated set, as of tools: a gang of chisels.

6.

a. A pack of wolves or wild dogs.

b. A herd, especially of buffalo or elk. See Synonyms at flock1.

v. ganged, gang·ing, gangs

v.intr.

To band together as a group or gang.

v.tr.

1. To arrange or assemble into a group, as for simultaneous operation or production: gang several pages onto one printing plate.

2. To attack as an organized group.

Phrasal Verb:

gang up

1. To join together in opposition or attack: The older children were always ganging up on the little ones.

2. To act together as a group: various agencies ganging up to combat the use of illicit drugs.

According to the dictionary, rape performed by a group is by definition a gang rape...

-k

Edited November 17, 2009 by kimmy

[Argus]

"Group rape" isn't bad. Sort of emphasizes the cooperative aspect. Personally, I think "shared rape" would be nice. Non-judgmental, sort of has a community-oriented sound to it.

-k

Yes, but we need to do away with the word "rape" as well, for that's really highly emotive too. Perhaps something long the lines of "physical interference" or the like would be better.

[Gabriel]

Yes, yes.... let's prevent the public from being outraged when a girl is outraged by attempting to use softer terminology to describe a vicious crime. God forbid the public should have an emotional response to such a sickening crime. Thanks for sharing this story lictor616 - just another case of extremist left-wing ideology.

BTW I support execution of vicious sex criminals. Rehabilitation is a complete joke.

[ToadBrother]

I believe blacks (if they are to be integrated into our society) should be treated equally... with absolutely no considerations made on their race.

in short, no affirmative action, no preferential treatment, no "blacks only" associations and churches... knawimean dawg?

Surely a private association should be permitted to set up membership rules as it pleases, no? After all your foul Holocaust-denying brethren don't exactly have a crap-load of Jews in their membership.

You seem to be operating under the delusions that blacks already ARE treated equally, when alas in reality: they are TREATED BETTER and are afforded many benefits unavailable to other races (especially whites).

Treated better? They still occupy in most areas of the United States and Canada the lowest positions on the socio-economic pole.

About segregation, I think that blacks have been clear that that's their intention at least... why do they set up all black schools, all black neighborhoods, black TV stations, black associations and groups, black liberation theology?

I know of no intentionally set up all black public schools. Blacks, of course, like whites, Chinese or anyone else, are free in the United States to set up private institutions which discriminate.

why is diversity and togetherness for whites only?

blacks certainly don't have anything nice to say about whites generally, in fact they resent us quite a lot.

I haven't met too many blacks that seemed to resent me. Maybe they resent racists like you, but who can blame them? I dislike you too.

And they resent you micheal, even if you think they don't they do... trust me, they do.

Spoken like a true racist.

Edited November 18, 2009 by ToadBrother