Catcalling is now a 'hate crime' - UK Police Force

16-07-2016 05:55PM #1

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/catcalling-is-now-a-hate-crime-in-this-british-county_us_57890182e4b03fc3ee508b14

A UK Police Force has provoked debate after declaring that unwanted misogynistic advances are now to be investigated as hate crime

Nottinghamshire police define mysogynistic advances as unwanted behaviour directed towards women by men, simply because they are women, which includes catcalling, apparently.

The Force's newly-appointed Police Constable has said that she is 'delighted' to be targeting misogyny in all its forms.

Personally I think this is going way overboard. Opinions?

My name is URL · 16-07-2016 05:57PM

Really doing their best to make the term 'hate crime' utterly meaningless

Hande hoche! · 16-07-2016 05:57PM

It might distract them from the important task of arresting people for tweets.

BattleCorp · 16-07-2016 05:57PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/catcalling-is-now-a-hate-crime-in-this-british-county_us_57890182e4b03fc3ee508b14

A UK Police Force has provoked debate after declaring that unwanted misogynistic advances are now to be investigated as hate crime

Nottinghamshire police define mysogynistic advances as unwanted behaviour directed towards women by men, simply because they are women, which includes catcalling, apparently.

The Force's newly-appointed Police Constable has said that she is 'delighted' to be targeting misogyny in all its forms.

Personally I think this is going way overboard. Opinions?

What a pile of PC sh1te.

RWCNT · 16-07-2016 06:01PM

How are they planning to define cat calling?

In my area it's a bit of a custom for gangs of lads to drive slowly alongside women walking on the pavement asking them where they're going, if they want to get in the car and of course more vulgar propositions. Very intimidating but the police in my ends basically didn't want to know when my mate reported it, had the license plate and all.

Edit - I live in the UK

failinis · 16-07-2016 06:01PM

It has been used in Melbourne to great effect recently.
Its the same category as women groping men in night clubs on hen nights and visa versa - unwanted and threatening, regardless of gender.

Ruu · 16-07-2016 06:02PM

No more shouting from the building sites for me.

Phoar, show us some leg, lovely!

EL_Loco · 16-07-2016 06:03PM

"I want to make love to you" now a hate crime.

FortySeven · 16-07-2016 06:08PM

Unwanted advances? That's probably criminalizing 90% of men who try to pull a woman. Not even allowed to talk to a woman now without her prior permission? What's that? Speech rape?

How can a feminist in a position of power be allowed to make law? Surely the judges get the final say?

Feminism is out of control and needs to be stopped. Is this law applicable to men? Can we have women arrested if we don't want to talk to them? Such bull****.

Sonics2k · 16-07-2016 06:10PM

FortySeven wrote: »

Unwanted advances? That's probably criminalizing 90% of men who try to pull a woman. Not even allowed to talk to a woman now without her prior permission? What's that? Speech rape?

How can a feminist in a position of power be allowed to make law? Surely the judges get the final say?

Feminism is out of control and needs to be stopped. Is this law applicable to men? Can we have women arrested if we don't want to talk to them? Such bull****.

Yes they can, so sit down, chill out and relax. There is no feminist conspiracy to take over.

FortySeven · 16-07-2016 06:13PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

Yes they can, so sit down, chill out and relax. There is no feminist conspiracy to take over.

It is all about misogyny. It is all about women. I don't see any mention of men.

darkpagandeath · 16-07-2016 06:13PM

So still fine to shout at men if your a woman then ?

Stigura · 16-07-2016 06:16PM

" Examples of misogyny hate crime include unwanted or uninvited verbal contact or engagement. "

I'm just fcuking speechless!!! " uninvited verbal contact ". That's what it says. Right there. You can now be arrested, In Nottingham, for asking a woman at a bus stop when the next fcuking bus is due!!!

FFFS!!! Any areas frequented by snowflakes students will now become no go zones for men ~ unless ye walk around staring at the ground and with ye lips tightly sealed.

Life didn't used to be like this

failinis · 16-07-2016 06:16PM

darkpagandeath wrote: »

So still fine to shout at men if your a woman then ?

Because there is an epidemic of women following men for their numbers, making finger in hole gestures, saying how much they want to **** them and telling them to undress on the streets??

If a woman does shout (or straying into domestic abuse areas, attack/punch) a man then it can be just as readily reported as assault, (verbally or physically) under different categories. This happens to be a category for women as they do face this more. Not uniquely - but more often.

BoatMad · 16-07-2016 06:17PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

Yes they can, so sit down, chill out and relax. There is no feminist conspiracy to take over.

The Force's newly-appointed Police Constable has said that she is 'delighted' to be targeting misogyny in all its forms.

darkpagandeath · 16-07-2016 06:18PM

failinis wrote: »

Because there is an epidemic of women following men for their numbers, making finger in hole gestures, saying how much they want to **** them and telling them to undress on the streets??

If a woman does shout (or straying into domestic abuse areas, attack/punch) a man then it can be just as readily reported as assault, (verbally or physically) under different categories. This happens to be a category for women as they do face this more. Not uniquely - but more often.

I'm sure you have stats an not some woman on YT this sounds very Lacey Green.

December2012 · 16-07-2016 06:19PM

Delighted this is happening.

Catcalling is humiliating and degrading. It is not a way to start a conversation or engage with a person. It's not even a way to chat up a person.

FortySeven · 16-07-2016 06:19PM

Stigura wrote: »

" Examples of misogyny hate crime include unwanted or uninvited verbal contact or engagement. "

I'm just fcuking speechless!!! " uninvited verbal contact ". That's what it says. Right there. You can now be arrested, In Nottingham, for asking a woman at a bus stop when the next fcuking bus is due!!!

FFFS!!! Any areas frequented by snowflakes students will now become no go zones for men ~ unless ye walk around staring at the ground and with ye lips tightly sealed.

Life didn't used to be like this

Life needn't be like this. This is a ****ing outrageous abuse of power. Has me fuming.

gctest50 · 16-07-2016 06:19PM

FortySeven wrote: »

Unwanted advances? That's probably criminalizing 90% of men who try to pull a woman. Not even allowed to talk to a woman now without her prior permission? What's that? Speech rape?

How can a feminist in a position of power be allowed to make law? Surely the judges get the final say?

Feminism is out of control and needs to be stopped. Is this law applicable to men? Can we have women arrested if we don't want to talk to them? Such bull****.

http://i.imgur.com/ekvNLrB.jpg

.

RustyNut · 16-07-2016 06:23PM

I thought it was a waterford whispers article.

FortySeven · 16-07-2016 06:23PM

This can be abused so easily. What is the burden of proof? Must there be witnesses?

This is wide open to abuse.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly · 16-07-2016 06:24PM

Would I be arrested for shouting "don't show us yer norks!"?

darkpagandeath · 16-07-2016 06:25PM

FortySeven · 16-07-2016 06:25PM

December2012 wrote: »

Delighted this is happening.

Catcalling is humiliating and degrading. It is not a way to start a conversation or engage with a person. It's not even a way to chat up a person.

Maybe I don't get out enough but I cannot remember the last time I witnessed catcalling.

My name is URL · 16-07-2016 06:26PM

December2012 wrote: »

Delighted this is happening.

Catcalling is humiliating and degrading. It is not a way to start a conversation or engage with a person. It's not even a way to chat up a person.

Categorising it as a hate crime is idiotic in the extreme

Sam Kade · 16-07-2016 06:29PM

I thought this thread was about looking for missing cats

selastich2 · 16-07-2016 06:30PM

women at hen parties sexually molesting young waiters
not just hen parties of course, I've seen it often enough at restuarants
say no more

darkpagandeath · 16-07-2016 06:31PM

selastich2 wrote: »

women at hen parties sexually molesting young waiters

say no more

That's fine it's not misogynistic.

Sam Kade · 16-07-2016 06:33PM

darkpagandeath wrote: »

He put the b1tch in her place

selastich2 · 16-07-2016 06:36PM

darkpagandeath wrote: »

That's fine it's not misogynistic.

oh, just a bit of harmless fun!

your fine is in the post for uninvited contact, I don't recall summoning you to reply

Is this the same woman that cried in the house last week?

BoatMad · 16-07-2016 06:40PM

darkpagandeath wrote: »

That's fine it's not misogynistic.

nor is the reverse both Misandry and misogyny are man and women " hating " respectively

I would suggest that attempting to fondle someone can hardly be described as "hating" them ( even from the fondleee ! perspective )

Catcalling is now a 'hate crime' - UK Police Force

Comments