No we're not.......some and a very limited number are. It doesn't excuse the harrowing and awful experiences women have have had. But tarnishing everyone with the same brush is not fair. It would like me saying women who wear short dresses or skirts are inviting unwanted attention....which we know isn't true.
Again this is a limited circumstance, not all police officers.
My comment about evil was linked to the extract about the French Catholic Church and child abuse.
However, that is just one example. Child abuse is prevalent all over the world. In the UK the police cannot keep up with all the paedophile cases they come across. Where I work, a man you would never think would be capable of such a crime, was jailed for it.
Huge problems with misogyny in police forces, not just the Met. Leaving aside those who have faced criminal charges for sexual offences and domestic abuse, how can women feel safe to come forward to report a sexual crime against them if there is a misogynistic view of women by the officers. Women officers do not feel safe to whistleblow, in case they are left stranded when calling for back up.
Here’s some more stats on police’s inappropriate behaviour. There maybe women among the one thousand, but you can bet they will be few in number.
Look at this charmer, I can’t imagine a woman doing this.
PC Avi Maharaj was alone at the family home when he used their TV account to buy porn.
www.bbc.co.uk
Another example…
Leaving aside the police, there is an epidemic of domestic violence in the UK, and globally. Men of course can be victims of it too, but in the main women are the victims.
Female murder stats since Sarah Everard was killed
https://www.archive.is/oldest/https...y/2021/oct/02/the-81-women-killed-in-28-weeks - this also references that Sarah was the 16th woman to be killed by a serving or former police officer since 2009.
You could post links forever on here - haven’t even touched on grooming gangs, sexual crimes committed by medical personnel, or by teachers. Or low level sexual crimes -flashing, being sent unsolicited
fool pics, upskirting, inappropriate and opportunistic touching on public transport. Or the seemingly less minor comments shouted out to young girls or women from blokes in vans or on building sites which starts at an early age. It’s endless - whether it’s thought or deed, and I do think men are fundamentally base and evil. Women are not saints, but if you took men out of the equation when it came to crime and warmongering, the world would be in a better place.
We know it isn’t all men that commit child abuse or violent/sexual crimes against women but we know that there are so many that do and we live our lives in fear that we may be victims too. It is fear. It is low lying fear, a risk assessment from the moment you step outside, or sadly, fear of people who are close to us. It’s street harassment, harassment on streets,it curtails everyday life. It is our norm to be wary of men.