What about violence against men? Hardly any men come forward and report domestic abuse.
Or how about trying to reduce violent crime in general? I really don’t see why this issue has to be gendered.
I’m not going to disagree, but…
Come on Kier. Just saying things which are easy and make a snappy soundbite aren’t a substitute for being an effective opposition.
I always find it sad how talking about women always brings out the same old men with the same “what about the menz” comments.
Will labour show zero tolerance to violence against men ? I guess we will have to wait until it’s said by labour, until then I guess not 🤷♂️
the headline says violence men are the bigger group of victims of. but what Starmer was talking about is sexual offences and domestic murder women are the largest group. in these cases.the problems in the prosecution of perpetrators will effect everyone so need sorting.
yes i’m an older guy but i also worked with a charity for male domestic victims till the funding was stopped
Maybe somebody can help me understand this better.
>Keir Starmer has pledged to take a “zero-tolerance approach” to violence against women and girls as fresh statistics reveal that almost 97% of sexual offences are failing to result in charges.
He said his Labour government will roll out tougher sentences for rape, stalking and domestic murder, and introduce a domestic abuse register to make it easier for officials to track offenders.
Do the statistics show that 97% of sexual offences fail to result in a charge, or that 97% of accusations fail to result in a charge? Either way, I’m sure the percentage of sexual offences that go unpunished is very high and I don’t think the exact number if so important here.
My real question is the following. If the problem is that too few sexual offences result in a charge, how is this situation improved by making sentences tougher? Sexual offenders who are not charged don’t get sentences so the solution is not addressing the issue.
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What about violence against men? Hardly any men come forward and report domestic abuse.
Or how about trying to reduce violent crime in general? I really don’t see why this issue has to be gendered.
I’m not going to disagree, but…
Come on Kier. Just saying things which are easy and make a snappy soundbite aren’t a substitute for being an effective opposition.
I always find it sad how talking about women always brings out the same old men with the same “what about the menz” comments.
Will labour show zero tolerance to violence against men ? I guess we will have to wait until it’s said by labour, until then I guess not 🤷♂️
the headline says violence men are the bigger group of victims of. but what Starmer was talking about is sexual offences and domestic murder women are the largest group. in these cases.the problems in the prosecution of perpetrators will effect everyone so need sorting.
yes i’m an older guy but i also worked with a charity for male domestic victims till the funding was stopped
Maybe somebody can help me understand this better.
>Keir Starmer has pledged to take a “zero-tolerance approach” to violence against women and girls as fresh statistics reveal that almost 97% of sexual offences are failing to result in charges.
He said his Labour government will roll out tougher sentences for rape, stalking and domestic murder, and introduce a domestic abuse register to make it easier for officials to track offenders.
Do the statistics show that 97% of sexual offences fail to result in a charge, or that 97% of accusations fail to result in a charge? Either way, I’m sure the percentage of sexual offences that go unpunished is very high and I don’t think the exact number if so important here.
My real question is the following. If the problem is that too few sexual offences result in a charge, how is this situation improved by making sentences tougher? Sexual offenders who are not charged don’t get sentences so the solution is not addressing the issue.