“Supt James Faulkner from Greater Manchester Police said sexual harassment was under-reported as most women had unfortunately “become accustomed” to this kind of behaviour.
“They are sadly used to being catcalled, treated as objects and sexualised in society and that’s something that as a society we need to try and address and change,” he said.
“I would very strongly encourage anybody that has experienced this to report it to the police.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66064716
It never fails to surprise me just how often we get blamed for the behaviour and failings of men. If we women just reported it more!
Meanwhile women who did report to Greater Manchester Police get arrested, humiliated and assaulted:
STOP telling women to report!
When we do you say well done us – reports are up so we’re doing well. When we don’t you say well done us – crime against women is down.
We don’t trust you anymore. The ship has sailed, the horse has bolted, it is a dead parrot.
Like all violence against women and girls – it is not our problem to fix! And that you continue to imply that we need to do this, or flag that bus driver down, or not wear that shows us there’s no acknowledgement of the problem so there won’t be any changed behaviour.
Much like domestic abuse perpetrators we don’t believe you when you say you’re going to change, that lessons have been learned. The priority is still men’s feelings and until that changes – stop asking us to trust you.
We are peace keepers and risk assessors everyday of our lives. We are tired and we want #DEEDSNOTWORDS
Deeds such as tackling male violence against women and girls at the first offence instead of the 50th. Deeds such as officers having the learning about violence against women and girls from experts in the field instead of other officers. Deeds such as not getting defensive when these issues come up and instead acknowledge it isn’t just about the bad apples but about those around them who condoned and enabled them to continue. Deeds such as acknowledging that this is a man problem and not a women problem.
Until then, stop asking us for anything.
G. Aitchison 