Rape classed as 'non-emergency' along with compliments and minor bumps by police

Kent Police has classified rape as a 'non-emergency crime' putting it in the same category as anti-social behaviour and fraud.

‘This is what police think about sexual violence,’ said Michael Doherty, former Parliamentary candidate for Uxbridge and south Ruislip.

Many blasted the poster as ‘disgusting’, adding it was ‘further proof police in this country are not fit for purpose’. Another chipped in: ‘Kent Police in solidarity with the Met.’ It is unclear how long the sign had been up before it made its way to social media.This has only been cemented by the findings in he Casey review commissioned in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard’s kidnap, rape and murder.

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