Monday, September 1, 2008

Only 5% of rapes reported in Britain end in a conviction.

I don't care much about this article about Helen Mirren except for this crazy statistic:
Only 5 percent of reported rapes in Britain end in a successful prosecution, according to a report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate -- one of the lowest conviction rates in the developed world. Campaigners argue that British attitudes often partially blaming a raped women for her behavior is part of the reason why so few sexual attacks are reported and successfully prosecuted.
That's messed up. Only 5%?? Jesus. I wouldn't be surprised if Pakistan has a better conviction rate of rapists than the UK. Appalling.

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