Current Events > Cops sexually assault women way more often than most people think

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People read the story in their local newspaper. They see it on the evening news. They think, Well, thats horrible, but thats a one-off. They dont think much of it after that, said Philip Stinson, a professor at Bowling Green State University and a famed researcher on police who commit crimes. Its not until you aggregate this stuff that you realize, Oh my gosh.

A 2014 study led by Stinson analyzed the arrests of nearly 400 officers, employed across 43 states and Washington, D.C., for sex-related crimes between 2005 and 2007just three years. Beyond uncovering 118 cases of rape, the study found that nearly three-quarters of all the cases involved victims who were younger than 18.

These findings seem to indicate scenarios in which adults allowed police both access and the opportunity to victimize children under their care, the study states. That is, caregivers may be prone to let their guard down in the presence of police in a manner that evokes the infamous scandals involving Catholic priests and the wide-scale sexual abuse of minors.

As if these pigs werent bad enough with their racism and blatant murdering now theyre molesting girls

Now

This really isn't surprising. People like them can get away with it

So thats a little over a hundred arrests per year, out of a pool of Im guessing somewhere in the 600-700 thousand people range? The article says nothing about how that compares to the rate of arrests for sex related crimes in the general public so I dont actually know if that is more or less than average.

It's not that cops are bad people that kinda authority just attracts people that wanna abuse it. Then they promote a brotherhood mentality which lowers the chances of the good ones reporting the bad ones. It's the system that's fucked up more than the individuals.

Gotta give the cops more money to investigate sex crimes committed by cops!
*Local PD uses funding to acquire a cumboni*

So thats a little over a hundred arrests per year, out of a pool of Im guessing somewhere in the 600-700 thousand people range? The article says nothing about how that compares to the rate of arrests for sex related crimes in the general public so I dont actually know if that is more or less than average.

Beyond uncovering 118 cases of rape, the study found that nearly three-quarters of all the cases involved victims who were younger than 18.

I am absolutely not surprised

when I was in the police explorer program and we did ride alongs

my advisor never put the girls with male officers he didnt trust

the amount of male officers he trusted was 3 and would just paired with female officers otherwise

he never said it but. He implied it was because the male officers would make a move

these girls were between 14 and 21 btw

Wasn't there a case a year or two ago where a policeman has used his position as an explorer advisor to carry on a years long relationship with a 14 year old?

The problem is that Law Enforcement Officers are held to a higher standard.
The people enforcing our laws should be better at obeying them than the standard populace.

There should be ZERO arrests for sexual assault or otherwise among law enforcement.

Thinking that youre going to have a pool of damn near a million people and there arent going to be any bad people who get in is just naive. Thats fantasy land utopia territory.

My point stands.
The people enforcing the law should be held to a higher standard.
They should not fall within the average. Period.

I agree, but nothing here tells us whether they fall within, above, or far below the average.

I agree, but nothing here tells us whether they fall within, above, or far below the average.

I also believe that any officer breaking any law should be immediately fired and charged.

No suspension, no time off, fired.
They're paid to enforce the law and are no longer trustworthy.

Okay, youre not even responding to what Ive been posting about. You opinion on that is good but meaningless to the discussion.

It sounds statistically significant. Roughly 25% of cases that are classically under-reported.

Okay, youre not even responding to what Ive been posting about. You opinion on that is good but meaningless to the discussion.

I dont usually go by well it seems right to me.