Hate Misogyny? Well, It Has Now Become A Hate Crime In Nottinghamshire
- JWB Post
- July 16, 2016
Street harassment is now deemed a hate crime in the British county of Nottinghamshire.
BRB, moving to Nottinghamshire.
Anywho, the Nottinghamshire police force joined forces with the Nottingham Women’s Centre and announced that misogynistic incidents could be reported to and investigated by the police as “misogyny hate crimes.”
Fusion noted that hate crimes are broken up into five different categories in the U.K.: Crimes committed due to prejudice against a person because of their race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity. There are now six categories of hate crimes with the addition of “misogyny hate crime” in Nottingham.
In a statement from the department, the Nottinghamshire Police defined a “misogyny hate crime” as:
Misogyny hate crime, in addition to the general hate crime definition, may be understood as incidents against women that are motivated by an attitude of a man towards a woman, and includes behavior targeted towards a woman by men simply because they are a woman.
Some examples of misogyny hate crime include “unwanted or uninvited sexual advances; physical or verbal assault; unwanted or uninvited physical or verbal contact or engagement; use of mobile devices to send unwanted or uninvited messages or take photographs without consent or permission.”
The police force’s newly appointed Chief Constable, Sue Fish said in the July 13 statement that she’s “delighted” to be “leading the way towards tackling misogyny in all its forms.”
On July 13, Fish also tweeted about the police force’s decision:
Proud to be first force in the country to tackle misogynistic hate crime @nottspolice @MelJeffs @nottswcentre
— Sue Fish (@CCSueFish)
“What women face, often on a daily basis, is absolutely unacceptable and can be extremely distressing,” Fish said in the Nottinghamshire Police statement. “Nottinghamshire Police is committed to taking misogynistic hate crime seriously and encourages anyone who is affected by it to contact us without hesitation.”
According to the department, the officers and staff members began misogyny hate crime training about three months ago and will have completed their courses by the end of July.
Melanie Jeffs, the manager of the Nottingham Women’s Centre, described the importance of the department recognizing misogyny and wanting to put an end to it.
“We’re pleased to see Nottinghamshire Police recognise the breadth of violence and intimidation that women experience on a daily basis in our communities,” she said. “Understanding this as a hate crime will help people to see the seriousness of these incidents and hopefully, encourage more women to come forward and report offences.”
About time, we do something like this right?
#Stopmisogynists2k16
You can read more about the announcement on the Nottinghamshire Police website.
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