>>what happened to this girl at the hands of the Met is nothing short of criminally shocking
It's worth than criminal, it's inhuman. I care not a jot what happens to the guy beyond that I hope it's awful.
>>Zippy point is valid, If those parents had told their daughter to seek help from a policeman if needed, they are more than regretting their guidance.
If I tell my children to wait at a crossing when the light is red, and they are killed standing there, that does not make the advice to wait at a red light bad. Nor does it mean that they should no longer wait at red lights.
That is why the point is not valid.
That does not mean we should not fight to make it the way it should be and to improve it beyond where it is, but our comments, and the thoughts they represent, matter.
Had I given the "ask a copper" advice and it gone this badly wrong I would not regret my advice. What should I have said "If you're in trouble you're on your own"?
My desire for punishment and improvement would be boundless, but I would still understand what I was dealing with.
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