Q&A: Social media ban, Belfast riots & why don't police believe rape survivors?
6/18/202635 min
Hampshire Constabulary — the same force that arrested murder victim Henry Nowak as he lay dying — is now under investigation for dismissing a rape report made by one of its own officers. Andy reveals how that failure had devastating consequences, and he and Neil tackle the deeper question: why do so many police officers still refuse to believe rape survivors?
They also take on the government's plan to ban social media for under-16s. Many think it sounds good in theory, but can it actually be enforced? Andy and Neil give their verdict on whether this is meaningful policy or an unenforceable headline.
Plus, Andy goes into more detail about what he saw during his reporting on last week's Belfast riots, and Neil is challenged over his view that two-tier policing doesn't exist in the UK.
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Speaker 20:29
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Andy Hughes· Host0:34
When she reported this crime to her own force, senior detectives told her that she was lying. Because her warning was ignored, Bruno Sala went on to rape three more women.
Neil Basu· Host0:45
There's some evidence of a kind of a power culture, a bullying culture, a misogynistic culture, that abuse of authority.
Andy Hughes· Host0:52
Got to Belfast, and there was just fires popping up everywhere, and there was riots popping up everywhere. And then one guy actually jumped on the bonnet of a moving riot van, and then jumped on the roof.
Neil Basu· Host1:03
You'd have to put checkpoints back in, and you'd have to arm those checkpoints. Is it a national security risk? Our borders are a national security risk.
Andy Hughes· Host1:10
The vast, vast majority of teenage murders that I've covered, social media has always cropped up as a big factor.
Neil Basu· Host1:16
It is ruining kids' lives. How much longer do we have to wait before we get the message?
Speaker 21:20
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Andy Hughes· Host1:24
Hello, and welcome to this Q&A episode of The Crime Agents with me, crime journalist Andy Hughes.
Neil Basu· Host1:29
And me, the ex-cop,