[Spooky]

The brand new “hate crime cars” have been introduced in an effort to encourage people to report attacks they experience to the police, particularly those that occur online.

Julie Cooke, a Deputy Chief Constable working at Cheshire Police, said: “Cars are there in the communities on normal policing patrol just to show the community that we want you to come forward.

“Lots of people from the LGBT community experience homophobic or transphobic hate crimes and this is often massively under-reported to the police.

“By using pride flags and showing the community that the police respect them and will take them seriously more people are likely to report all sorts of crimes. Hope that helps explain it.”

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/polic...community/

Yeah if this was in the U.S. I would probably be arrested already lmao. Who decides what is a hate crime?

[Boudica]

What. I live in the UK and hadn't even heard of this until I came across this thread.

I don't think they're changing who gets arrested for hate crime. This is just a marketing campaign to encourage people to report when something horrible is done to you. It's a bit strange to have LGBT plastered all over police cars, but if it improves relations between civilians and the police, I'm not against it.

[Marshland]

Seems like a good initiative. I've no idea If it would really help the community ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But who knows, maybe it helps a bit

[laininthewired]

what a bunch of fucking fa-

[d4ggm4sk]

the only thing I hate about these "ism"-crimes is that like....... white, heterosexual men can never be a target of them.
real hate crimes against white people doesnt fall under any "ism" so
it isnt technically racism when 9 arabs hatefuck a white girl against her will?

[Dismas]

I'm not sure I could take them seriously if they're dressed the color of the rainbow. Somehow it just lacks professionalism...

[msch0ft]

I can't wait for them to roll out thought crime vehicles.

[Dismas]

I can't wait for them to roll out thought crime vehicles.

Which will undoubtedly transport people to the Ministry of Love.

[Skullmeat]

Orwell is spinning in his grave.

[Drako]

I doubt this is doing much except waste time and money. I'm not up-to-date with UK politics, but from what I've read hate crime reports have nearly doubled before this became a trend.

And if I was a homophobic Englishman, I doubt that seeing police cars with pride flags on them would make me any less homophobic.