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Originally Posted by Niamh.
To me, it seems more likely someone would be telling the truth about being attacked than making it up though? It just seems a much more likely scenario. It's bad that if a victim comes to the police or whoever that they would be instantly be viewed with cynical eyes imo
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I think the police should be viewing it with critical eyes.Not critical as in the negative sense but as in ‘critical thinking’ like is used in university projects.
They should show sympathy while mentally staying firmly on the fence until they the evidence is there.
Anybody can say they’ve been a victim of a hate crime now to use as an aggravating factor or even if no crime is committed.