Arguing over Snapchat and ‘hire boys’ chant included in ‘noncrimes’ police reply to
There are a number of incidents which are defined as ‘noncrime’ hate incidents responded to by coppers, including arguments on Snapchat and grim football chants
A football fan chanting to opposing supporters is among a litany of ‘noncrime’ hate incidents responded to by police.
The supporter reportedly chanted “who are the rent boys over there?” in Sussex. Girls falling out on Snapchat and a dispute over a parking space also saw police being called out, according to an audit of noncrime hate incidents. A cabbie called the police to complain about an MoT while another person believed they were a victim of being discharged from hospital.
Other incidents included someone getting upset about the name of a dog with another “offender” telling someone that being “pansexual” was “not a thing”.
In another case, a cleaner was reported to City of London police after refusing to clean a flat. Civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch argue that the incidents should not be recorded in the first place.
Jake Hurfurt, of Big Brother Watch, said: “By recording them officers devalue the concept of genuine hate while wasting countless hours of their time. By recording them officers devalue the concept of genuine hate while wasting countless hours of their time.
“Although data shows some forces are making progress in reducing frivolous non-crime hate incident records there is still clearly work to be done.”
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Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner Donna Jones said: “I am wholly against a second of scarce police resources being spent on responding to anything that isn’t a crime.”
It was recently reported some investigations into 45% of crimes in the UK which only include one victim are dropped by UK police.
The Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Newlove called on police forces to take “urgent action”.
She said: “Victims do not report crimes lightly, yet far too often cases are being abandoned without a suspect being identified, leaving victims feeling ignored and let down.”
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