Why Have We Only Recently Heard About This?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/young-woman-gang-raped-at-94534/

Is an alleged gang rape, so insignificant these days?

This young woman was allegedly gang raped by seven men on the 6 March.

11 arrests have been made in connection with the investigation, all those arrested (except for one who was released without charge), have been released on bail until May 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 while inquiries continue.

And no, the police have confirmed that they are not Muslims.

[Islay]

I read about this on the BBC online site and the MSN online site just after it happened. A further update to the case was that she knew the men involved.

[bednobs]

perhaps she has only recently reported it?
In all honesty, horrible things happen all over the place very day, but unless you live in the area, you probably don't get to hear about them

[ummmm]

Not everything is reported in the national press.

[Islay]

http://www.bing.com/search?q=woman+raped+at+bluewater&src=IE-TopResult&FORM=IETR02&conversationid=

Just look at how many times it has been reported.

[hc4361]

I read about it at the time, too. I'm a long way from Kent

[webbo3]

Richard littlejohn is talking about it in today's mail.



Dave.

[Gromit]

It was reported on BBC, ITV, Mirror, Star, Express and locally.

Perhaps you have inadvertantly given the reason for the lack of a Daily Mail repirt. There were no muslims involved.

[hc4361]

I read that, webbo. Used this as an excuse to have a pop at Muslims, asylum seekers and refugees

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3553000/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-Gang-rape-Kent-shocking-conspiracy-silence.html

[anotheoldgit]

bednobs

/// perhaps she has only recently reported it?
In all honesty, horrible things happen all over the place very day, but unless you live in the area, you probably don't get to hear about them ///

ummmm

/// Not everything is reported in the national press. ///

Ah! I see, a complete reversal from the usual excuse, that being,

"Due to 24 hour rolling news, we tend to hear more about things these days, than we did in the past".

[Islay]

Read the links that have been posted, perhaps you missed this news story in favour of your usual ones!

[ummmm]

The reporting was available. I read it on the internet a while ago and seen it on the news. I haven't bought a newspaper so wouldn't know if it was reported in print.

Gromit has pointed out that it was widely reported.

[Berniecuddles2]

i live 30 seconds from bluewater..i used to work there....loads of eastern european men in groups wandering around outside and inside ...not saying its to do with them..but i wouldnt be suprised!

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// It was reported on BBC, ITV, Mirror, Star, Express and locally. ///

And I chose to use the one outlet which was much closer to the alleged crime, so what?

/// Perhaps you have inadvertantly given the reason for the lack of a Daily Mail repirt. There were no muslims involved ///

Didn't I already state that it was reported that no Muslims were involved?

The fact is we have only recently heard of this.

My KentOnline report was dated
20 April 2016,

There was also a Sun report dated early today 22 April 2016,

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7096347/Woman-in-her-20s-who-was-bundled-into-a-van-and-gang-raped-by-seven-men-in-Bluewater-car-park-knew-attackers.html

In which strangely enough a worker at laser hair removal firm Centros Unico said the news “came out of nowhere” and that many employees had been unaware of the crime.

“We didn't have a clue about it here. I can't remember ever seeing loads of police cars around or anything, and I've only heard about it since yesterday.

And if you are interested Richard Littlejohn also asked much the same,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3553000/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-Gang-rape-Kent-shocking-conspiracy-silence.html

[bednobs]

i give up. Tell me what answer you would like, and i'll give it

[anotheoldgit]

To all those that challenge me regarding the reporting of this, I say this:

"Read my thread's headline:

"Why Have We Only Recently Heard About This"?

I think 1 to 2 days ago covers the term 'RECENTLY'.

[anotheoldgit]

bednobs

/// i give up. Tell me what answer you would like, and i'll give it ///

If I knew the answer I would have no need to ask for an answer.

The idea of this site is that some ask a question and others try to answer it.

[Mamyalynne]

Why have we only heard about it recently?

Simply based on what I have read today.

The Police considered it an isolated incident, they were likely keen to track these people down without alerting them to the fact.


The public were not considered to be at any danger from this group.

They have made arrests and the case will proceed.

Those are my observations.

[bednobs]

yes, nd i thought maybe the reciprocal of that was for the question poser to perhaps not ridicule the answers

[Gromit]

Iis not the job of the police to publicise crimes, it is their job to solve them. The police do sometimes request the help of the public if they need help, but in this case they didn't. They quickly apprehended the alledged attackers, so there is no reason for the police to alert anyone else.
The shopping centre would not want this publicise because it might put off people going there.

The police can apply to have reporting restrictions imposed, but that does not appear to be the case here.

There is also the matter of Sub Judice, once people have been arrested, then details of the ongoing investigations are not reported for fear of hampering the investigation, or prejudicing the eventual trial.

The legal process is ongoing which is why we are starting to hear of the case. They have attended Court and that is public.

No conspiracy, no police cover up.

[anotheoldgit]

bednobs

/// yes, nd i thought maybe the reciprocal of that was for the question poser to perhaps not ridicule the answers ///

No ridiculing involved, only making a legitimate comparison to past answers, plus a certain explanation regarding my headline.