Sex inspectors must prevent victim blaming in Brussels…
The Brussels South police zone trains specialized vice inspectors. Do you want to take advantage of abuse?
Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD) promised on Thursday in the House to remove the obstacles to file a complaint after sexual violence. More than a hundred have testified in recent weeks about the abuse of violence in the Brussels nightlife, unrealized events have added drugs to their drinks to make them more defenseless. During several protest marches in Brussels and on social media, under the hashtag BalanceTonBar, women are asking to be believed and heard. They say they’re still in disbelief and blame victim when they tell their story to the police. For example, questions such as ‘what clothes were you wearing’ and ‘were you not drunk yourself’ would culpable them.
Chief of police Jurgen De Landsheer of the Brussels South police zone (Anderlecht, Sint-Gillis and Vorst) admits that this really exists. “Our police officers don’t have the superpowers to do everything. two are barely twenty years old. They deal with a victim and know what to do and don’t ask the questions,” he said the seventh day on a.
The Brussels South police zone is currently training vice inspectors, who receive specialized training to help them deal with effects better. They also learn how to intervene appropriately in different specific situations, for example when it comes to violence or in other situations. De Landsheer is also committed to further cooperation with the Care Centers after Sexual Violence (there are three such centers in hospitals in our country: in UZ Gent, UMC Sint Pieter in Brussels and UMC Liège). There, a nurse and a psychologist catch it, they also help to file a complaint with the police.
The Chief of Police knows that dark song(figure for unrecorded crime, ed.) sexual and domestic violence is high, many people do not dare to report it. Feelings of guilt and shame often weigh heavily. Because of the threat we are behind thick glass. Whoever enters the police station must quickly find out what’s going on.’ A new victim reception that falls outside the scope of the police should lower the threshold.