Nottinghamshire Police write poem about rape.

[LMNO]

John Waters would totally approve of this ad.

[Aucoq]

I agree that them turning a Christmas poem into a poem about rape is pretty distasteful.  With that said, maybe it's just because it seems like here the accuser gets told to stop being a whore, and the guy accused of rape gets a high five on the way out the door, but shit it's hard to get angry at a police department that actually gives a damn.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think I see what the problem is. It's that they attempted something, and failed. Failed badly, in fact. They attempted to take something that is common to nearly everyone in the area - Christmas - and tweak a well-known poem to become one that is dark and sad and touching. They wanted it to invoke empathy for the poor blameless victim who only wanted to do a bit of shopping, a sense of support from the helpful coppers she turns to after her rape (who are also trying to convey that they won't victimize her a second time so she shouldn't be afraid to go to them) and also they wanted to invoke fear in the would-be rapist, an awareness that no matter how entitled he felt to rape it was not only not his entitlement but also, he should be afraid because the police are going to side with the victim and hunt him down like a dog and his attempts to blame the victim will not be believed.

They tried to do all this by bastardizing "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", and they did it horribly. It fell flat in pretty much every dimension. It's awful, and it invokes pretty much nothing but ridiculousness and a complete lack of reverence for the poem or for the subject matter.

It's well-meant. It's simply bad.

[Junkenstein]

There's probably more than a touch of disdain for the thing as UK cops are pretty notorious for not helping out in exactly these kind of situations. This month is filled with office xmas parties and there are lots of "mistakes", "Misunderstandings" and "keep your fucking mouth shut or you'll lose your job". From what I've seen, unless the woman is stone cold sober and the rapists has a pocket full of pills its all just one big benny hill sketch, go home and sleep it off.

The attitude in the "poem" really does not convey an accurate police experience in any way. Assuming they even take you seriously, you could be in a for a pretty fucking traumatic time from them while they get the required evidence and statements. More than the odd complaint about how officers handle reporting of such incidents. 

So Tacky, terrible verse and a totally unrealistic promise of help and swift resolution. I can see why some are displeased.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

James MaGonnagal bad.  I love whomever wrote that.

[Junkenstein]

What I want to see are the previous drafts. I bet there were a few howlers in those.

[hooplala]

What I want to see are the previous drafts. I bet there were a few howlers in those.

"Oompa, Loompa, floompity fail, if you're a rapist, you'll go to jail."

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

What I want to see are the previous drafts. I bet there were a few howlers in those.

"Oompa, Loompa, floompity fail, if you're a rapist, you'll go to jail."

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

"Come on, officer, I was just getting some tail!"
"No, you're a rapist and you're going to jail."

[LMNO]

Goddamn it Hoops, now I'm writing incredibly offensive Oompa Loompa rhymes in my head, with a turnaround in the last line to "justify" it.


Haet Yuo.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Goddamn it Hoops, now I'm writing incredibly offensive Oompa Loompa rhymes in my head, with a turnaround in the last line to "justify" it.


Haet Yuo.

I'm doing the same thing, only to a ska/rasta beat because radio.

[Junkenstein]

What I want to see are the previous drafts. I bet there were a few howlers in those.

"Oompa, Loompa, floompity fail, if you're a rapist, you'll go to jail."

Actual spittake. +1 internet to Paes.

Goddamn it Hoops, now I'm writing incredibly offensive Oompa Loompa rhymes in my head, with a turnaround in the last line to "justify" it.


Haet Yuo.

Don't keep them to yourself.

[LMNO]

These are lyrics that come with their own trigger warnings. I feel ugly just thinking them.

[hooplala]

Goddamn it Hoops, now I'm writing incredibly offensive Oompa Loompa rhymes in my head, with a turnaround in the last line to "justify" it.


Haet Yuo.

[Telarus]