Rape.
.
I know. Sensitive subject and nothing remotely funny about it.

However.

For absolutely YEARS I'd hear something on the news like.

"A woman was raped earlier today in the Scotswood area. A man is helping police with their enquiries."

Until I was about 17 I honestly believed that, in cases of serious crime, the coppers would bring in civilian experts. They'd have a rape reported and think:

"Old Tom Harris is a good man on rape. We'll go and get him to help us solve this one..."

I really believed that was a pool of amateur sleuths who the cops would call in on their difficult cases. And, one day, I wanted to be one.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 9:19, 4 replies)

imagine that as a job title
leading Civilian Rape Expert legless today has solved the madeleine mccann mystery. in an interview he was heard to say 'well, course, they raped her,probably did her with a spatula and all sorts, then put her in the boot and ditched her in the sea. stands to reason dunnit? i bet they fuckin love a bit of the old rapey-rapey.'
(UppityDamnPrimate LET'S OPEN THIS F*CKING PIT UP, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 9:49, closed)

Me too, and for all types of crime not necessarily rape
but not so much a panel of civilian experts, more a case of casual volunteers popping into the police station to offer their assistance
(How soon is now?, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 13:58, closed)

That's it
"I was just passing and thought I'd offer you a hand with that bank robbery you're working on...."


Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 14:22, closed)

You do
hear that kind of thing on the local news a lot - and it is ALWAYS in the Scotswood area. Tis not far from there the two Chinese students were butchered a couple weeks back.
(Lord of Balrogs, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:17, closed)