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Originally Posted by Damien
What do we do about this issue though? Go after the false accusers with criminal charges? How can we stop it? Certainly the police should have done better here and some officers have been hit with serious misconduct charges and a IPCC investigation but maybe they need a more coherent plan for these cases from the suits above them? If someone makes a intentionally false accusation should we make them against the law as well?
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I think the police have become, understandably, so concerned about failures related to abuse etc. that in this case maybe they let that concern cloud their judgement with tragic results. They're in a difficult position and have to prioritise but, in the real world, how do they do that whilst remaining open minded to all possibilities when the stakes are so high? The baying media doesn't help. Let's hope lessons are learned.