I have a good mind to just write the words:
BECAUSE IT IS VICTIM BLAMING
And then end the blog, to be honest with you.
I have worked in sexual violence for 10 years and this practice is nothing new. Today it hit the headlines that police would be using consent forms to ask victims of rape and sexual violence to hand over their mobile phones to check up to 7 years of evidence, media, messages, internet history and call logs when they report rape or sexual violence.
Media outlets have also reported that police have refused to take rape and sexual violence reports where the woman has refused to hand over her phone – resulting in viable cases being ignored and not investigated because the woman refused to give access to her data.
Source: 7 reasons why I don’t support police checking victims’ mobile phones in sexual violence cases