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| Merseyside police apologise for tweets that made light of rape | Merseyside police apologise for tweets that made light of rape |
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| Merseyside police have launched an investigation after tweets that made light of rape were posted on the force’s official account. | Merseyside police have launched an investigation after tweets that made light of rape were posted on the force’s official account. |
| The two tweets were in response to apparent jokes by football fans on Sunday afternoon. One made reference to Sunderland’s heavy defeat at Everton, while the other was related to Chelsea’s troubled start to the Premier League season. | The two tweets were in response to apparent jokes by football fans on Sunday afternoon. One made reference to Sunderland’s heavy defeat at Everton, while the other was related to Chelsea’s troubled start to the Premier League season. |
| Both were later deleted and the force apologised in a series of tweets posted afterwards. | Both were later deleted and the force apologised in a series of tweets posted afterwards. |
| We would like to apologise for any offence caused by inappropriate tweets from the force account this afternoon. They do not reflect (1/3) | We would like to apologise for any offence caused by inappropriate tweets from the force account this afternoon. They do not reflect (1/3) |
| the strenuous efforts made by Merseyside Police to investigate serious sexual crimes and protect victims. (2/3) | the strenuous efforts made by Merseyside Police to investigate serious sexual crimes and protect victims. (2/3) |
| An full investigation has been launched into the inappropriate use of the Merseyside Police Twitter account. (3/3) | An full investigation has been launched into the inappropriate use of the Merseyside Police Twitter account. (3/3) |
| The earlier tweets were in response to one user who tweeted to the force saying he wanted to report an “incident of rape that occurred at Goodison Park, Liverpool, on November 1st at 3:00”. | The earlier tweets were in response to one user who tweeted to the force saying he wanted to report an “incident of rape that occurred at Goodison Park, Liverpool, on November 1st at 3:00”. |
| The tweet was an apparent reference to Everton’s 6-2 home win over Sunderland on Sunday afternoon. | The tweet was an apparent reference to Everton’s 6-2 home win over Sunderland on Sunday afternoon. |
| A second user tweeted: “I’d like to report an incident that has been going on for ages. Chelsea get raped every match, can you help?” | A second user tweeted: “I’d like to report an incident that has been going on for ages. Chelsea get raped every match, can you help?” |
| In response, a tweet appeared on the force’s account that read: “Afraid not, its not a criminal offence to lose week in week out.” | In response, a tweet appeared on the force’s account that read: “Afraid not, its not a criminal offence to lose week in week out.” |