The law has to take into account the ethnic backgrounds of offenders. If all rape cases were to be prosecuted, it would obviously lead to ethnic riots!
WOMEN’S groups yesterday called for action to help “instil confidence” in the Scottish justice system after the latest statistics showed that only 6 per cent of reported rape cases north of the Border actually lead to prosecutions.
Rape convictions have hit an all-time low, raising fears that hundreds of women are being betrayed by the country?s legal system. The figures show 794 alleged rapes took place during 2003, resulting in just 31 successful prosecutions.
The calls for legal reform came as Scotland?s Solicitor General, Elish Angiolini QC, addressed a high-profile summit of prosecutors from across Britain. Miss Angiolini warned the meeting that rape victims “needed to be given the belief that they will be treated with respect and dignity at every point of the judicial process”.
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