Sarah Everard murder: police commissioner urged to resign over ‘streetwise’ comment
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from on (#5Q7ME)
Philip Allott accused of victim-blaming for advising women to be better informed about legalities of being arrested
A police commissioner is facing calls to resign for saying that women need to be streetwise" about powers of arrest in the wake of the Sarah Everard murder.
Philip Allott, who oversees North Yorkshire police and the region's fire service, was accused of victim-blaming after saying women should just learn a bit about that legal process" in case they are falsely arrested.
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