Domestic-Abuse Org SLAMMED For Only Serving Women

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Domestic-Abuse Org SLAMMED For Only Serving Women

A woman who runs a charity to assist victims of domestic abuse is being accused of a hate crime and was questioned by police after stating publicly that the charity was only for women. Officers told Murray: "We need to speak to you to ascertain what your thinking was behind making your statement." Police have since been accused of investigating "thought crimes" by advocates Roddy Dunlop QC and Joanna Cherry QC.

Nicola Murray, founder of Brodie's Trust, a U.K. charity intended to support "women who've suffered pregnancy loss through domestic violence or forced termination," was interviewed by police on her comments that Brodie's Trust would "remain a female only service, run by women, for women, and will not be intimidated into changing our stance on this matter," according to The Times.

Murray announced in September that Brodie's Trust would no longer refer women to the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre after the CEO of the ERCC claimed that "'bigoted' victims of sexual violence should expect to be 'challenged on their prejudices,'" The Times stated. On Nov. 4, Edinburgh detectives went to Murray's home to interrogate her. "I ushered them through to the living room," Murray said. "The first thing they said was, 'Some of your tweets have been brought to our attention.' When they brought out the screen grabs of the statement, I said, 'Really?'"

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"They said, 'Yeah, we just have to speak to you. You've not said anything hateful, there isn't a crime here'," Murray told The Times.

"I said: 'So why are you here?' They said, 'Because we need to speak to you to ascertain what your thinking was behind making your statement.'"

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"I said, 'Protecting women and letting them know that when they come to us they have a woman-only space, and we won't let anyone in who won't maintain that.'"

"Then they said," Murray continued, "'We better watch what we are saying — we don't want to be quoted as police officers saying such and such.'"

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"I said, 'Don't worry about that. It is insanity, isn't it?' They said, 'It is.' They wished me well and went away.

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"I was taken aback by the whole thing. I don't believe anyone who has read that statement could view it as hateful. It was simply an affirmation of what we are doing: we are a women-only space, we aren’t going to change that, given what we do. Men cannot get pregnant, therefore they cannot experience a miscarriage and domestic violence. Why would they even want to come?" Murray questioned.

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Mridul Wadhwa identifies as transgender and runs the rape crisis center.

Wadhwa said of the work being done at ERCC that "sexual violence happens to bigoted people as well. But these spaces are also for you."

"But," Wadhwa went on to say, "if you bring unacceptable beliefs that are discriminatory in nature, we will begin to work with you on your journey of recovery from trauma. But please also expect to be challenged on your prejudices."

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