Summary
Police in Wales claim to have successfully used 'the beer goggle' effect to cut attacks on women. A campaign in Neath Port Talbot aimed at men and women to remind them of the consequences of having sex without consent employed the well known booze- fuelled phenomenon. Posters in pub and club toilets highlighted the fact the 'beer goggle' effect could transform ugly people into beauties... until the morning after. The campaign highlighted the issue of consent in rape cases and how this could be blurred by drinking leading to unwanted consequences for both men and women. Yesterday, police said the campaign resulted in a substantial decrease in the number of sex offences over the Christmas and New Year period. And the Safer Neath Port Talbot Partnership also ran a campaign to highlight the dangers of drink-spiking and handed out kits which tested drinks for the most commonly used date-rape drugs. New figures show that the number of sex offences recorded in the Neath Port Talbot area over the Christmas and New Year period was 15.3% down on the same time last year. A police spokesman said, 'Posters and stickers were placed in pub and club washrooms and a radio advertising campaign was launched to raise awareness and understanding of consent, which is at the centre of the offence of rape.
'Recognising that only a small minority of men ever commit rape, one part of the campaign enforced the message: No Consent Means No Sex.'See the full content of this document
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'No Booze-Sex' Tactics Work, Say Police
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