News (Media Awareness Project) - New Zealand: Ads Highlight Drug Rapists Danger |
| Title: | New Zealand: Ads Highlight Drug Rapists Danger |
| Published On: | 2003-06-10 |
| Source: | Waikato Times (New Zealand) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-20 04:52:50 |
ADS HIGHLIGHT DRUG RAPISTS DANGER
Police have launched a national education campaign about drink spiking and
drug rape.
The campaign began with a series of three TV and cinema adverts and will
continue until the end of the month.
The campaign was launched in Hamilton yesterday by police and Labour MP
Dianne Yates.
Ms Yates has been working with the New Zealand Drug Rape Trust to
reclassify the drugs used by drug rapists and to tighten up the laws around
consent.
The first advertisement shows a busy bar scene where a man sneakily drops a
pill into a drink while reaching for a straw.
In the second a man puts a clear liquid into a woman's cocktail as she
answers her cellphone.
The third shows a scenario where two men buy a woman a drink and one is a
drug rapist. The woman is confused about which drink to choose when "Buy
your own drink", flashes on the screen.
The advertisements are the second stage of a public awareness campaign
which began early last year.
In May, Hamilton police went into bars and gave out flyers warning people
about drink spiking and asking those with information about the crime to
contact them.
An 0800 phone line was set up and rewards offered for information leading
to an arrest.
In 2002 there were 22 reported cases of drink spiking in Hamilton.
Four of the victims claimed they were sexually violated.
This year 13 women have complained to police; three of them claim to have
been sexually violated.
The last complaint was made on April 13 by a 22-year-old Hamilton woman who
claimed her drink was spiked at a bar on Alexandra St, Hamilton.
The woman told police she left her drink unsupervised for a short time and
after returning to it became sick. She was taken home by a friend a short
time later.
Police have made no arrests in relation to the drink spiking offences.
Detective Senior Sergeant Russell Le Prou said police considered the crime
particularly vile and urged people with information to contact them.
Ms Yates said women who believed their drinks had been spiked should
contact police immediately because the drugs used disappeared from the
bloodstream within 12 hours.
Police have launched a national education campaign about drink spiking and
drug rape.
The campaign began with a series of three TV and cinema adverts and will
continue until the end of the month.
The campaign was launched in Hamilton yesterday by police and Labour MP
Dianne Yates.
Ms Yates has been working with the New Zealand Drug Rape Trust to
reclassify the drugs used by drug rapists and to tighten up the laws around
consent.
The first advertisement shows a busy bar scene where a man sneakily drops a
pill into a drink while reaching for a straw.
In the second a man puts a clear liquid into a woman's cocktail as she
answers her cellphone.
The third shows a scenario where two men buy a woman a drink and one is a
drug rapist. The woman is confused about which drink to choose when "Buy
your own drink", flashes on the screen.
The advertisements are the second stage of a public awareness campaign
which began early last year.
In May, Hamilton police went into bars and gave out flyers warning people
about drink spiking and asking those with information about the crime to
contact them.
An 0800 phone line was set up and rewards offered for information leading
to an arrest.
In 2002 there were 22 reported cases of drink spiking in Hamilton.
Four of the victims claimed they were sexually violated.
This year 13 women have complained to police; three of them claim to have
been sexually violated.
The last complaint was made on April 13 by a 22-year-old Hamilton woman who
claimed her drink was spiked at a bar on Alexandra St, Hamilton.
The woman told police she left her drink unsupervised for a short time and
after returning to it became sick. She was taken home by a friend a short
time later.
Police have made no arrests in relation to the drink spiking offences.
Detective Senior Sergeant Russell Le Prou said police considered the crime
particularly vile and urged people with information to contact them.
Ms Yates said women who believed their drinks had been spiked should
contact police immediately because the drugs used disappeared from the
bloodstream within 12 hours.
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