Cosplayer ‘victim blamed’ by police after reporting stalker: What can she do about it? | Malay Mail

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Cosplayer ‘victim blamed’ by police after reporting stalker: What can she do about it?

, tweeted about her experience being “victim blamed” at a police station after she lodged a report against a stalker at the recent AnimeFest in Paradigm Mall. According to Pudds, the officer told her that she was being harassed “because of what she was wearing” and that “this is the consequence”..

“I went to the police station in my cosplay because I needed to make the report fast. The officer told me “you’re wearing this, and selling these photos, so this is the consequence” “You’re also in the wrong”. I’ve been stalked and slut-shamed, buy1free1 how can you say that it’s my fault for existing and doing my hobby, it’s my fault so I need to deal with it?,” wrote“Then he asked me “How old are you?” Which I said... 21. Then he said “go back to school, why are you doing things like this”...

However, it was reported yesterday night that the police officer who reportedly made the inappropriate remarks regarding Pudds’ report is currently “under probe”. According to Petaling Jaya district police chief Mohamad Fakhruddin Abdul Hamid, the police personnel involved“I’m alright, I’m just really tired physically and mentally from everything that happened.

 

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