Do not describe sexual abuse of children as "grooming" by "grooming gangs"
I want the Government and Parliament to stop using the words "grooming" and "grooming gangs". I feel they are euphemisms being used in official publications to describe horrible, violent sexual abuse of children including rape, torture, kidnapping and imprisonment.
Signatures
241
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 241/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 241/100,000
- 25 SEPT 2025Petition closedFinal total: 241 signatures
- 25 MAR 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
I think that the use of euphemisms to describe criminal offences does considerable harm. A 12-year-old child who has been raped may not think she has been "groomed".