Policing women's vigil

 I cannot understand the police reaction to Saturday's vigil for Sarah Everard, why was it so different from their action (or non action) during last years black lives matter protests and Liverpool fans rioting?  Both of these became violent yet the police paid scant attention to them.  Is is because women are a 'soft' target and do these actions represent the male attitude to women?  To say the police were heavy handed is to misunderstand the situation entirely, maybe the actions came from a sense of guilt. The police must share the blame for this woman's death.   This young woman was murdered by a serving police officer, the very person she should have been safe with.  It turns out that this man had 'flashed' at women while serving with the police but no action was taken.  If proper action had been taken against this man Sarah would still be alive.  Many criminology studies have shown the 'flashing' is very often a prelude to violent behaviour against women and so should be taken seriously.  I have no idea if the lack of action was because the man was one of them or just because the authorities didn't think it was a serious act.  I know some men think it is funny but it isn't.  

Violence against women is nothing new, nor is the fact that women do not feel safe when out alone.  It has been a fact of life my whole life.  We have always been told to take precautionary measures because men are a danger to us.  Surely we should have been looking at this from the other end, why do some men prey on women?

We do not need a new laws just the implementation of existing ones.  We also need a change in how we bring up boys, they should be taught at an early age to respect people especially women if we are going to continue to portray them as the 'weaker' sex in need of protection.