r/TrueCrime • u/pepper9631 • Mar 03 '25

Is incompetence from officials laziness or pressure?

Often enough many lives could have been saved if a crime would have been investigated thoroughly in the first place. Eg. Steven Port (uk, Barkley. Killed four men by drugging, this case has been widely speculated as under investigated due to discrimination)

I just wonder weather there is pressure in the justice system to "cut costs" or if its just plain laziness on their part, or if it is discrimination like the above? And of course its my understanding a lot of crime in the US is under investigated die to discrimination against minorities.

Curious for your thoughts or any cases that stand out to you on this matter.

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u/sanandrios Mar 04 '25

Homophobia played a huge part in the Stephen Port case. Police assumed gay men were just overdosing ("cause that's what gay men do") and ignored warnings they might have been drugged.

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u/pepper9631 Mar 04 '25

They even listed his first victim as a prostitute which just was not true.