I think that what so many people are taking exception to is the tone of the articles, suggesting that the police are not doing their jobs by having the temerity to actually ask questions of complainants.  Note I am using the term complainant, not victim.  I know from my 28 years as a police officer that sexual assault complaints are taken seriously, especially the ones involving violence and children.  However, it is usually when the investigator begins asking questions as to the circumstances that things begin to not ring true.  Unfortunately, there are people who, for a variety of reasons, make false complaints, or twist the details to suit their particular circumstances.  This is especially true when the issue is not violence, but rather involves alcohol/drugs and the issue of consent. Complaints involving these circumstances, and 'he said/she said' and no witnesses are not likely to succeed.  However, each complaint must  be thoroughly investigated at the outset.