The City: In Defense of Women

"Use every dirty trick you can think of," said Portland, Ore., Police Lieutenant James E. Harvey to some 80 housewives, career girls and students. "Scratch his eyes out. Bring the heel of your hand up under his nose and break it. Smash him in the larynx and he'll have difficulty breathing. Tromp on his instep, that's always very good. And use your knee as hard as you can in the groin. You'll drop him to the ground —and he'll be a very sick fellow."

With a rising crime rate (the FBI reports forcible...

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