Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has denounced it as a "uniquely barbaric act." Lord Chief Justice Lord Lane says the trend is an "incredible perversion." Indeed, many Britons, who have long regarded their country as a citadel of order and civility, were shocked at the findings of a recent government report showing that in 1985 the incidence of rape increased by 29% in England and Wales. Worse, it climbed by 56% in the City of London. One cynical police official called rape Britain's "biggest growth industry."
London Police Commissioner Sir Kenneth Newman responded by seeking an additional 3,000 officers. A row on...
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