Living on a knife edge / Guardian, 6 July 2007
http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/comment/0,,2119405,00.html
Alex Thomas
"Argues that women are being forced to arm themselves in the face of intimidation, police inaction and startling crime statistics.
The recent spate of knife attacks involving young women may be shocking to some but many will have seen it coming for a long time. I've lived in London for 10 years and I've slowly watched the growth of a Wild West mentality that means you are increasingly on your own when confronted or threatened."