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merrily

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11. Exactly. Increased rape--someone should do something. More reporting--let's all cheer that society

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #10)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 10:24 AM

Jan 2015

has finally succeeded in empowering more women to come forward.

Let me think, which would the PTB prefer to sell us as an explanation?

Hint: Which costs government nothing at all and makes the PTB look good to boot?

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Number of rapes recorded by police in England and Wales leaps 31% in a year [View all] Surya Gayatri Jan 2015 OP

Good to see more people coming forward to report it Blue_Adept Jan 2015 #1

Looks like the UK has some serious work to do Surya Gayatri Jan 2015 #2

It always seems to be greater willingness to come forward, not an increase in rapes. merrily Jan 2015 #3

Me too, so simplistic...31%??? Surya Gayatri Jan 2015 #5

Wondering: How do they know how many UNREPORTED rapes there were before? merrily Jan 2015 #7

They don't...pure speculation... Surya Gayatri Jan 2015 #10

Exactly. Increased rape--someone should do something. More reporting--let's all cheer that society merrily Jan 2015 #11

"what does this say about England and Wales..?" Helen Borg Jan 2015 #4

Or that social upheaval is bringing closeted rapists out Surya Gayatri Jan 2015 #6

Side effect of austerity? onehandle Jan 2015 #8

Social upheaval brings out the worst in all kinds of ways-- Surya Gayatri Jan 2015 #9

Per capita rape stats provide less provocative numbers Android3.14 Jan 2015 #12

Hell, yeah! USA always N�1!!!!! Surya Gayatri Jan 2015 #13