[CB..]

i kinda think the problem goes a bit deeper than just which party happens to be in power---

i reckon the police, lawyers and all concerned partys in authority should be made to sit down and try to write a leaflet describing in detail and exactly what a member of the public should be expected to do when confronted with a violent assault--(not some idiotic victim support wishy washy sticky plaster for after the event --but what you are supposed to do whilst the attack is actually happening )
i think once the waste paper bin is crammed to the full with rejected drafts they will finally start to see the size of the problem-