The British government has failed to tackle the rising the number of acid attacks in the country, as authorities impose lenient penalties for attackers, an expert says.
UK authorities could make it more difficult for attackers to use acid and corrosive substances in acts of violence, Rodney Shakespeare, an academic and expert on political and social issues from London, said Thursday during a phone interview with Press TV.
“You cannot allow the culture to go on of gangs using acid attacks, we have to stamp it out, the government has not done enough to do this,” said Shakespeare.
The expert compared the rise of acid attacks in the UK to the surging race riots in Notting Hill area in London in 1958, when courts introduced harsh punishments for many involved in the riots. He said the shock created by the intensified crackdown helped end the riots.
Shakespeare said authorities could have prevented a surge in the number of acid attacks by…