The antisemitic attack in Leicester Square beggars belief — where were the police?

The other astonishing aspect of the thing, which affects us all regardless of ethnicity, is that the young woman who spoke to the papers said that she called the police no fewer than 10 times to report what was happening. The operator was contrite. “I’m sorry, it takes some time; you’re not the only one who called tonight.” It was, in the event, 28 minutes before a copper turned up. By then her companions had been hit on the head, she suffered neck and leg injuries and was frightened that she was going to die.