Gawrotters Act in Podcasts
eventA criminal law enacted in 1863 to address street violence involving partial strangulation.
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The Most Notorious Shoplifters in British History
A more aggressive and feared form of street crime was known as garrotting, a type of mugging involving partial strangulation. Though relatively rare, garrotting sparked widespread panic, Amplified by press coverage, the public hysteria eventually prompted Parliament to pass the Gawrotters Act in 1863, which reinstated flogging as a punishment for violent robbery.