I was sitting in a hotel bar the other day just as a party of schoolchildren arrived at the hotel. One of the other customers commented that the teachers could not control the children and I had to agree but I soon followed it woith the reason why. They are not allowed to. Like every section of society is getting out of control.

When the police find it necessary to arrest an old lady for defending her property and her sister (OI believe) because she was being harassed and threateened by children. She resorted to clipping one around the ear and then forcing them out of her garden. Good for her. The police should have given them another clip round the head, preferably with a nightstick.

Power of punishment should be given back to the police, teachers, in fact any members of an authorative profession and that includes parents.

We cannot go on letting these yobs get away with threatening and abusing people. Why not even let members of there age group self police because they are unfortunately being lumped with the yobs.

I have just read that a judge has just said that it is right for the police to have the right to clip yobs around the ear, let’s hope that everybody else agrees wityh him.