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In
the village where I live, youngsters at lunchtimes regularly
throw chips, chip papers, cartons, sweet papers etc on the ground.
I have often seen shopkeepers clearing the mess up after the
youngsters have returned to school. I too won't approach them
because I have heard the abuse they give, and they can be intimidating.
If we adults were to behave like that, we would be fined on
the spot. It's a pity that man picked on the wrong child. I
hate violence, but can understand the frustration and anger
felt by passers-by. If this action helps to prevent this behaviour,
great, but it's a shame the police or the school could not have
controlled it.
Val Parkin,
Bilton, Rugby
I applaud any action taken to stop litter louts. I usually see
at least two incidents a day of litter being dropped (from a
half full can of lager thrown on to a grass verge to an idle
taxi-driver throwing out his unfinished pizza onto the pavement).
The difficulty is what can you do? It makes me quite angry and
frustrated that one cannot intervene as there is always the
risk of reprisal. It needs a hotline so that it can be reported
and acted on instantly. People who defile their surroundings
have no respect; they should be named and shamed and made to
clear up other litter. All ages are guilty of dropping litter.
Children need to learn early and the adults ought to know better.
John Doe
Sadly today, if you see a child dropping litter and ask
the child to pick it up, one is likely to be told to 'f'
off. When I was at school in the 70's, I wouldn't have been
at all surprised if a teacher grabbed my arm and hauled me off
to the dustbin to dispose of my rubbish, and I would have felt
justly chastised. The 1970's 'Keep Britain Tidy' campaign should
be relaunched and the young of today should be a little less
'precious'; it's not doing them or their country any good.
Bill and Affra Hartree
Litter is everyone's responsibility and we all should be
encouraged to keep ourr own individual frontages free from litter,
irrespective of where that litter comes from. Shops, fast food
outlets and convenience stores etc should, as part of their
right to trade, keep their own near proximities free from litter,
(as McDonalds do, near to where I live). Parents should teach
their children right from wrong and instill some pride into
them about where they live and the environment in general.
Ken
George
Dropping
litter, dog foul and general good behaviour are quality of
life issues and should be taught at home. The country would
be a more pleasant place to live if these values were adhered
to, and there would be less serious crime.
David Keeble
Staffordshire
In
my youth, a Policeman would give you a clip round the ear, and
you would not tell your parents, or you would get another one.
Its about time these stupid laws were changed? Thats why we
have more crime, trouble in schools, abuse of children. They
know the law is on their side, and it's wrong what they get
away with.
Paul
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Pollution
is a serious problem whether it's global pollution or local
pollution. Dropping litter in the street is local pollution.
Schoolchildren should be taught to respect the global and
the local environments. Think global, act local.
Paul Rogan
Handsworth, Birmingham
Even though I agree that young people do play a big part in
litter problems across the Midlands, I have seen people of
an older generation dropping litter around my local area of
Stafford. Some people find it easier than not to place blame
on the younger generation of the area. The problem with young
people under the age of 18 around this area, is that they
have little activities to do after school. This results in
young people hanging outside chip shops, and local shops in
what seems to most people "anti social hours". People
in more mature generations often find youths that hang around
such places intimidating. This is why I believe that older
generations believe that youngsters are the main causes of
litter in the area. Perhaps if the government or local councils
were to provide more activities for youngsters to do after
school, this wouldn't be as bigger problem.
Neil
Watts, 19 years old
Dropping litter should be taken more seriously and young
people in particular don't care. You can't confront them about
it without being met by abuse. How ridiculous to suggest that
the police should deal with this. Does anybody really think
the police are interested in this sort of offence. I appauld
anyone who is brave enough to take some real action over this.
Sue Carvell
The best thing I ever saw was sitting in a traffic queue
at some traffic lights. There was a vehicle containing young
lads in front - and one of the lads threw an empty drinks
can out of the car window into the road. The man driving the
car in front of me got out of his vehicle, picked up the can
and tapped on the window of the car containing the young lads.
As the window wound down, he threw the can back into the car
saying 'Excuse me, I think you've dropped something!'
It brought a round of applause from all the drivers in the
queue!
Joanna Dakin
Cheshire
Has the world gone mad? A person stands up to a young
litter bug and he is being hunted as a criminal. What next,
fines for refusing to hand over our wallets to muggers?
Lola Birch
What a waste of police administrative time and money.
All credit to the public spirited man who took action against
the yob culture. My parents told me of the occasion (pre-war)
when a bobby brought me home by the scruff of the collar -
told my father of my misdemeanour and said "Will you
thrash him, or shall I?" Minimum police time spent, and
lesson well learned by the culprit. Political correctness
today hsas gone totally mad!
Paul Angwin
Lichfield
A youth threw a yoghourt pot out of the passenger`s window
of a car waiting at a road junction, and started on a second
pot. I picked it up and gave it back to him, saying `please
take it home`. He threw it out again, so I threw it into the
car. The car sped off and when it was on the main road he
threw it out again. The shocking thing was the lady driver
said nothing and did nothing.
Robert Peters
Rugby
Its all very well for the police to say they dont want us
to take the law into our own hands but I'm sure they'd laugh
if someone phoned up and
asked them to attend the scene when someone had thrown such
a chip paper away, claiming they were far too busy.Lets get
sensible
David Dagley
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