Disgusted at anti-social teenagers on our streets
WHY do young teens enjoy treating the lockdown with contempt? On Thursday night in Bishopbriggs at around 8.30pm, a group of around 12 teens thought it was hilarious to walk along Wester Cleddens Road kicking traffic cones around, screaming and cycling in the middle of the road in a desperate bid for attention.
What are the parents doing? Do they care? Anyone who dared say anything to them received a volley of abuse.
Is this what these youngsters are learning at home or from their schools?
They have no respect for their elders or public property.
I dread to think what the streets are going to be like for the next two months before the schools return.
It’s not going to be safe to leave your home if the parents are allowing their precious bundles of joy to wander the streets, no matter what time it is, and cause mayhem.
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THE leader of Glasgow City Council is right to say that changing street names like Cochrane Street to Sheku Bayoh Street is quite ludicrous (my word).
It just panders to all those “who feel” something needs to be done to assuage whatever they currently feel and 90 per cent of them would NEVER have heard of Sheku Bayoh before this clamour for BLM protests began.
It will mean nothing to people in 20 years (or earlier) and this is not to say that MOST people would have associated Andrew Cochrane as a slaver before!
It would be better if a notice was placed under the name detailing Andrew Cochrane’s life, in the military, business, political posts held and of course, his association with the slave trade.
I think, councillor Susan Aitken is absolutely right.
Prak Sreedharan
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I’M disappointed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon didn’t allow beer gardens to open in the city.
Judging by the way Kelvingrove Park is now, she may as well have.
When you walk through it on a sunny day, you would think it’s an official beer gardens.
Mainly though for under-age drinkers.
Sadly, the police are too busy dealing with protests at George Square to deal with those flouting lockdown rules and also drinking in public.
KG
Glasgow
I PLAYED on that park many years ago with Thornliebank amateurs (Jimmy Johnstone Academy set to get green light for new changing rooms despite opposition, Friday).
It was very eerie with the echo of players calling to each other during the game.
Not a bad park at the time.
If suitable it should be used for the good of the community and have any issues addressed by the council. William Donaldson Via Facebook
THAT’S twice it’s been on fire it’s just a dumping ground for people (East End blaze, Friday).
Ann Watson
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I’LL be interested to see what happens next in the saga that is Scottish football.
I hope Hearts and Partick Thistle are successful in their legal action. I think it’s a disgrace that they are being relegated due to the current circumstances.
League reconstruction should have been allowed, and the top league expanded. However, there’s too much self-interest stopping any change.
James Russell
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