Soak them through and they’ll go home

Sir, – Can anybody tell me if there is a law prohibiting water hoses being turned on to disperse large gatherings such as in Glasgow and the vigil

in England, as they do on the Continent?

If those people who flaunt the law were soaking wet, I’m sure they would soon depart to the warmth of their homes and save the major risk of spreading the virus and the need for police intervention.

Unpleasant, but remotely controlled order.

F McMillan. Ethiebeaton Terrace, Monifieth.

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