READERS’ COMMENTS

Boy, 13, brandishes knife during disorder at leisure centre

ANNA HARDY

When I was 13 I carried crayons... can we please rewind about 30 years and fix the mess we are in today?

AMANDA PELLINGTON

Respect and discipline start at home at an early age. Parents must take responsibility, not blame the schools or police.

JENNIFER GREATBATCH

A few weeks in borstal would sort them out to stop them re-offending and spending a life of in and out of the softly, softly prisons.

AMANDA CHALMERS

Is nowhere safe for our kids to go any more? I feel like I need to keep mine locked up for their own safety.

CAROL BOWLEY

At 13, my son stood head and shoulders taller than me, but had respect and discipline. He would never have behaved like that.

JOANNE DUTTON

When I was 13 I would have got a slap. When my lad was 13 he would get a slap for that. Nobody ever got hit. The threat was enough. Turned out fine. They need to show a bit of respect.

NATHAN J ASTON

These young thugs think they are gangsters. It’s a complete joke.

NORMAN HEATH

What the hell is going on in this country? It’s getting worse every day. The Government has got to sort all this crime out.