With regard to the article in which Ryan Leggett puts his point of view after having been pictured on the internet with a knife (The Argus, January 24), what a pity someone can't take this young lad in hand before he gets any older. It's so sad to read his outlook on life when he should be encouraged to do useful things.

For instance, the adverts which appear in The Argus for volunteers to help clean up land or do voluntary countryside work. He obviously has too much time on his hands.

  • Joyce Grover, St James's Street, Brighton