I agree with Arnold Webster wholeheartedly (The Argus, May 14) about unruly yobs.

It is almost unbelievable that today, it is not uncommon for teachers in our schools to be attacked in their own classrooms.

In my young days, if one were not paying attention, the result would be the cane.

Yes, the do-gooders have had years to try to prove being soft is the answer but, in fact, they have created the present situation.

The same attitude applies not only to yob culture but crime in general.

For example, look at the number of murders today.

We are now, proportionally, on a par with the United States.

Tony Blair followed George Bush into an illegal war against a sovereign country but would he follow Bush and re-introduce the death penalty here?

The answer is no. Alas, crime can only get worse.

-John Ovenden, Brighton