When you consider the pay and duties demanded of the life-guards on Brighton beach, you'll begin to understand why there are numerous vacancies (The Argus, May 28).
For a measly £5.68 per hour, they are asked to put their lives on the line to rescue people who have got into difficulties.
Unfortunately, this is more likely to be a drunk and abusive tourist.
They are also asked to "police" the beaches to ensure safety for all.
The number of drug dealers on Brighton beach makes this unbelievably difficult, with dealers walking around asking families to buy drugs.
Only last Friday evening, there was a large-scale brawl on the seafront at the bottom of West Street between dealers competing for trade.
The police were nowhere to be seen as children and families were scattered when the culprits fought with bottles and knives.
A friend of mine managed to pull away a child before he was flattened by the fighting.
Brighton and Hove's police and the council have lost control of the drug dealing on the seafront and the sooner they put some high-profile policing in the better.
-Graham Howson, Portslade
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