People who love to scream about stern discipline are having a fantastic time in post-riot Britain.
My favourite was a man on a Radio 5 phone-in, who ended his rant by yelling: 鈥淚 TELL you how little discipline there is. My son gets homework and he鈥檚 allowed to do it ON HIS COMPUTER.
鈥淲e need to GET BACK to PENCIL and PAPER!鈥
And you felt that if you suggested 鈥淲hat about pen and paper?鈥, he鈥檇 shriek 鈥淣O! NOT PEN, YOU BLOODY LIBERAL. PENCIL! They have to SHARPEN pencils, it teaches them DISCIPLINE!鈥
English riots 2011
On a warm spring day, strolling in south London, I heard demanding voices behind me. A police van disgorged a posse of six or more, who waved me aside.
鈥淢ob rule鈥. 鈥淲anton destruction鈥. 鈥淢indless thuggery鈥. 鈥淪heer criminality鈥. Media, politicians and police always say the same thing about urban riots. Riots can spin out of control and engulf ordinary people. But that does not alter the fact that they are rooted in social oppression.
Dear Mr & Mrs Cameron, Why did you never take the time to teach your child basic morality?