If they could kill a dog in broad daylight, of what else are they capable?

In my formative years policemen lived in the area they policed, and were well known and respected.

How many today are university educated and have never lived in a council housing estate?

Is it any wonder they cannot deal with ordinary people and the thugs who encroach on their daily lives?

Chief Constable Vine promised the public in Dundee that crime figures would plummet with his methods. We have been patient and perhaps it is time for a new broom that will sweep away the scum in our society. — K. S.

Forms were sent out to all the tenants concerned showing four different routes and over 900 people selected the route they liked best.

Two people have already been mugged in this area during the day while walking down the narrow paths from Balunie Avenue where the buses run.

When Balunie Avenue was being resurfaced the 28 and 29 came along Balunie Drive and there were no problems reported.

Now the tenants have been told it is not possible to re-route these buses on a permanent basis.

The transport department has suggested taking the numbers 7 and 8 along Balunie Drive.

This is not much use for pensioners in the area as these buses do not run after 6 pm.

Pensioners will still have to travel up narrow paths in the dark.

It seems our time has been wasted getting over 900 people to sign our petition.

However, we have been told the issue will be discussed again in October.

Let’s hope we will have better results then. — Angry Tenants.

Over the nine weeks they remained strong and united, even when they were hung out to dry by Unison, who pulled out of their national settlement “crusade”.

I hope the nursery nurses, who felt they did not deserve a rise and crossed the picket lines to work and who will now reap the benefits, will put their one-off lump sum payment into a local fund to be split equally among every striker.

This is the least they can do. — Hats Off.

UNISON, THE union that represents the nursery nurses, should hang its head in shame.

I wonder how many are thinking about leaving.

They should do it quickly as Unison takes part of the contributions to prop up people, both in Westminster and Holyrood parliaments, who did not support the nursery nurses . — R. G., Dundee.

DURING THE dispute in Dundee, opposition SNP politicians claimed they were 100% behind the nursery nurses.

The dispute is now settled in Dundee, but in neighbouring Angus, nursery nurses are still on strike because they felt no option but to reject the poor offer from the SNP-controlled council. — Hypocrisy.

My husband was engineer in a Sea King search and rescue helicopter based in Nova Scotia.

They were told to transport some inspectors out to Magdeline Islands where there was a seal cull.

The hunters clubbed the seals, not to spoil the pelts, but because they were in a hurry to get as many as possible before the ice melted.

I’m afraid there wasn’t room for sentiment.

It wasn’t a job my husband enjoyed but life is rough out there. — Arbroath Reader.

They all worked very hard to put on a spectacular show which was wholeheartedly enjoyed by the audience.

They all have so much of which to be proud. I’m already looking forward to next year’s show. — Proud Mum.

[Dance Advance is a charity which has classes in Kirkton Community Centre, Disc and the Shore. They have dancers aged four to 18 years, who all came together in the Gardyne Theatre to perform Top Of The Pops.]

An Angus Council spokesman stated a 9% loss could mean the local authority receiving lower central government funding in future.

Their response has been to stem the flow through a blatant population-grab from Dundee.

There has been an absence of additional job opportunities in Angus to justify such house building. — C. C.

In the aftermath of the reported radiographer shortage at Ninewells Hospital, a spokeswoman for NHS Tayside voiced concern a staff member should have challenged the official line of no problems.

Perhaps the question NHS Tayside should be asking is — why otherwise loyal staff members choose to by-pass “appropriate channels”? — Concerned Reader.

I am 84-year-old and nearly had a heart attack.

Shame on you. — Peggy Mitchell, Kingsburn Court Sheltered Housing, Dundee.