The heartbreaking stories of people coping with family member’s drug addiction, published recently in the Tele is almost too harrowing to contemplate.
Illegal drugs are killing out young people in their thousands all over the UK each and every year.
We are at war with the drug dealers.
Everyone must take part and this includes children being offered drugs, or know of any of their peers using any illegal substance. Teachers must gain their pupils confidence and pass any information on to the police.
Most importantly parents must warn their children of all the dangers of dabbling in any shape or form with drugs.
What is the answer? There is no mystery just zero tolerance and mandatory 25-years sentences given to every convicted drug dealer with no early release for “good behaviour.”
We are fighting a war, a war we must win for the sake of our young people and future generations.
Judges, police, social workers, lawyers and the medical profession, must combine and cooperate with one another and implement the “extreme sanction” previously mentioned.
There is no other answer. — Grandfather of Five.
Strategy needed
The heartbreaking stories of addiction and its consequences, which have appeared in this letters page recently, have really shone a light on a problem that is endemic in our society.
How many children and grandchildren have to end up in the pits of despair before we have a rethink on the whole strategy for tackling drug problems?
It’s time to take a step back, really think about how people end up taking drugs and then devise a strategy to prevent this from ever happening. It’s a mammoth task, but one that is entirely necessary. — Reality Check.
Sensational stuff
A fiery display at the Discovery Science Festival in Sensation. Pictured are Emily Milton (Sensation staff) and PhD student Nicki Cook.
There have been a few letters recently talking up Dundee’s cultural credentials, but in terms of tourist appeal, I think there is no better place than the Sensation Science Centre.
I regularly go to the centre and take in all the exhibitions and displays.
There is always something going on and the best thing is, it’s always interactive. I take my kids and they love taking part in experiments and trying out the various items on display.
Sensation is another example of how Dundee is moving forward. In the past, the only real tourist destination was the Discovery. Now there is so much to offer for visitors and residents. Keep up the good work. — Dundee Fan.
Rethink law on dangerous dogs
I write regarding the latest attack on a child by dangerous dogs.
I find this very worrying, especially when it's on your own doorstep.
I feel for 10-year-old Rhianna Kidd who suffered after the attack by two Rottweilers, and her family who are clearly going through a bad time.
I think irresponsible dog ownership is an urgent and worrying issue that blights many neighbourhoods and parks not just here in Dundee, but in Scotland in general.
The law should be extended to allow police to seize an animal and prosecute an owner when an attack also takes place on private land.
As a dog owner, I believe you should be well aware of laws which affect you and your dog, and if your unsure you shouldn’t get a dog until you are.
My point now is, I propose to do something about Dundee’s dogs, to keep them safe and their owners, by means of campaigning to the Scottish Government, and highlighting the fact of Rhianna Kidd to support my quest.
I have contacted Dundee MSP Joe FitzPatrick to see if he will support me on this issue.
I, like many others, have been horrified by this latest news. — Daryl Beech, Easy Walkers.
More effective legislation required
Yet again, we read of a child being mauled by Rottweilers.
This is becoming an all too common occurrence in this country.
Kelly Lynch was attacked and killed by the very same breed, and yet the Dangerous Dogs Act which ensued, after much lobbying by Kelly’s family, omitted Rottweilers from the list of banned dogs.
But in an environment where measures are in place to protect children from human predators, we leave the very children we seek to protect exposed to risk of vicious dogs, who could pose a danger.
It is high time the government bit the bullet, and took proper measures to protect the public, and children in particular, from danger.
Let’s have more effective legislation, and fewer injured children. — Tired of Inaction.
Missing dog
My dog, which is called Mia, was lost on August 25 at around 2.30pm. It is a black and white, Papillion, in the Hilltown area of Dundee.
The dog means a lot to a loving family. If anyone knows of her whereabouts contact me on 227590.
There is a £50 reward if dog is found. — Mr McCallum.
Boxer appeal
My boxer dog has gone missing from Whitfield Square. It is dark brown with black stripes.
She disappeared on August 27.
She has a scar on top of her head from an operation and a white chest. Our children are heartbroken with this loss and a reward for information to her whereabouts is being offered. — James Laws, Whitfield Square, Dundee.
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