Vandals have wrecked the Memorial Garden in Princes St Gardens

[Bill Cameron]

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.c...dals-1-4824313
Damn scum, I hope they get caught

[Ken Norton]

This story is particularily upsetting Bill as we have direct family links to this wonderful city. Of late we have read of other similar destruction to "Poppy" memorials and displays, theiving of British Legion collection boxes and one "elderly veteran" on collection duties being robbed of some £1500. It truly beggars belief as to the society that we now live in, seems that some have no respect at all. The sentences of such people (if convicted)? need to be extremely harsh.

[Keith Tindell]

I despair, our laws are not fit for purpose, we need to move back a hundred years and birch the bas*****, kt

[Captain Kong]

Too many daft and Stupid do-gooders in this country. Bring back the Death Penalty and the Birch

[robpage]

I expect that the poor little darlings are bored there's nothing for them to do and they haven't got any money two words come to mind penal servitude

[vic mcclymont]

Catch them, punish them and put them in forces for a few years to learn.
Vic

[Doc Vernon]

I must fully agree with all that is said here,it is an absolute shame what these Louts do,and then when caught get a pat on the hand and told "Naughty"
The comment about putting these sorts in the Forces is something i think would at ;east teach them a few things of good !
The old Birch is also something that should be brought into play in the Police Force again,it I am sure would Teach them a lesson,
What is this World coming to when things like this happen,and worse besides!
Respect is out of the Window these days as well,
Sadly though all this will just continue to happen,Oh! so very very sad!

[robpage]

I personally don't think the forces would want them I know from this week that the army and presumably the navy and the Air Force have changed the ruling re failing a drug test if it was a first time and in the case of a soldier being a good man a commanding officer had the discretion to keep them on and give them a warning that discretion has been removed fail a military drug test and you're out that day so you know what would happen if you put these lunatics in the army on a Monday they will be tested for smoking drugs on a Tuesday and out on a Wednesday

[Doc Vernon]

Agree Rob
However lets put these Idiots in an Army Style Camp with Strict Corporals and the likes.

I am sure they will soon put them in their places!
I know we were and pronto too! LOL

[Bill Cameron]

I must fully agree with all that is said here,it is an absolute shame what these Louts do,and then when caught get a pat on the hand and told "Naughty"
The comment about putting these sorts in the Forces is something i think would at ;east teach them a few things of good !
The old Birch is also something that should be brought into play in the Police Force again,it I am sure would Teach them a lesson,
What is this World coming to when things like this happen,and worse besides!
Respect is out of the Window these days as well,
Sadly though all this will just continue to happen,Oh! so very very sad!

Doc, my father in law, in the Thirty’s, was sentenced to ten strokes of the birch aged 13, for theft, he never stole again,