[Margaret Pilkington]

Personally I think that by the time the children get to primay school it is too late to start teaching respect.......respect needs teaching in the home from the moment the little ones can crawl.

And to Rindy....with the greatest respect, I wasn't talking a bout a firendly cuff around the earhole......there was nothing remotely friendly in it.
Yes, of course you are right....there have always been BAD people about.....and Myra Hindley and Ian Brady weren't just bad they were Evil....and I think no amount of chastisement would have made much difference to what they got up to......but for the majority of kids.... the local bobby was someone to be looked up to if you were innocent, but someone to be in awe of if you were caught up to no good.