[Ceejache]

Can I also register my disgust and outright fury at this phenomena. Whilst walking my five-year old to and from school I find it hard to listen properly to what he is saying as I am constantly looking for the foul menace and interupting him with cries of "Watch out...oops, some more over there!" It's a two-minute walk and I once counted between 20-30 'accident blackspots'!

Whilst many dog owners are responsible the blame lies at the feet (quite literally!) of the owners. I fear there is a NIMBY mentality going on with such people - if it was on their street then they wouldn't like it either. Along with people shouting and argueing in residential areas in the small hours, idle litter bugs, parents who cant be bothered to keep an eye on their children and let them cause annoyance in other areas with their juvenile anti-social behavior etc. etc. it all comes from two common factors - Sheer Pig Ignorance and Pure Selfishness. Many of us abide by the notion of 'thinking about other people' - yet there is a group of people from all walks of life who believe that the 'rules' are there for others to live by and that they are in some way exempt.