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Who could disagree with Robert Buckland (MetroTalk, Tue) when he asserts that self-respect alone is, or should be, enough to inhibit us from committing crimes such as fare-dodging?
Unfortunately, though, I am reminded of a talk I attended by a member of the Fraud Squad, who informed us that ten per cent of people are always honest, ten per cent are always dishonest and the remaining 80 per cent are honest unless they think they can get away with it. Human nature being what it is, it seems that effective sanctions will continue to be needed if crime is to be deterred. Bernard Winchester, Norwood
‘A little kindness and understanding can go a long way’, says reader
Jon (MetroTalk, Wed) asks ‘the old fella on the No.51 to Woolwich’ to stop taking 14 copies of Metro because that doesn’t leave any left.
Has Jon considered that he may be taking the papers to distribute to people who are unable to collect one for themselves? For example, I work in a hospital and regularly pick up copies to give to patients who cannot leave their wards to get one. For many of them, reading the paper is a small but meaningful part of their day.
It may be that this gentleman is doing something similar. If you had asked him politely, I’m sure he would have been willing to share a copy.
Sometimes there is more to a situation than meets the eye. A little kindness and understanding can go a long way. Clare, Dagenham
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Lower your beams, reader says
Re complaints about car headlights dazzling other drivers and pedestrians (MetroTalk, Thu). Mine did until I used the thumbnail dial on the dashboard to lower the beam. I believe all cars have this simple adjustment available, so this problem can easily be reduced, if not totally eliminated, if this solution were widely publicised. Will Owens, Worcester
Nuts need protection, points out reader
Michelle (MetroTalk, Wed) mentions her horror over seeing supermarket nuts smothered in plastic, which cannot be recycled. It’s needed. Some people are so allergic to them that simply walking past some could send them into anaphylactic shock. Surely everyone has the right to do their food shop without such a fear? Lynsey, Manchester
Poppy charity is ‘screwing over tenants’ says reader
Isn’t it heart-warming to see charities helping some of the most deserving people in society?
Oh no, silly me, it looks like Poppy Factory – which supplies Remembrance Day poppies – is actually screwing over its tenants with huge rent increases of up to £700 per month (Metro, Thu).
If this block of 62 flats were owned by some politician, they would have had to resign. It’s shameful and incredibly stupid. Robert Boston, Kent
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