No wonder the teenager with an Asbo who has been granted anonymity feels boundaries do not apply to him, to quote the prosecuting solicitor (The Argus, March 21). Given his anonymity, he can carry on offending safe in the knowledge the courts have made it impossible for the public to know who he is.

This completely undermines the point of an Asbo, according to Charles Clarke when he was Home Secretary. Three years ago, he said: "Publicity is part of proper enforcement, which is essential if we are to tackle antisocial behaviour and reassure communities that something is being done."

It seems the courts in Brighton and Hove do not wish to play their part in proper enforcement or reassurance of the public. They seem to be part of a culture which cares more for the offender than the victims of crime. We need a mechanism to hold people like court clerks and magistrates to account as the present system appears increasingly inadequate.

This smacks of the courts operating like a private club not a public service.

I hope this youth with an Asbo keeps his nose clean. I am disgusted that I have been denied the chance of finding out whether this is the case.

  • S Harris, Ditchling Road Brighton

I suspect I am not alone in finding it disturbing that the boy of 15 who has been given an Asbo is also having his identity protected.

This smacks of secret justice which really isn't justice at all.

I sense an arrogance on the part of those involved in our criminal justice system which I find profoundly worrying.

They are unelected, unaccountable and lacking in transparency as this decision shows only too well.

I hope The Argus will challenge the decision in the higher courts on behalf of the decent, well-behaved majority of its readers so that we might know who this yob is and be able to report him if he breaches the terms of his Asbo.

Justice must be seen to be done.

  • Dave Robinson, Graham Avenue Portslade