Sussex Police weren't heavy-handed. People should learn from this that laws are to be respected and if you break them, you pay the price.

The Argus did society no favours by putting Brindle on its front page with a headline, Felt Tip Pen Boy in Cuffs, portraying him as a victim.

It is because parents are not backing anyone in authority children are misbehaving and getting away with it.

By accusing the police, his father has not set a good example.

-Sheila Westwood, Western Row, Worthing