I note the clamour to condemn Cassie and Neil Watts and no one can support violence as a way of solving problems.

However, I think The Argus editorial showed a complete lack of knowledge of what it's like to live in Whitehawk.

If residents on the estate could be satisfied that if they call the police, they would both have the time and the numbers to attend or that there would be an eventual satisfactory outcome or semblance of justice, then that would possibly change attitudes.

It would be a good idea for the someone from The Argus to spend some time in Whitehawk helping some of the kids in the community, which Neil Watts certainly did.

There's no doubt Whitehawk has its fair share of problems but that's

certainly not helped by the increased negativity about the estate.

I don't support the violence and I don't support them taking matters into their own hands.

But I'd be less than honest if I didn't say I have felt similar when I've seen the results of actions that some have perpetrated being apparently ignored by the authorities while knowing that the rule of law must be the solution.

I grew up on the Whitehawk estate and my mother and father still live there, so do at least have an idea of what I'm talking about, unlike The Argus.

Violence occurs everywhere and should be condemned everywhere. All The Argus has done is further add to a poor stereotype of an area giving residents even more reason to feel further alienated than they may feel already.

JR Stevens

-Roman Crescent, Southwick