I READ last week’s front page and was utterly disgusted. I wrote the attached which sums up my feelings and, I would imagine, those of many other decent people.

I wouldn’t think the ‘hero’ will have the guts to object.

So you’re out in the woods

In your old four by four

Dumping all your rubbish

On the forest floor

An old man out walking

Comes up to speak to you

And being such a brave man

You beat him black and blue.

What a hero

Are you feeling good about it?

Proud of yourself?

Common assault on a pensioner

Who couldn’t defend himself.

If you keep a diary

Write on this page

Coward. Coward. Coward

Beat up an old man twice my age.

What a hero.

What about your children

Will they look up to you?

And say: “Hey daddy

What is it that you do?

Are you a good man?”

What will you say?

“Sure, I beat up an old man

Then I ran away.”

What a hero.

Someone will know you

And I hope they’ll turn you over

To those out there looking

For a Y reg Landrover

Meanwhile let’s wish the real man

A full recovery

And hope the police get a lead

On that old Discovery

And the hero.

With an IQ that’s sub zero, where’s the hero?

— Norman Church, Aylburton.