'People who waste others time, call them out!' - Your Letters: January 18

I heard an item on the radio about disruptive passengers on airplanes. The company in question Ryanair, is charging the passenger in question for the cost of the disruption incurred by their actions. This was a considerable amount of money as the knock on consequences of diverting the flight involved the planes staff running out of hours and the passengers needing to be put up in a local hotel etc.

Only a week ago two paramedics who were unfortunately taking me into hospital were telling me that the call before mine involved a lady who basically wanted the ambulance to take her to Russells Hall hospital because her son lived opposite and she could walk over the road to see him. When they objected to this she became very belligerent and objectionable. There is a fine for wasting ambulance crews time I believe.

It’s about time that as a matter of course, people who waste others time, call them out without good reason or visit without good cause were fined and or prosecuted without hesitation.

The visit to A&E or the doctor, the call out to the fire or ambulance service or the disruption of others activity whether in a theatre or on a plane should be accompanied by a fine, prosecution and much publicity. It's about time that these people are called out and this type of activity is shown up for what it is, selfish in the extreme, irresponsible and dare I say moronic.

I have yet to meet the person who does not agree with this proposal. Surely it’s about time the powers that be started acting in the majorities interests and helping to reduce waiting times and disruption to services we all rely on.

Simon Biggs, Sedgley

TOO MANY ARE BLAMING ADHD

Can somebody tell me why so many children and adults are jumping on the ADHD bandwagon? Is it because once diagnosed the pay is very good? 

And where has all this mental health that every other child has come from? It never happened years ago.

Kids get it drummed into them and then believe they have issues, It’s just life, and they need to be trained how to deal with it.

I was in a supermarket, there was a woman with four kids, two screaming, she never offered to correct them. Then in another aisle a kid on a scooter - no discipline from the parents. So instead of accepting this behaviour of out of control kids, correct them, don’t assume they have ADHD, even though it’s an easy way out and just an excuse to let them run wild. Teach them respect.

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