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Sir.—Your correspondent. E. Irvine (September 17). wants to know why no further action is being taken about a car burning in Lincoln Road. Why should it be? The incident was on private property, put no members of the public or their property at risk, and gave warmth and entertainment to a gang On a cold night. It is a shame about the firemen, but they should not have been called. As for the police, they turn out in their hundreds (or thousands) to control important proceedings such as Springbok tours. Rule of Law, rubbish. The law in this country is altered at will by a clique of Government Ministers. Since bonfires are not illegal yet, be thankful for a little comic relief in this dull world and leave the police to deal with clowns, protesters and other such threats to the fabric of our free democratic society.— Yours, etc.. R. A. KNIGHT. September 17. 1982.
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