Letters

Sense Of Proportion

Sir, - I am pleased to see that we are still able to keep things in proportion

Thu Jul 09 1998 - 01:00

Sir, - I am pleased to see that we are still able to keep things in proportion. Nine years for a handbag snatch (The Irish Times, July 1st) and three years for child abuse! (June 26th). - Yours, etc., John Poynton

Woodley Park, Dublin 14.