IT is unacceptable that firemen are coming under attack and at risk of physical injury when they turn out to tackle a blaze.

If we can't get enough of the offenders punished to deter the rest, why can't our firemen be allowed to turn the hoses on the mindless yobs to cool them down?

Of course someone somewhere will probably be quick to point out that this might infringe their human rights and could mentally scar them forever.

What rubbish! It's about time we put the rights of our firemen above idiots who behave more like over-heated baboons than humans.