I swear these people are getting stranger

The give me section 59 or give me death letters to the editor are always a bit bemusing to read.* The latest suggested that Sue Bradford should be marooned on an island with some of the children from Lord of the Flies. Some points:

1. Lord of the Flies is a work of fiction
2. That means those children do not actually exist
3. So they don't prove anything about the way children behave.

Plus

4. Even if all the above weren't true, the kids in that book were almost certainly hit often enough to satisfy Family First and co. So it's not really an argument for hitting kids.

*Unless my little sister is around, because she's awesome and will rant at great length on the issue. It's so great that being the rantee rather than the ranter with her.