I just can not BELIEVE that beautiful England has come to THAT !!!

How many more Rhys do we need before the government in Westminster and Downing street start to wake up and tackle the weapons problem, and most of all, before parents start acting like parents . I m just stunned when I see adults leaving the kids on their own while they do down to the pub for a pint or more.. This is happening in the UK.. believe me, we have the same problem here in Germany . here, parents are way too busy drinking and puffing their smoke in bars to even be bothered with their kids. You don t have to be Einstein to imagine what kids alone can do.Parents, can't you contol your children ?? I deeply and sincerely feel for Mr and Mrs Jones and would like to adress them my deepest and most sincere sympathy . as Rhys could be my daughter Sabine or my Sons Dieter and Wolfgang . Heaven has won another Angel, but gosh what a miss that child will be for us all. Friendly regards Freundlichen Grüssen

Hans Peter Reiswig, Hannnover , Gernany - Deutschland

I am just about fed up with these Do-Gooding politicians saying it is the parent’s responsibility to make sure their children behave.

Sure it is, but let’s see how?

When I went to school I wasn’t allowed to swear at teachers. I definitely never swore in front of my Mother or Father.

Why? (And I know the Do-Gooder’s will not like this) I got a belting, no questions asked.

You can talk to children but at the end of the day if they don’t do as they are told a good crack across the legs make them realize what is right and wrong.

I always remember a lad I went to school with. We were walking outside school and he winked at the headmaster to acknowledge him.

The next morning at assembly he was hauled out in front of class. The head pointed out that he must have respect for teachers and address him in the street as good afternoon sir.

He got one on each hand to remind him.

No ASBO’S to show off to his mates.

Give the power back to the police to belt any kid playing up, let’s see the kids run if they do wrong, SCARED of the police like it was when I was young.

Scared to play up in school, scared to swear at parents, teachers or in front of ladies.

Lets get back to the parents.

A friend of mine was arrested for belting his 14 year old lad. He told me he has tried talking to him but waste of time now he is out of control. Parents fault I don’t think so.

Blair and his Do-Gooding cronies making it illegal to punish your own child.

I don’t think the next lot under Brown will be any better.

We should not be scared to challenge yobs that are doing wrong!

What a load of bull. Do these Do-Gooding Human Rights Politicians think that I am scared of 10 or 14 year old yobs, no I am not!

But what I am scared of is the humiliation of a couple of 10 or 14 year olds telling me to “F” off etc. Knowing full well if I did anything I would be harassed, arrested or worse.



If I belted one of them I would be arrested.

I dread to think the life I would have had with my two boys if I were not allowed to give them a crack now and then when they played up.

John Ryan, Oldbury, UK

I cannot beleive that this child was taken so soon from irresponsible other children who unfortunatelywere able to have a gun that took this angel so soon. I am certain that he is now safe in heaven and forever protected and all evils.I thank God each day that my two sons have been safe to this day from the evils of the world. God bless his family and they will be forever in our prayers.

shelley, St.Joachim , Canada

This is so sad what happened, and my feeling is that all these gangs are taking over England. When I lived there, we didnt have any of this upheaval, shootings, robberies. We could stay outside until 11pm in the summer on our street, no one bothered us. I live here on Long Island, New York, and I can safely leave my door open all day, and no one steals from us, or do we have all the problems you are having there. You have to look at the home life. Thats where the problem lies. I worked and my husband, but my 2 boys grew up OK, became New York City Police Detectives. No problem at all with them. England is not what it used to be. My sister and Mom still live there, and believe me, I fear for my life when I visit, but they dont have to do that when they come here. My condolences from New York to this family, he was too young to be killed, he hadnt even started his life yet. God Bless Him.

Diane Duguid, Deer Park Mew York, USA

Well done Labour government encouraging the break up of families through financial incentives to do so. Parenting has gone wrong here and our wonderful government has a lot to answer for

Andrew, Cambridge,

For the parents of the beautiful and talented little boy Rhys. My love is with you both at this unbearable, painful time in your lives.I cannot begin to imagine what you must be going through right now.But i just wanted to send my condolances to you all and let you know that we send our love to you all x

For Rhys. Rest in peace little angel x

For the person (monster) who did this. If you are watching the news. Watch the pain and anguish in Rhys' mums face and may that image haunt you for the rest of your life. No punishment in this country can ever be enough for you. You evil coward, you monster. You took an innocent and talented life. Now you are too cowardly to even come forward and admit to what you did. Whoever knows it was you and are not coming forward. They too are cowards.

To the prime minister. Bring back capital punishment. NO punishment will be enough for this monster. When the shock, numbness the parents are feeling goes,anger will come. Let parents decide punishment.

Becky, NOTTS,

Terrible business and sincerely sorry. Same sort of tragedy happens here in Australia. There is no reason for folk in urban areas to carry guns (or knives). Full stop. Ignore the gun lobby's, "Guns don't kill people". The simple fact is this wouldn't have happened if there were no guns in Liverpool. Politicians and police get serious. You're not. Both into polictical correctness. Do whatever it takes. The electorate is behind you. And why you don't, I'll never know.

Philip Sutherland , Sydney, Austraila

that is just sick,i just heard about this because i have been away for 2 days,the boy who did this should be locked away and the key should be in the bank of of england safe. shooting an 11 year old boy is way out of order.

l stanbrook, stockton-on-tees, uk

I left Britain for Australia exactly 30 years ago. I have since become a virtual stanger to the UK - because return visits have been so rare and brief. Reviewing old and so many fond memories, I can hardly comprehend how events like this can occur. I am left totally staggered. I left a country that believed this happened only elsewhere. What has changed - that this can happen ? Can someone explain to me ? I cant express an informed view in any sense, I only ask how and why ?

Martin Jones, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In all the furore about the numbers of such horrible acts by young people, I wonder if anyone has done research into the music tastes of the convicted killers. We threaten increased penalties, stick up thousands more spy cameras, wring our hands about the alien violence of our teenagers, but we do nothing at all about the horrid sickness our culture has imported from the United States - Rap Music. This murderous, gun obsessed, misogynistic droning is a cancer in our midst.

If a million teenagers in our inner cities are listening to people who glorify senseless killing, why are we surprised that some of them act on the message?

Tony Volpe, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

I feel helpless outrage & upset at this pointless, callous act against a young innocent who was so full of life. His parents and family will be distraught and will never be the same again. Britain has changed and is now a topsy turvey Alice -through -the -Looking Glass world mixed up with something of the Wild West about it. People are criminalised for petty acts such as putting the wrong litter in bins, whilst at the same time the country runs amok with kids carrying, and using, knives and guns. There is no remorse shown for any act they carry out, and no respect for authority or the rule of law.
Firstly, parents are to blame, exacerbated by the breakdown of the family and libertarians who somehow fail to see what any decent ordinary person in the street can, that a loving Mum and Dad bringing their children up to show respect for others is key. This Government has lost it's grip - Anarchy in the UK virtually reigns whilst Big Brother spies on & nanny 's the rest of us.

Chris Harris, London, London

Another family's life torn to pieces by the scum who we are allowing to take over our streets, estates and cities.
The more that we allow these mindless, heartless thugs
to ravage our lives, the harder it will be to curtail ttheir activities.
It has now got to the stage in this country that these drug crazed animals feel safe enough to ride around British streets on bicycles shooting guns at anyone they fancy.
It has to stop. Our lives are being blighted.
Gordon Brown do something now,for god's sake let us not sink into the abysswithout so much as a whimper or a single blow for life.

Robert North, Brighton, England

Such an appalling crime, yet a indication of the society that Britain has become. Sadly, the death of this young lad is a call for acion by the Government and police to sort out gun and knife crime.

I suspect crime such as these are fuelled by a drug and rap music culture, poisoning the minds our youth.

Ian MILLIGAN, Bedford, BEd

Meanwhile...

A man who was seen using his laptop in the street has been arrested on suspicion of illegally logging on to a wireless (Wi-Fi) broadband connection.

Sue, Harpenden, UK

Nothing I can say can make this any better for the family. But what is this country coming to...?

Emma-Dawn Loftus, Selby, North Yorkshire

Let's not get into the obfuscating mist of children's street gangs; this was a heinous act by an aberrant teenager who must be taken out of circulation before he kills someone else and he must be dealt with by an exemplary sentence to let other deranged adolescents that the consequences of trying to gain 'street cred' in this way will be severe and permanent.

That said, successive governments have removed the the powers from the one gang on the streets that once kept all the other gangs under wraps: the Boys in Blue.

The clock must be turned back. Disband the CPS and return real stop and search powers to street constables. Recruit more mature police officers and sack all the ludicrous para-police tack-ons.

We no longer have a police 'force', which is necessary to any civilised and well ordered society, we have a police service which is not serving the public, but its wet politicians who in turn are serving leftist ideology.

No other solution can prevent creeping anarchy.

Frank P, King's Lynn, UK