Posted to Waverley Leader (29/3/2013) on 29/3/2013 at 9:55 AM
Commenting on "Mulgrave Mum sick of smashed bus shelters fears for safety of son"
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/mulgrave-mum-sick-of-smashed-bus-shelters-fears-for-safety-of-son/story-fngnvlxu-1226607530986
I believe in zero-tolerance. Anyone destroys any public or private property is liable for criminal damage and must pay for the damage in monetary term, even if it takes a life time to pay or the offender is a juvenile.
As for public property such as bus shelter, aesthetic design must not take precedence over safety and robustness.
Vandalism and hooliganism spread much faster than good behaviour. These must be nibbed at the butt promptly and the consequence broadcasted even if it is viewed as propaganda.
Is the Council indifferent to the smashing of 241 panes of glass? Obviously they are because the ratepayers have not heard of the other incidents. Every pane of glass smashed hits the ratepayers' hip pocket as repair costs and increase in insurance premium.
People of today are getting more and more indifferent and apprehensive towards others. Probably this is caused by information overload via the various media, and they are numbed by the daily bad news on social misbehaviour of private and public figures. There is no excuse for NOT caring if we want a live in a City that we can feel safe to roam about at anytime of the day. I don't want to live in Fort Knox.
Commenting on "Mulgrave Mum sick of smashed bus shelters fears for safety of son"
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/mulgrave-mum-sick-of-smashed-bus-shelters-fears-for-safety-of-son/story-fngnvlxu-1226607530986
I believe in zero-tolerance. Anyone destroys any public or private property is liable for criminal damage and must pay for the damage in monetary term, even if it takes a life time to pay or the offender is a juvenile.
As for public property such as bus shelter, aesthetic design must not take precedence over safety and robustness.
Vandalism and hooliganism spread much faster than good behaviour. These must be nibbed at the butt promptly and the consequence broadcasted even if it is viewed as propaganda.
Is the Council indifferent to the smashing of 241 panes of glass? Obviously they are because the ratepayers have not heard of the other incidents. Every pane of glass smashed hits the ratepayers' hip pocket as repair costs and increase in insurance premium.
People of today are getting more and more indifferent and apprehensive towards others. Probably this is caused by information overload via the various media, and they are numbed by the daily bad news on social misbehaviour of private and public figures. There is no excuse for NOT caring if we want a live in a City that we can feel safe to roam about at anytime of the day. I don't want to live in Fort Knox.
