Vandalism at Gzira garden condemned

Charles Muscat

Aug 19th 2012, 09:10

You can't police everything in this world, it's the mentality of some. What can be avoided is for instance the timber beam should have been made out of steel, again light shades is stupid to have glass. It's common sense too.

Mr C Camilleri

Aug 19th 2012, 08:02

Totally agree with Mr Hili below. Why to report anything ? To be threatened by the vandalists and see justice sending these people away with a tiny smack on the rear or probably not even that !

If this country wants justice it needs to start taking ACTION and defend its people. When this starts happening its people will start defending it back. Other than that we will just sit and see our taxes going to repair damages and help injured people that could have been saved should the country have acted strictly in its past causes. This is where we have arrived ... and not because we wanted it but because justice is demoralising us.

Noel Tonna

Aug 19th 2012, 06:05

The best possible way to know when or whom is doing this is to install surveillance camers. But then if these culprits get suspended sentences or just a telling off then there is no point. I am afraid that if we keep this up these thugs are going to become more violent by time and the country will go into complete chaos. More harsher enforcement is necessary.

rose dunphy

Aug 19th 2012, 03:13

What a mess this country that I left 52 years ago has become. I read this paper every day and I cannot believe what is going on in Malta these days.

Alfred Grech

Aug 19th 2012, 01:50

Dear heroes, all you did was preventing a few kids from having some fun playing in this garden and you yourselves got absolutely nothing. No wait, you and the rest of us have to pay for it through our taxes.

R. Cuschieri

Aug 18th 2012, 23:31

What's the point of passing info? To waste EUR 1000 plus of prosecution and court time for the culprit to get a EUR 60 fine or even less? Any citizen in his right sense able of performing basic maths would live with such info even if in deep turmoil (!) for the rest of his life.

David Hill

Aug 18th 2012, 21:23

No point in reporting anything, if caught the offenders will just be told not to be naughty again in the next 2 years, and to just go away and play nicely.
What they need is a rapid application of a pedimentary appendage to their posteriors

C Cassar

Aug 18th 2012, 19:17

All of these gardens should be secured by a high fence and locked between 10pm and 7am.

MALCOLM SEYCHELL

Aug 18th 2012, 19:17

Well blame it on our justice system. As everyone can see vandalism and crime is on the increase. It is worth for Euro 60

Alfred Farrugia

Aug 18th 2012, 18:35

Is it possible that some “over-weight” people tried to have some fun? Were the street/garden lamps broken during the same period of time? These could be the work of different people who acted recklessly, assuming that the lights did not break through some other unconnected reason or as a result of weather conditions.

If these are the results of vandal acts, then I of course join the Council in condemning them. Education is the real solution.

E. Azzopardi

Aug 18th 2012, 17:53

Nothing will solve these problems, the rubbish problems and many other problems except by taking DRASTIC ACTION. Nothing less nothing more.

The councils can stick as many notices as they like as these problems will not be solve. Even cameras do not solve these problems sometimes.

We do not have any supervision at all in our streets and roads. Period.

Pamela Hansen

Aug 18th 2012, 16:05

What a shame. Wrecking children's playground equipment is really disgusting. I hope the vandals get caught and taught a lesson. That garden is such a breath of air from the traffic pollution. It should be looked after.

anthony sultana

Aug 18th 2012, 15:31

Look at Singapore few crimes are commited, the reason is because the punishment is 10 times biger than the criminal had commit, at least.

Joe Scerri

Aug 18th 2012, 15:10

Considering the ridiculous sentences being handed by our courts, criminals can carry with their acts knowing that if caught they will be merely slapped on the wrist.

Ian Vella

Aug 18th 2012, 14:53

No cameras, no proper lighting, no patrols, drug running, shady people in this garden - everyone knows about it, does the local council do anything? of course not!!! - they only condemn the vandalism 'after' it happens!

protect our children - by protecting open spaces & public gardens such as this

E. De Marco

Aug 18th 2012, 14:48

What about neighbourhood watch? For the unfortunate people who suffer from insomnia it could be a worthwhile & lucrative hobby if they get paid for reporting vandalism & all the other unlawful activities. CCTV is quite helpful, too, but they have to be battery operated, otherwise the perpatrators can have a field day (night) during electricity outages; though they are likely to get stuck in the melted tarmac & caught by the police the next morning. In my opinion, the best day for vandals to strike is in February, Carnival time, when people can disguise themselves & have a merry dance around the pole where the CCTV is placed. No, nothing to do with Maypole dancing. Actually, the best deterrent for these vandals, if caught, would be imprisonment........yes I know......I'm joking about my last sentence.

Anthony Arpa

Aug 18th 2012, 14:44

Dawn affarijiet li jsiru ta kullumkien fid Dinja .... li hawn hazin hawn hu li dawn il vandali rari li jinqabdu u meta dawn kultant jinqabdu u jittelaw il qorti x'jehlu ...... l-anqas jehlu haqq ispejes tal Qorti li jiswew lil pajjiez ahseb u ghara kemm dawn jehlu ukoll il is somma tal kont kollhu tal hsara kollha li tkun saret ...

Jeffrey Mallia

Aug 18th 2012, 14:35

When the law is changed, and whoever does such act be fined 10,000 Euro, the situation would
not change.......

Elaine Compagno

Aug 18th 2012, 14:34

In my opinion, the council should have seen this coming. The garden is terribly lit when it is dark and I leave there when at sunset because it's not safe, especially having girls that enjoy running around, playing hide and seek. Even I don't feel safe, and this is an area meant to attract families and children.

But as one can see, instead it attracts vandalism.

More lighting, cctv.. and that garden has a lot of potential.

Carl Debono

Aug 18th 2012, 14:24

How I hate vandalism!! If ever the authorities catch the criminal, I suggest he/she would have to pay either by community work at the same venue or else pay from his/her money.

Alfie Lewis

Aug 18th 2012, 14:23

I take my 2 grandchildren every evening during the day. its a lovely place , go there after midnight and it hell let loose. CCTV plus more police patrol please It should have never happened it a place for our children. Action needs to be taken very seriously and ASAP

Philip Mizzi

Aug 18th 2012, 14:15

CCTV recording will be very useful to identify such vandals. This comes at a cost ofcourse but the expenses of vandalism is also costly and one act of vandalism can easily be costlier than a CCTV camera/redording system. CCTV and its conspicuous signage will also act as a deterrent because vandals are usually cowards!

Unfortunately we are coming to a situation where CCTV is being needed more and more. Some places, such as Paceville, places of great national importance or of national heritage and other 'sensitive' areas need to be monitored rigorously.

The police on many occassions turn to CCTV recordings to gather evidence and the recording can be vital to bring offenders to book.

They say that London is the most monitored city in the world where hardly a spot is left not covered by CCTV monitoring.

c scudi

Aug 18th 2012, 14:14

To do this..would have required time and some equipment..surely someone must have noticed the noise...

Charles Micallef

Aug 18th 2012, 14:12

Sicks minds at work would be a better description of this act of vandalism!

Jay Oatmon

Aug 18th 2012, 13:57

CCTV on high poles, more police night time patrols - or more of the same with the criminals not caught!

Dave Alan Caruana

Aug 18th 2012, 13:55

What a shame, my daughter loves playing here. Hope it can be fixed, and it would be nice if the perpetrators were caught and got to pay for the damage a number of times over.

KM. Psaila

Aug 18th 2012, 13:50

Dear Authorities,

There is an invention called CCTV, maybe you should try investing in it.

Thanks for your time,
some one bored by idiocy in management

Michael borg

Aug 18th 2012, 13:49

Its a shame that such people continue to roam around free, these must be controlled even by a ccv camera in every public and non public place, such culprits must be courageous enough to suffer the consequences when found. In my place there is a recreation area such as this (I live in the Zokkrija area of Mosta), the recreation area is abused for personal aims of a group of young criminals who have utterly ruined the site , these live in the flats and across the town the police must be present strongly and armed because such individuals carry weapons also with them

Daniel Borg

Aug 18th 2012, 13:33

Facli.. ticekja mil cameras ax ahna klieb mana nfusna, lewel jin, it tieni u jek jibqa jin ukoll