More brazen acts by graffiti vandals
CLEANING the graffiti from the exterior of his Kirrawee shop is an apparent waste of time for Sutherland Shire businessman Paul Bell, because he knows it is only a matter of time before the vandals strike again.
Vandals attacked his Bath Road business on July 19 for the third time this year.
They covered a truck parked on the street with large graffiti “tags” and climbed onto the roof of his store to leave another “tag” on an exterior wall.
Mr Bell said the vandals had gone too far this time.
“We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw the truck,” Mr Bell said.
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
A harder stand needs to be taken against this type of vandalism. A zero tolerance approach should be taken. If the offender is a minor, the parents should have to pay for the cost of repairing the damage. If the offender is an adult, they will have to clean the mess up and pay for the damage out of their own pockets and if they have no income, become an indentured worker for the business until the cost of repairs are worked off.
It is of course another matter to catch them in the act but I think the council could institute “graffiti patrols” to drive around and monitor affected sites. It is a cost, but the Shire will start to resemble a slum if nothing is done to tackle the problem.
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