Week 8 Blog prompt- Repeat of MRT vandalism

I was surprised to see this. Currently the only details are that a train at Bishan depot where upgrading works were scheduled was found vandalised, only one year after the previous one at Changi depot.

But this will get commuters worried. With vandals able to spring surprises on us, what happens when one day the vandal is a terrorist? Surely SMRT cannot say they did not have enough time or resources to beef up security because it was one year between both incidents.

I think such a problem happens when a private company runs a public service. Maybe the management didn't think it necessary to step up measures.

This matter extends beyond security. These vandals do not understand why it is so incomprehensibly wrong to spoil public property. Firstly, it belongs to the state for everyone to use. When you spoil it, you are taking away the government's money, which is stealing, and you are depriving the public of use of the train, which is hoarding, selfishness. And there are more creative ways of art.

The government should get down really hard on these kinds of people. And it should also put it in the newspaper and shame the vandal and warn the public not to do it. Because all this will make any curious parties think twice.