This morning, students from a top institution in Singapore arrived in school for a shock. The students started their brand new day, another day which they would be sent yet on another wonderful learning adventure, with nothing too pleasant.
Skipping their way happily through the 90 year old school gates, the first thing that the students set their eyes on were scribbles. Not the scribbles one would create during a boring lesson, not the scribbles one would find everyday, they were the scribbles of vulgarities, vulgarities scribbled all over the walls adjoining to the school gates. Furthermore, these vulgarities were directed at none other than the school in question. One fact that surprised many were that these walls that were vandalised with hurls of insults and drawings were actually located right under the school's security guard's nose! What have we created?
Asking ourselves what have we created, what have we became, we soon realised some faults that resulted in the problem mentioned above. I would elaborate on two of them, mainly the flaw in the school's security as well as the flaw in the value system of the vandal and those who influenced him to act that way.
Now, to the fact that the vandalised wall was located close by, and within full view of the guard house. There could be some factors causing the vandal to be unspotted by the security guards.
Firstly, the vandal could have done his "masterpiece" the night before. This would hide him in the darkness, and the security guards may be sleepy and not so alert as to spot him.
Secondly, it could be during the change of shifts and there may be no security guard on duty at that time.
Thirdly, the vandal may have been spotted, but acted normal enough to be suspected by the guards.
After thorough thought, some of these mentioned reasons are labelled as invalid. For the first point, the street lights should be fully switched on during the night, and the area should be fully lit. For the second point, security guards are instructed to remain at their assigned location till the guards of the next shift have arrive.
Thus, some possible causes could be that either the guards were not vigilant enough, or that some unforeseen circumstances occurred, giving the opportunity to commit what he had done.
