Conclusion

What are the consequences of vandalism?

From what we have gathered, vandalism is a crime and it may get you in trouble with the law. You may end up in court, pay fines for the damages that are being vandalized or in some cases you may have to serve community service.

Why is it important to respect one another's property and feelings?

How do you feel when your own property is being vandalized? Sad, angry?
Of course, it hurts when people vandalises your own property. People do not not how it feels like when they get the taste of their bitter lesson. Learning never hurts, but making a mistake then learning from it is a harsh teaching to suffer in your life. Thought for others is very important as one must help another to survive. Being oneself is not easy to overcome some difficulties, but with someone that helps you, it supports your life.

How will you feel if you were the victim?

Of course i will feel angry and sad. I will get back at the person who did that and make sure he will get back double punishment for his wrongdoings. Doing a crime is very offensive, even to someone's property, of course i would feel terrible. But revengful, as, if I did not offend that person in anyway, why must he do this? That is being blind, doing without hesitation of the consequences.

Suggest measures your group can take to prevent vandalism
a) in your classroom / school?
b) to the environment?

a) Set up a rules that whoever is caught in the act of vandalism is to do community service until he learn his lesson.

b) Tell the world what he have done and make sure he's embarrassed so no one would dare suffer the humiliation and no one would want to vandalize.

c) Have people patrolling around the area to catch the recent vandalism culprits.

d) If it involves vulgarities or offensive words, the police must be called to deal with the problem.

question 6 [Reflection]

Reflection

1) 1)When people vandalize school property, it makes most people think that the students of that school aren’t well educated, thus they will think that the school is not good.
2) 2)Vandalism doesn’t give the school a good image because people will think that the teachers of that school do not educate the students well.
3) 3)When people are near these areas where people vandalized, they wouldn’t feel safe as it seems like that the place is crowded with gangsters.
4) 4)I think that class rules and school rules are important because it discipline students so that in class or in school, there won’t be chaos.
5) 5)Vandalism breach these rules because it makes others think that it is fine to break the rules
6) 6)I think that vandalism is a very selfish act. It not only influences others, it dirties our environment too.

question 5b

5b) vandalism has lots of effects on the community. It affects families when their properties are being vandalized by others, they would have to clean up and repair everything. It also affects people who are working when they are working in a vandalized, rundown and dirty environment; it affects the employee’s performance and dedication to the company. Sometimes vandalism affects animals, example when a property is being burnt, if the blaze is not properly controlled, it may spread to anything that is nearby and sometimes the homes of animals. If an area is vandalized by toxic chemicals, it may kill any near-by animals. If arson is committed, it will release carbon dioxide which is very harmful to the environment. The owner of the vandalized would have to pay for the damages caused by vandalism. It releases harmful substances into the environment and defaces properties which cause negative effects on those around it.

question 5a

5a) when visitors come to the school which is vandalized badly, it will affect the school’s reputation when they see how badly the school has been vandalized. It also tells us the attitude of the students in this school. The school contract workers will have to clean up the vandalized area which is very hard. This will lead to the change of the students and teachers thinking of the school. The principle would have to pay for the repairs and it will drain the schools funds. Vandalism affects the school environment by affecting people in the school as well as outside the school and how they think about the school.

question 5

5) Vandalism in our school affects the students in many ways; examples are mood, enthusiasm and attitude towards the school. When a school is defaced, Students will try to avoid the places where it is most defaced. In our community, people will similarly avoid that place which is vandalized. It will also take time and money to fix, repair and clean up the place.

question 4biii [Community]

Community:

This is graffiti, another type of vandalism. It is usually found in urban cities and is very rare in Singapore. People usually think graffiti is nice and is a work of art. But this may affect other’s moods. Graffiti is sometimes accepted by people when it is done with permission. When graffiti is done without permission, the cleaners had to clean the mess up and the walls. It is a very inconsiderate act.

question 4biii [School]

4biii) School:

Many possible problems may arise due to vandalism in the school. The picture above shows vandalism in a classroom. It is defaced with words that are very disturbing if you read it. Every time I see this table it affects my mood. The previous owners of this table used it as a chat room, they discussed with each other by writing on the table. On the table, there were plenty of negative comments about school and life. This will affect the other people when using this table. When others write on this table, the scratch marks will affect their writing; they would have to put something smooth on the table to prevent this.