Do not vandalize! Don’t we learn this in school?
But… in case you weren’t paying attention in school (which you shouldn’t!), vandalism means the destruction of property without purpose. It’s wrong and shouldn’t be tolerated!
Photo via Facebook (Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur)
Recently, netizens criticized a teenager who was caught in a close-circuit television (CCTV) footage intentionally pressing the stop button on an escalator at an LRT station in Sri Rampai.
The Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) shared the video on their official Facebook page explaining that the escalator's emergency button is only used in times of emergency.
The button, if used indiscriminately, can cause damage to the escalator and eventually cause inconvenience to other users.
Netizens took to the comment section to criticize the teenager’s behaviour, which they described as troublesome, “DBKL, please don’t blur his face. Let this be a lesson to him!” one person commented.
TINDAKAN VANDALISME Min terima rakaman video dari sahabat Min mengenai tindakan seorang remaja yang menekan butang berhenti kecemasan pada eskalator Sri Rampai menyebabkan operasi eskalator berkenaan tergendala. Eskalator ini baru sahaja dibaiki dan diaktifkan semula untuk kemudahan orang ramai. Min tak pasti apa niat sebenar remaja ni tetapi apa yang beliau lakukan ni dikategorikan sebagai perbuatan vandalisme 😔. Butang kecemasan hanya digunakan pada saat-saat genting dan salah guna butang tersebut boleh menyebabkan kerosakan pada eskalator dan akhirnya menimbulkan kesulitan kepada pengguna lain. Min harap kita sama-samalah menghargai kemudahan awam yang disediakan. #KLBandarUntukSemua #SayangiKualaLumpur #cegahvandalisme
Posted by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, June 19, 2022
Escalators are very important, especially during peak hours as they can carry many more people than an elevator and don’t make people wait around which helps in avoiding congestion and saves time!
Also, when the power goes out, the immobile escalator serves as regular stairs, which makes them useful even when turned off and acts as extra stairs during an emergency.
So, please keep your hands to yourself and leave the escalator alone!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
