Jakarta, Indonesia is a very crowded place. The trains that carry commuters and others are jammed, especially at rush-hour.Quite often, there is simply no available space inside of the trains.
So some people, even though they have paid their fare, climb up on the roof. Others who are trying to get a free ride climb up there, too. They crouch down and hang on for dear life.
It's a dangerous way to travel. Twenty-three people were killed last year; some by electrocution and others by falling off the train.
The police have had it. They are now enforcing the rules by spray-painting people on the roofs of the trains. Guards patrol the stations, armed with cannisters contained a mixture of water and food coloring - nasty stuff.
W don't have the problem of people riding on top of trains in this country. But we sure have a lot of trouble with graffiti defacing our public spaces. Why not have cops out patrolling with cannisters of spray paint and when they catch these clowns, paint them a bright orange or yellow or green?
And we have lots of problems with speeders and red-light runners, and reckless drivers. It seems to me we could save everyone a lot of trouble by not arresting them, but rather spray painting them along with their vehicles.
With real paint, though! Not this Mickey Mouse water and food coloring!
1 comment:
It would never get past the courts! It is too drastic, as it damages property and could be hazardous to those painted if they have any allergies. Why not simply expand capital punishment to include some traffic violations that endanger the innocent? Speial courts could be set up for speedy trials, with a gallows in the next room for immediate justice.
Bob Poris
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