NATION FACEBOOK readers put some verbal blows in the culprit(s) responsible for puncturing the car tyres of some residents in a number of St James districts last week.
Residents from five communities woke up Friday morning to flat tyres that left many of them out of pocket. Police confirmed that more than 100 tyres were destroyed.
When the news spread, our readers responded.
• Antheia Springer-Williams: Things tight already and people don’t have money to buy new tyres because someone wilfully destroyed them. Why are they like that? They are doing these things to human beings like themselves.
• Anthony Francis-Worrell: Very unfortunate. I believe this same thing had occurred somewhere in a St Michael area. I’m curious as to the circumstances surrounding these tyre slashes. Of what benefit is it to the perpetrator(s) when it causes frustration and expense to members of the community?
I believe that once caught, these person(s) should be made to pay for the tyres they slashed, made to put back on the tyres, and then do some ancillary work around the victims’ houses.
• Patrick Sobers: They should be made to buy back a brand new set of four tyres for each car, then made to wash every car every weekend for a whole year.
More blows were shared by readers when they learned that the three British tourists who were fined for fighting aboard a Virgin Atlantic flight had been banned for life by the airline.
This is what some readers had to say.
• Eddie Haynes: Great. Some folks just don’t know how to conduct themselves. I have had to remove too many folks who became unruly and always wanted to fight. Will be interesting how those folks will return to Britain. Maybe they should also have been deported or refused entry. Kudos to Virgin and I hope the publicity that this has attracted will serve to deter others who might become unruly when flying.
• Kenneth King: We do not need this kind of tourist on our shores. This should be headline news for those who think they are above the law when travelling on an eight-hour flight to the gem of the Caribbean, where the thought should be of beautiful sunshine and nice beaches, great food, good music and meeting the people.
The $7 500 fine is nothing in comparison to the trauma [experienced by] the families travelling on the same flight. They should have been made to apologise to all passengers and crew on that flight.
Barbadians were also thrilled to hear the news that homegrown Grammy Award-winner Rihanna would end her Loud tour in Barbados on August 5 at Kensington Oval. Many said it was long in coming. When Rihanna wrote on her Twitter page: “Luv wunna BAD like sweetbread”, dozens of our readers “Liked” the comment.
And on to some festive news.
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