There were several vehicles vandalized on Trinity Street (behind Iceland) when I walked past this morning. The Iceland van had its windscreen and a mirror smashed, and a nearby car had a shopping trolley embedded in its rear window. There were also lots of smashed bottles and pub beer glasses nearby. I'm pretty sure this is the work of intoxicated yobs leaving the pubs in the precinct on Saturday night. This is a common occurrence - there's often lots of noise/fighting at chucking out time, plus piles of glass/vomit the next morning.
Am I alone in thinking that the pub landlords should show more responsibility when allowing their customers to get drunk to this extent? I thought it was an offence to serve someone who was already drunk.
Also, what are the chances of the police or neighbourhood wardens (whatever they call themselves) getting off their backsides and doing some patrolling in the evening, when their presence might be useful, rather than in the afternoon which is when I only ever see them. The CCTV cameras seem to be about as useful as Gordon Brown in a credit crunch.
It will probably be worse on New Year's eve - so watch your possessions!
