The problem of vandalism in Alta has been touched upon by others and sometimes the problem attracts some controversy. The other day there was a party in the social centre and kids after the event were throwing stones at other children, the building and the lights. I suggested on another blog that events such as these (where there are lots of teenagers present) that there is some form of police presence to act as a deterrent to vandals and violence. Their presence need not be overstated or even that obvious, just that it should be there.

Here is a quick demonstration of what has happened in the last three years in our building. It is a sad sight and seeing money being poured into hiding this from potential new customers of other buildings (hence the white boarding around Parque Oeste) instead of policing and fixing the work of unruly kids is painful.

Without further ado, here is the video.

I should add that all of these pictures are from ONE building in Alta de Lisboa (namely 15.5 in Cond Torre)