A judge presiding in the Queenstown District Court this week blasted offenders for their drunken antisocial behaviour and said the community must be as sick of them as he was.
Judge Michael Turner expressed his exasperation when the "fourth or fifth" individual appeared on a community nuisance charge which was committed while the defendant was intoxicated in the early hours of the morning - offences which kept police and court busy, Judge Turner said.
His comment came when Dion Bradford (20), roofer, of Alexandra, admitted being found without reasonable excuse on the roof of McDonald's restaurant, on Frankton Rd, on June 1.
"The good people of Queenstown shouldn't have to put up with drunken behaviour like this every weekend," the judge said.
"They wake up to find their doorway urinated in, someone's climbed over their building [and] damaged other property."
Judge Turner asked Bradford what it took for the message to get through to offenders such as him that such behaviour was unacceptable. Bradford said he had no comment.
The judge ordered Bradford to come up for sentencing for similar offences within nine months.
A sentence of community detention would be considered by the court if he appeared again.
Bradford was ordered to pay court costs $132.89 and reparation of $300 in emotional harm to the owner of the building.
Bradford's associate, Regan James Hunter (21), auto wrecker, of Alexandra, also appeared on the same charge for jumping on the roof and an extra charge of disorderly behaviour after he threw chips around the inside of the restaurant.
"This community [must] be heartily sick of this kind of behaviour. I know I am," the judge said.
Judge asked Hunter if he was in court and heard what he said to Bradford and was told `yes'.
Hunter was given the same nine-month warning and court costs, plus $300 to the building owner for emotional harm; and a fine of $150.
