Removing skywalks’ roofs
by Seymour Miero
Sun Star Daily Cebu
(This is an open letter to Cebu City Mayor tomas Osmeña)
I read with disbelief that you are supportive of Citom’s suggestion to remove the roofs of all the skywalks in the city to discourage vagrants and mendicants from making these their dwelling places.
Tell me it isn`t true.
So what will happen if after the removal of the roofs these people are still there with makeshift roofs?
Will you then recommend the removal of the skywalks altogether?
It’s tantamount to burning the whole barn just to get rid of a few mice the farmer cannot catch.
Without the roofs, the general public will all the more shun these skywalks and just cross the streets, especially if it’s raining.
Why don’t you have these mendicants and vagrants arrested or moved to some other areas where they will not be a problem?