Staten Island Beep Calls For Singapore-Style Corporal Punishment

Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro is mad as hell and he’s going to swat someone’s ass because of it:

The borough president says he is appalled by graffiti found in two South Shore parks and believes the culprits should get more than a slap on the wrist — they should get a slap on the buttocks.

“Frankly, it makes me feel that the law-enforcement approach in Singapore may be correct — graffiti vandals should be punished with caning, that’s what they deserve,” Borough President James Molinaro said yesterday.

At Conference House Park, Tottenville, a stone bridge planned to be incorporated into a Bluebelt project was defaced with spray-painted tag names and vulgar etchings.

Less than five miles away, at Bloomingdale Park in Prince’s Bay, handicapped-accessible playground equipment, which permits usage by children in wheelchairs, was covered in spray paint.

The brand-new equipment, for which Molinaro’s office committed $300,000, is scheduled to be opened officially to the public tomorrow with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Signs at Bloomingdale Park also were torn down and vandalized.

The graffiti was discovered by Borough Hall staffers Tuesday morning, Molinaro said.

“I am absolutely disgusted by this situation,” Molinaro added. “While I condemn all graffiti vandalism, to have vandals show blatant disregard for new parks equipment and infrastructure is appalling, especially after spending millions of dollars to complete” the projects.