This film is an educational piece on the importance of calling the police when acts of vandalism are witnessed. The film also concerns itself with stopping vandalism at grass roots level, and informing the viewer of the wider implications of vandalism in our society. The film opens with a group of school kids standing on an overpass above a motorway. Once of the kids holds a brick, and, as a car approaches along the motorway, they drop the brick, smashing the cars window. The car then skids...

This film is an educational piece on the importance of calling the police when acts of vandalism are witnessed. The film also concerns itself with stopping vandalism at grass roots level, and informing the viewer of the wider implications of vandalism in our society. The film opens with a group of school kids standing on an overpass above a motorway. Once of the kids holds a brick, and, as a car approaches along the motorway, they drop the brick, smashing the cars window. The car then skids off the road and a shot inside the car shows the driver unconscious. The kids scatter, and a voiceover states the 'consequences of their actions are painfully obvious'. Title - Vandalism who pays! The voice over states that vandals come in all shapes and sizes, and that urge to vandalise property begins at a young age. A scenario then occurs where two mums pushing prams through a car park do nothing as one of their young children hits a car with a plank of wood. The voiceover remarks that this kind of behaviour cannot be tolerated, and that the mothers should stop the child from acting out in such a way. The scenario is replayed, and, this time, the mothers intervene grabbing the plank of wood from a child and spanking his bottom - 'that's much better' says the voiceover. The next sequence shows a group of youths drinking in a bus shelter, and one of the boys - wearing a Leeds united scarf and denim jacket - smashes a bottle on the floor, before the group board a bus. On the bus, the group chat excitedly and one boy writes 'LUFC are ace' on the back of a chair. A boy then vandalises a seat using a knife - cutting it apart - and the voice over remarks that if you should see such an occurrence on a bus you must inform the driver. He then goes on to tell the viewer to dial 999 if you see any act of vandalism taking place. A shot then captures people at a bus stop, and they look around expectantly as there is still no sign of a bus. The voice over states that the bus is in repairs as it has been vandalised. Boys then play football in a park, before damaging a fence by some railway tracks. The boys take the fence polls and use them for goal posts. A child and a dog then sneak between the gap in the fence and run onto the track, and approaching train hits the young boy. Here, the voice over states that acts of vandalism can often have deadly consequences. The final shot in this sequence shows the dog lying down with the unconscious child. The next sequence shows a group of kids walking down a country lane, and one of the child fires a sling shot at a horse, which runs off. The voice over states that children need to be taught that their actions have wider consequences, and that theses ideals need to be instilled from an early age. There are then shots of a young boy firing a cross bow at a sheep, and then photos of other acts of animal cruelty. Two war veterans look at cenotaph, which has graffiti on it that reads 'LUFC' rules. Next, in a cemetery, a headstone is knocked over, and the voice over remarks that there has always been respect for the dead, but nowadays 'nothing is sacred', as vandals run riot. A widow in black approaches a damaged head stone, while in the next shot kids can be seen running away. An exterior shot of a church follows, and there are views of petty damage inside. The exterior of a school is then shown covered in graffiti and further shots show more damage inside the school, with the voiceover stating that it's the taxpayers who end up footing the bill. Various shots then show people destroying radiators and ruining a mantel piece - again the voice over pleads with the viewer to call the police should they see anything of a similar nature. The next sequence shows damage vandals have inflicted upon vehicles; a coach is shown which has hole in the window, and this is followed by shots of a wrecked car parked on a street. There are then shots of a building damaged from a gas explosion. A building is then shown on fire, and fire fighters fight the blaze with jets of water, and the voice over states that vandals often play with fire, detailing the larger ramifications of such mindless destruction. A group of kids then walk down a street; they stop by a car and rip the wing mirrors off, kick the body work and spray paint the bonnet. The filmmaker focuses on a local neighbour - an adolescent girl - who does nothing to stop them. The group begin to vandalise another car and the owner comes out to challenge them. The vandals beat him up, and, the adolescent girl, who is incidentally his daughter, rings the police, but it is 'too late' according to the voice over. The vandals then flip the car; the daughter comes out to help her dad, who is then stretched into an ambulance. A police officer then talks to the daughter and another man, who have no idea who the criminals were. The voiceover states that the man answer is the questions in the vaguest of manors, as, like most people, he doesn't really want to become involved. The scenario with vandals is replayed again, and, this time, the daughter rings the police immediately. A shot inside the 999 call centre shows a desk officer receiving the call and relaying the incident to an officer in a squad car. A police car then drives along a road, while the vandals go about their work. The police arrive and arrest the vandals. The voice over then states the slogan 'just help the police to help you', and this time the owner of the car is not beaten up. The various acts of vandalism from the previous scenes are replayed in a montage, and the voice says 'it's all up to you'. Title - Vandalism who pays! Title - Written and directed by: Geoffrey C Clay, Fred Felton, Albert Harris. Title - Photography - Rex Matthews. Sound - Gerald Hancock. Title - Commentator: Graham Redmond. Title - Acknowledgement is gratefully given to those organisations and individuals who co-operated in the making of this film. Title - Produced by the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police. Title - The end.