Commentary practice: Streaking

I feel that streaking should be discouraged and frowned upon in Singapore. Streaking involves running in a public place while being partially or even fully nude. While proponents of this wouldd say that it showcases the youthful vigour of the young, this youthful vigour could be taken too far and can lead to serious consequences. Futhermore, Singapore is more conservative than other Western societies, and what is fine there might be looked upon with disgust here.
Supporters of the act of streaking claim that streaking shows the youthful exuberance and daring of the people doing it. We can see this from how streaking started, when people streaked because they had made bets on it. This shows that this was done as a dare, however word about the act travelled to a large number of people, and eventually led to mass streaking events because people thought that it would be fun to do so. These mass streaking events, although seemingly exciting, can cause much damage to the locations of where it happens.
With many people doing an act which can be considered an act of open defiance, this could lead to other more of defiance, and could end up wreaking havoc on the area. In UCLA's quarterly "Undie Run" (an event which involves streaking through the streets of Westwood west of the university), the turn up rate is usually very high, at nearly 4000 students. In addition, the Undie Run of June 2006 had students jump into a Shapiro fountain outside Powell library, causing damages worth nearly $25 000. We also have to note that UCLA police were also there monitoring the event at that time, which shows the seriousness of mass streaking. This also shows that streaking, despite being harmless in itself, can go on and lead to other acts that will definitely be harmful. Therefore, to prevent Singapore's infrastructure from being damaged, we should strongly discourage streaking.