A video shared on TikTok by @t6.6.t shows a scene that residents are becoming far too accustomed to seeing in Malta’s busiest entertainment areas.
The footage appears to show a man sleeping across two parked cars, with the uploader stating that the incident took place in St Julian’s. The exact location has not been independently confirmed.
While there is no information available about what led to the man ending up in this situation, the incident raises wider concerns about the increasing levels of late-night disorder and antisocial behaviour in residential and entertainment areas.
For the owners of the vehicles involved, finding someone lying across their cars is hardly something they should be expected to accept as part of living in St Julian’s.
Residents have repeatedly raised concerns about disturbances, noise and antisocial behaviour, particularly during the busy summer months. Scenes such as this once again raise the question of whether enough is being done to maintain basic standards of behaviour in areas where residents, businesses and visitors all have to coexist.
At what point does behaviour like this stop being dismissed as just another night out and start being treated as a genuine quality-of-life issue for residents?
Video originally shared on TikTok by @t6.6.t.