Kerre Woodham: Who will join me to stand up?

I know stories of mindless vandalism are two a penny.

In every town and every city, braindead little oiks get their kicks by smashing windows or bus shelters or playground equipment.

I can't even begin to understand the nihilism that drives these individuals.

All I know is that when I see examples of the oiks' night out, I'm saddened and enraged in equal parts.

But when I heard the Papakura BMX club is having to call it quits at their Red Hill track because of the actions of feral youngsters, there was no sadness, just fury.

Again, there are probably hundreds of stories of good people who've been messed around by mindless youths, but for some reason this story lit a fuse.

The club members have had to put up with teenagers - and not just teenagers, some of these kids are as young as 8 out of their trees on mind-altering substances turning up to the track and abusing the riders.

They've thrown rocks at riders, sworn at them, laid broken glass down on the track and stolen bikes. They've damaged the commentary box, repeatedly robbed the tuck shop and tagged every surface possible.

When club members have tried to move them on, the members have been shoved around and threatened and now the club president says they've had a gutsful.

The club is one of the biggest in the country and is a million-dollar facility but parents say they won't let their kids ride there because of the trouble.

How is it possible a gang of vicious little kids can be allowed to terrorise a group of dedicated riders and parents? On one side of the track you have community minded adults giving up their time and money to establish a top class facility to enable local kids to pursue their passion.

On the wrong side of the track you have Satan's spawn - and although I've never seen these kids or met them, you know what they're going to be like.

Illiterate, pig ignorant, wannabe gangstas who are going to evolve from vicious little vandals into statistics of the very worst kind.

I'm appalled they're going to be allowed to win this fight. It makes me want to get out there and patrol the track myself.

Surely if enough good people turn up, the baddies will bugger off? Look at the town of Murupara - after the imposition of a rahui there on gang violence, the trouble has died down.

The gang members know the community is serious and if there's any sign of violence from them they'll be excluded from the marae they belong to.

Good trumped evil but only because the community decided to take a stand.

I'm not from Papakura. I'm not into BMX. But if it's not too late, I'm willing to lend my support to show the little gobshites that good guys win.