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The argument is whether or not you view the homeless sleeping in the streets the same as someone breaking in to your house. The former is unpleasant to see, bu
by joesb 10y ago
The argument is whether or not you view the homeless sleeping in the streets the same as someone breaking in to your house.
The former is unpleasant to see, but not actively hurting you, the latter case scream clear malicious intent.
- bduerst 10y agoThey're using an analogy to make a point regarding intent behind design, and are not trying to trivialize the homeless problem. There's no need to split hairs.
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- saluk 10y agoIt is not the same. However, the homeless person sleeping on the bench is hurting others. The purpose of having a bench is to have a place for people who are waiting for the bus, or taking a short break while moving through the city, to have a place to stop. If a person (homeless or otherwise) is using the bench to sleep, that is going against the intent of the bench in the first place. While many of these measures are primarily aimed at making things difficult for homeless people, extended bench stays are still undesirable in general.