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You're not wrong, and maybe "hostile architecture" like this is cruel, but damn if I owned a business and I had homeless people setting up tents or loitering ou
by GycDH6mb 7y ago
You're not wrong, and maybe "hostile architecture" like this is cruel, but damn if I owned a business and I had homeless people setting up tents or loitering outside my door every night I'd probably find a way to stop it too. Spikes are a cheap and easy-to-deploy deterrent.
In a similar vein, I volunteer with a pigeon and dove rescue organization, and it's no secret that businesses install spikes on eaves and ledges to deter birds too. Although it always makes me sad to see them, I can understand and appreciate why they do it.
- inetsee 7y ago> I volunteer with a pigeon and dove rescue organization So, you're more concerned about the welfare of birds than you are about people?
- serf 7y agochoosing one problem over another doesn't say much to the person's priorities; perhaps they just thought they'd have more impact in that field. Furthermore, that attitude drives people away from philanthropic work by alienating them about what image their proposed good deed generates. Just do good, any way you find.
- dang 7y agoThat crosses into personal attack. Please don't. Please do follow the HN guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.