[dark haired character, raising finger] We are gonig to solve ! homelessness
[light haired character, scared] By building more public housing, right?
[dark haired character, smugly showing spiked concrete and a separated bench] Nah, by adding more of that sweet sweet anti-homeless architecture
Hostile architecture
You fools, that will just double their numbers
Is that a threat?
It’s a non-core promise.
Bloody Tories never living up to their promises smh my head
You know those metal benches with metal arches for “arm rests” a lot of cities installed about a decade ago?
A lot of them use standard size bolts and Allen keys. No security, or maybe torx if anything.
Also an adjustable crescent wrench and multi-size Allen wrench tool fit nicely inside a pocket.
A cordless impact driver and associated bits fit in a small backpack as well.
What do those tidbits of info have in common?
Well that’s up to the reader.
TO BE CLEAR, in case anyone doesn’t understand, I am advocating for people to go out and disassemble anti-homeless architecture as a fuck you to the people who put it there. Being homeless is never a choice (not counting extreme outliers). Life is already shitting on them, denying them even a bench to sleep on for the night is just evil.
If you’re going to do this, please be ecologically responsible and reuse the material. Weld the pieces into a giant middle finger and leave it in the park.
Don’t forget, you can buy a hi-vi vest. Strangely, if I wear one people seem to think whatever I’m doing is approved by the city.
What if we just make homelessness illegal? That’ll stop them.
Three options:
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You support putting spikes where people might sleep.
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You have a homeless person camping in your living room.
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You’re a hypocrite.
Ohhhh right I forgot how random benches in the street are all actually someone’s living room.
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