Pain in the backside

[INSIDIOUS]

We should think up even more ways to make life miserable for the down trodden. Certainly we can do better than these feeble attempts, show us what you got! Anti-homeless studs at London residential block prompt uproar | Society | theguardian.com

"These anti-homeless studs are like the spikes they use to keep pigeons off buildings. The destitute now considered vermin [sic].

'Homeless spikes' installed outside London flats - Telegraph Metal Studs Treat The Homeless 'Like Animals'

Metal studs installed to stop homeless people from sleeping outside private flats in London have been described as "brutal" by a homelessness charity.

[jplinville]

Where does "We" come in this? It's a privately owned piece of property where the owner and residents don't want vagrants hanging around.

[INSIDIOUS]

Originally Posted by jplinville

Where does "We" come in this? It's a privately owned piece of property where the owner and residents don't want vagrants hanging around.

We. You me everybody.

[spdrun]

What an ugly, depressing lobby for a supposedly high-end apartment building. Looks like an entrance to a council house to me.

I wonder when the first lawsuit from someone tripping on a spike will be.

[MTI]

Radio Series on Income Disparity in London

Mind the Gap

[BAVBMW]

From the article:

The destitute now considered vermin

Was there a time when they were not?

MV

[Txjake]

Poor England. No colonies to sell the poor into slavery any more in order to get rid of them.

[INSIDIOUS]

Originally Posted by BAVBMW

From the article:



Was there a time when they were not?

MV

Not vermin or not considered vermin ?

[BAVBMW]

Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS

Not vermin or not considered vermin ?

Either really. Vermin is just a title applied by society. Rats, opossums, swallows, they all have a place, but too many in an area, or once they begin to bother people, the label vermin is applied.

Considered vermin=vermin

So, was there ever a time when society valued the homeless?

MV

[Dudesky]

Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS

We should think up even more ways to make life miserable for the down trodden. Certainly we can do better than these feeble attempts, show us what you got! Anti-homeless studs at London residential block prompt uproar | Society | theguardian.com 'Homeless spikes' installed outside London flats - Telegraph Metal Studs Treat The Homeless 'Like Animals'

You ever see that pic of a poor downtrodden homeless guy taking a crap on a police car here?

Poor man.....

[INSIDIOUS]

Originally Posted by Dudesky

You ever see that pic of a poor downtrodden homeless guy taking a crap on a police car here?

Poor man.....

I don't recall it, was that before my time?

[kerry]

I'm sympathetic. Homeless people routinely piss and **** in the alcove of my garage. It's not nice. There should be public ****ters for the homeless. They sleep there too but that doesn't bother me much. ****ting does.

[Hatterasguy]

Good idea, they area PITA. Who wants to walk past a vagrant to get to your front door?

[spdrun]

Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Good idea, they area PITA. Who wants to walk past a vagrant to get to your front door?

Who wants to trip on a spike on the way to the intercom and have a spike split their kneecap? Ouch!

This is crying for a lawsuit, not to mention dumb. If the building didn't want skells sleeping rough, a flowerpot or two would have solved the problem without making the entrance look even more like the door to a minimum-security correctional facility. Not to mention, it would have caused good karma (beautification) rather than bad press.

[jplinville]

When did it London's homeless become a problem for the US?