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'Humiliating' anti-homeless devices under city bridge switched off (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/perth@aussie.zone
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[–] -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

No one at any point said that the homeless were the problem..what are you talking about?

[Edit] apparently this somehow got moved to a top level comment but it was a reply to someone accusing someone else of saying the unhoused were the problem, not the lack of services

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (3 children)

    A City of Perth spokesperson said the devices were installed in response to "ongoing reports" of antisocial and criminal behaviour in the area. They said the devices were not intended to target or deter people experiencing homelessness…

    If you believe that “antisocial and criminal behaviour” is actually distinct from “homeless person existing” in the eyes of some people, especially the PTA, then you might be in for a shock.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I think, not 100% sure, the comment you're replying to was supposed to be within the feisty and at times not respectful thread in this comment section. I think its a response to something the other user said, not what the article said.

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