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Montreal shopping mall plays “Baby Shark” on repeat to prevent unhoused people from loittering
(montreal.ctvnews.ca)
this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2024
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This is from the city where it's illegal to be homeless. One man even collected over $100,000 in fines for being homeless.
Yeah, that'll help.
It's not "being homeless" that is illegal, though. It's drinking in public, begging or sleeping in the metro. And it sure is tough not staying in the metro during winter. There are some organisms that can provide shelter, but not enough for everyone, and it usually cost a couple dollars, which not everyone have everyday. And it's a real problem on both sides, as the metro was not meant to become a shelter for the homeless, and people have been complaining more and more they feel unsafe there.
Here they made being homeless illegal so they can force people into shelters/mental help/rehab/etc.
Much better than letting them shoot up heroin in parks all day.