ICTChris Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 The latest Twitter outrage has been provoked by photographs of anti-homeless spikes/studs outside a London block of flats. The spikes are designed to stop rough sleepers kipping down in doorways. Here's the photo: On one hand I can see why this would provoke anger, it seems a cold heartless way to deal with the issue of a rough sleeper. However, I can understand why people might not want their building becoming used by homeless people. I've lived in areas where there were alcoholics and rough sleepers and all the problems that they can bring. When I lived in a tenement flat in Leith on several occasions alcoholics gained access to the communal stair and tried to use it to sleep or drink in. I was never faced with them but other people in the stair told them to clear off - should they have tried to help them? Also, when I lived at the top of Easter Road a cadre of local drunks used to sit on the wall in London Street gardens and tan tramp juice. When I went through their recently steel plates had been bolted to the wall to stop people sitting there. Also, the Boots at the bottom of Leith Walk installed wires to stop 'customers' sitting on their window ledge outside, my understanding being that receipents of methadone used to sit there after getting their medicine. Any P&Bers ever had their rough sleeping spot taken from them by the introduction of spikes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing (2) Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I, for one. am outraged by people who 'tweet'. Name me one who is not a coont? Eta . spikes? in an alcove? Poor wall building ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Former magicians who could do the 'bed of nails' trick but have fallen on hards times and became homeless are said to be 'not bothered' by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan-bufc Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Give it a week before a kid falls on them, gets hurt and they get removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 No different to benches that are divided up into individual seats to stop people sleeping on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing (2) Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 SJC's boat will hit them and sink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I can't see any point, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Surely there are more reasonable and safer ways around the issue? Putting in SPIKES seems a bit brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Former magicians who could do the 'bed of nails' trick but have fallen on hards times and became homeless are said to be 'not bothered' by this. I was going to red dot that for being an awful joke, but you'd get a green dot for effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 The latest Twitter outrage has been provoked by photographs of anti-homeless spikes/studs outside a London block of flats. The spikes are designed to stop rough sleepers kipping down in doorways. Here's the photo: On one hand I can see why this would provoke anger, it seems a cold heartless way to deal with the issue of a rough sleeper. However, I can understand why people might not want their building becoming used by homeless people. I've lived in areas where there were alcoholics and rough sleepers and all the problems that they can bring. When I lived in a tenement flat in Leith on several occasions alcoholics gained access to the communal stair and tried to use it to sleep or drink in. I was never faced with them but other people in the stair told them to clear off - should they have tried to help them? Also, when I lived at the top of Easter Road a cadre of local drunks used to sit on the wall in London Street gardens and tan tramp juice. When I went through their recently steel plates had been bolted to the wall to stop people sitting there. Also, the Boots at the bottom of Leith Walk installed wires to stop 'customers' sitting on their window ledge outside, my understanding being that receipents of methadone used to sit there after getting their medicine. Any P&Bers ever had their rough sleeping spot taken from them by the introduction of spikes? A piece of piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I hope it encourages homeless people to choose that area to have a shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Everyone knows that the homeless don't exist if you can't see them. Forcing those on the fringes of society even further out of sight is, of course, the best possible solution to this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I'll spike any homeless that I see from now on, just to do my bit. I also propose setting fire to any council estates you can find locally, we don't want those in a lower economic bracket from ourselves to be near our homesteads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Surely there's some health and safety legislation against these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Obviously it is the homeless' own fault that they are without a fixed abode, so this move is entirely justified and if anything it's for their own good and will encourage them to stop sleeping rough and get jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Surely there's some health and safety legislation against these. Wouldn't want to have to go to that place after a night on the booze. Would wind up impaled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 We should just shoot them. Not the homeless, people who use Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Surely there's some health and safety legislation against these. Trip hazard. Where there's blame there's a claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Funnily enough, in the original story the paper went to the local council who said they would look into the health and safety aspect of the spikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 One of the homeless guys in Glasgow I know came up to me and said I knew his sister, turns out she works in our office. He just had a family fall out and walked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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