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Originally Posted by MTVN
Of course homelessness is an issue but ultimately these benches have not been erected to give homeless people a marginally more comfortable resting place. How would you feel about it if you ran a small business nearby like an ice cream stand or a cafe? The image and ambience of any place is important to it's prosperity, if people feel uneasy or unsafe visiting parks or towns then they won't bother and that place goes into decline so it's kinda understandable why councils and local authorities take measures like this. Of course in the same way that's why they should also do what they can to help the homeless out of their situation
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Well, tbh, if there was help so that these homeless people actually had alternatives to park benches it would be great.
However, many of these places close down, or in some areas simply don't exist.
I find that a tad more sad and important than the "ambience' for an ice cream truck.