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View Poll Results: Should these types of benches be banned? | ||||||
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16-07-2018, 07:03 PM | #76 | ||
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16-07-2018, 07:05 PM | #77 | |||
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16-07-2018, 07:07 PM | #78 | |||
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16-07-2018, 07:17 PM | #80 | ||
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Trying to take every last little right away from people who already have nothing is unnecessarily vindictive. And for what? So Beatrice can take the twins to the park without the real world and its problems spoiling the terribly chipper and perfectly middle class view she's inflicting upon them that doesn't and will never exist? |
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16-07-2018, 07:47 PM | #81 | |||
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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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16-07-2018, 08:00 PM | #82 | |||
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16-07-2018, 08:02 PM | #83 | |||
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16-07-2018, 08:04 PM | #84 | ||
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The problem i see with taking away the ‘armrests’ is time.
Homeless people don’t usually have alarm clocks. What time do homeless people get up? What time to old people sit on benches? The homeless need to vacate the bench before the old people get to the park. Also the smell of piss could be an issue. The poor homeless man(they’re nearly all men) lays his head down for a good nights shuteye only to find the smell of secondhand Earl Grey on his cheek. It’s a logistical nightmare tbh. |
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16-07-2018, 08:09 PM | #85 | ||
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16-07-2018, 08:10 PM | #86 | |||
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17-07-2018, 06:17 AM | #87 | |||
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17-07-2018, 07:04 AM | #88 | ||
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Ugh both sides of this argument are awful if you think about it...
"They're good because they stop smelly homeless people sleeping there." "Hey! NO don't do that - some people need to sleep on these park benches." What a ****ed up world we live in where either of these statements need to be considered. Last edited by Toy Soldier; 17-07-2018 at 07:05 AM. |
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17-07-2018, 07:16 AM | #89 | ||
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17-07-2018, 07:38 AM | #90 | |||
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17-07-2018, 07:50 AM | #91 | |||
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Beartrice and her kids might just be one of those kind souls who stop and chat to the homeless, leaving them with something nice to eat...that is something you will just never know. |
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17-07-2018, 07:53 AM | #92 | |||
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I haven't seen these benches but I do like arms so it's comfy.
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17-07-2018, 07:55 AM | #93 | |||
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I haven't really thought about park benches with arm rests or how it is or isn't an issue |
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17-07-2018, 09:25 AM | #94 | |||
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The money spent changing the benches would be better spent trying to help the homeless get off the street and into accommodation.
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17-07-2018, 09:27 AM | #95 | |||
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17-07-2018, 09:27 AM | #96 | |||
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but they also have a duty to citizens and local business and that is what they are doing |
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17-07-2018, 09:32 AM | #97 | |||
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Provide sufficient facilities for the homeless, and re-claim our parks and public spaces. It's not beyond the wit of man
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17-07-2018, 09:40 AM | #98 | |||
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I can't imagine people going out of their way to make a homeless person's already cold and uncomfortable life, even worse.
Homelessness shames our nation. Last edited by Livia; 17-07-2018 at 09:41 AM. |
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17-07-2018, 11:18 AM | #99 | |||
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You're all heart LT. I can see what Mrs LT sees in you.
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17-07-2018, 11:19 AM | #100 | ||
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