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turbinetree

(24,710 posts)
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 08:28 AM Jul 2019

Florida city constantly plays Baby Shark to deter homeless from civic building

Official praises ‘effective temporary measure’ using looped children’s song to drive away people from banqueting venue

City officials in West Palm Beach, Florida, are using extremely catchy children’s music to try and drive away homeless people from one of its civic buildings.

The city’s mayor, Keith James, confirmed to Fox News that the songs Baby Shark and Raining Tacos were being played at the patio of the Waterfront Lake Pavilion, where homeless people have been living.

The pavilion is a banqueting venue that hosts weddings and other events, and brings in $240,000 (£192,000) of annual revenue. James complained of finding human faeces and other “unsanitary things” around it.

“It has been effective and is a temporary measure to make the area accessible for those who have rented the facility and for future events,” said Leah Rockwell, the city’s director for parks and recreation. “We are not forcing individuals to stay on the patio of the pavilion to listen to the music. The music is heard only if you are on the patio, a very small area relative to the rest of the waterfront.”

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/18/florida-city-constantly-plays-baby-shark-to-deter-homeless-from-civic-building

The Sunshine state, instead of addressing the plight of the homeless............................they instead use cyops.......................

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Florida city constantly plays Baby Shark to deter homeless from civic building (Original Post) turbinetree Jul 2019 OP
Disgusting Johnny2X2X Jul 2019 #1
Us verses them mentality, they can never imagine or put themselves in the other turbinetree Jul 2019 #2

Johnny2X2X

(19,104 posts)
1. Disgusting
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 08:31 AM
Jul 2019

What the hell is wrong with people that they see someone in need and want to kick them when they're down?

turbinetree

(24,710 posts)
2. Us verses them mentality, they can never imagine or put themselves in the other
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 08:36 AM
Jul 2019

person shoes, or think it could never happen to them...................they are in for a rude awaking, in the near future.........................they are just small minded..................they totally lack any form of empathy..................how can someone be raised that way is beyond me.........................I am thankful everyday to my parents and my family on how we had it explained to us on compassion............................

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