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Post by phil70 on Jan 31, 2018 10:28:14 GMT
Just read in the paper that the poor bastards who are forced to sleep rough are being denied the relative comfort of a park bench because Bournemouth council are fitting bars to benches dividing them in two and so making it impossible to stretch out and sleep on them. Nice people......NOT
Phil
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Post by Telemachus on Jan 31, 2018 10:44:45 GMT
Just read in the paper that the poor bastards who are forced to sleep rough are being denied the relative comfort of a park bench because Bournemouth council are fitting bars to benches dividing them in two and so making it impossible to stretch out and sleep on them. Nice people......NOT Phil Not really. Park benches are a public facility to be shared nicely. Whilst I doubt many folk care what happens over night, there will be a problem with people flaked out on a bench in the middle of the day, taking up the whole bench and depriving several other people - eg the old and infirm - of the possibility of a sit down. Providing park benches that people can sleep on is not the way to address the homelessness problem. For that we need to look at the causes and cures, eg having adequate and available affordable housing, support and mental health treatment. |
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Post by phil70 on Jan 31, 2018 11:14:38 GMT
Chris and I are both old and infirm, however if some poor unfortunate were sleeping on a bench we would just pass by to the next bench. It's not about providing benches for the homeless to sleep on it's about modifying existing benches to make them useless as a place to sleep.
Phil
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Post by patty on Jan 31, 2018 11:32:01 GMT
Perhaps the council should re consider...I can see both views here....
A compassionate alternative...if adequate housing..even just a room cannot be found then perhaps 50% of the seats could be left....and 50% for those who want to sit ....
Most parks I wander in unless scorching hot summers day have loads empty seats...
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Post by bargemast on Jan 31, 2018 11:32:22 GMT
Chris and I are both old and inform, however if some poor unfortunate were sleeping on a bench we would just pass by to the next bench. It's not about providing benches for the homeless to sleep on it's about modifying existing benches to make them useless as a place to sleep. Phil These poor buggers haven't got much choise to go elsewhere, of course everybody can understand that, and don't see this as a problem, as long as they don't come to sleep on a bench in your own neighbourhood. I think too that people that are only doing a little walk can find another place to sit, but another place to get some sleep is hard to find for these poor one. They would much prefer to sleep in a real bed in a warm place to, just like every other human being. Because of the great lack of refuge places they'll have no-or very little choise. Peter. |
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Post by bargemast on Jan 31, 2018 11:36:44 GMT
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 31, 2018 12:44:39 GMT
Unfortunately, mass homelessness is what is destined to happen when government policy is to increase the population by several million over a relatively short period in the pursuit of cheap labour without the attendant increase in housing required to shelter the population. Equally unfortunately, it's "waycist" to say it.
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Post by quaysider on Jan 31, 2018 12:55:06 GMT
Currently on Radio 2 that idiot vine is doing an article on a sunbed shop that has fitted sprinklers in it's doorways to prevent folk sleeping there....
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Post by Telemachus on Jan 31, 2018 12:56:05 GMT
Unfortunately, mass homelessness is what is destined to happen when government policy is to increase the population by several million over a relatively short period in the pursuit of cheap labour without the attendant increase in housing required to shelter the population. Equally unfortunately, it's "waycist" to say it. Its not racist to talk about a housing shortage. It is also not racist to talk about immigration nor want to restrict it. It is only racist if, for example, one said "Oh no problem letting in loads of white Western-Europeans, we just don't want any brown ones or ones with funny Russian-sounding accents". |
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Post by Telemachus on Jan 31, 2018 12:56:55 GMT
Currently on Radio 2 that idiot vine is doing an article on a sunbed shop that has fitted sprinklers in it's doorways to prevent folk sleeping there.... Hmmmm sunshine and showers. Perhaps it is a way to allow immigrants to become accustomed to British weather? |
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Post by Stumpy on Jan 31, 2018 13:02:43 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2018 13:20:45 GMT
Currently on Radio 2 that idiot vine is doing an article on a sunbed shop that has fitted sprinklers in it's doorways to prevent folk sleeping there.... Vine isn't an idiot he is a prize twat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by bargemast on Jan 31, 2018 13:51:28 GMT
Currently on Radio 2 that idiot vine is doing an article on a sunbed shop that has fitted sprinklers in it's doorways to prevent folk sleeping there.... I hope for this shop that the Parisians didn't have paid for a patent on their great sprinkler idea, as they may have to pay a fine for copying without asking. Peter. |
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Post by bargemast on Jan 31, 2018 13:55:45 GMT
I hope that many people will see this video, and listen to this nice womans message, and that with lots of effort from everybody it may still be possible to do something about the problem, instead of only pushing it away to next door. "Out of sight out of mind", isn't a solution. Peter. |
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Post by Telemachus on Jan 31, 2018 14:01:07 GMT
Personally I think it is pathetic that you lot are whining on about not being able to sleep in doorways. That is NOT the issue, the issue is that we shouldn't have people in our country who NEED to sleep in doorways. Get a grip!
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