15 Inhumane Ways Cities Are Preventing The Homeless From Sleeping In Public Places

Let us introduce you to something called “hostile architecture” – a design strategy that aims to manipulate peoples’ behavior through certain design elements. One of the most widely used elements of hostile architecture is the so-called “anti-homeless spikes” – metal or stone studs on ledges and steps that are embedded to prevent the homeless from sleeping there.

#1 You’ve Got To Be The Worst Kind Of Heartless Twat If You Can Go Around Slashing Homeless People’s Tents

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#2 Modern Problems Require Modern…oh Wait

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#3 Someone Installs These Poles To Prevent The Homeless From Sleeping Here, They Find A Solution Anyways

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#4 When You’re Inclusive But Still Hate The Poor

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#5 Bench In Volgodonsk, Russia

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#6 Anyone Else Find This Ironic?

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#7 An Eyecatching Response To Mumbai’s Homelessness Crisis

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#8 This Man Removed ‘Anti-Homeless’ Devices From Benches And Ended In Court

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#9 Cut In The Shape Of An Obelisk, They Are Installed On A Private Site In Paris. Imagine A Homeless Man Who Would Lose Balance In The Middle Of This Work Of ‘Art’? Or A Child?

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#10 Anti-Homeless Architecture

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#11 The Worst Example Of Anti-Homeless Architecture I’ve Ever Seen

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#12 Man Sleeping On A Anti-Homeless Bench

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#13 When You Wanna Look Inclusive But Hate Homeless People

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#14 More Anti Homeless Spikes….so Much For Community Spirit

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#15 There Are A Few Different Varieties But They All Serve The Same Purpose

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