heartblock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My partner who used to work for a homeless charity > commented on the benches on the square of shame > and Elsie Rd (not Melbourne..my mistake). The > design with an arm-rest bar off centre is there to > stop any cold, poor homeless people from sleeping > on them.. a bit like those spikes under bridges or > outside of very posh shops. Homelessness isn't a > crime...we are all only a few steps of bad luck > away from being homeless and I find this obvious > purchase of anti-homeless benches really sad. I understand the company that makes them do a non hostile version. The design is a choice.