Activists say ‘Barney & Friends’ theme song playing on repeat at vacant San Pedro property for weeks is anti-homeless harassment

KTLA ^ | 2/5/2021 | Rick Chambers, Sareen Habeshian

[simpson96]

The theme song from “Barney & Friends” has been blaring 24 hours a day for weeks on Palos Verdes Street in San Pedro.

There are about two dozen homeless individuals who have pitched tents on the sidewalk there, and they say the blaring kids’ music is a not-so-subtle way to get them to move.

“It’s psychological,” said Danielle Nunez of Street Watch LA, a mutual aid organization that helps the homeless. “It is to keep people up. They can’t have a quiet space and it’s playing at nighttime so that people literally cannot sleep.”

The vacant property is run by Jerico Development, Inc., and is used for filming.

“It’s hard,” said Reynalda Guterrez, who sleeps in a tent on Palos Verdes Street. “I mean, you hear Barney all day long, over and over and over again. With the lights blaring on you, you can’t get no sleep at night … You can’t talk to anybody.”

The music reaches 70 decibels at times, and is paired with bright flood lights.

“First the lights went on. They did that a few nights at first,” said Danel Love. “Then the music came on and it was loud … it’s traumatizing.”

[sheana]

When I’m working in the yard out by my pool I usually put on something like the Beach Boys. If my neighbors are outside you can hear them singing along with it. lol

[freedumb2003]

>>And if “It’s a Small World” has not been banned by
the Geneva Convention, it certainly should have been.
<<

WAD

Weapon of Audio Destruction

[ASOC]

LOL

One way to deal with squatters...

[ridesthemiles]

EXACTLY

[Keyhopper]

It’s a small world after all

[Graybeard58]

John Jacob jingle Heimer Schmidt is Up on that list as well.

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Achy Breaky Heart