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Florida City Uses Music To Deter Homeless — Advocates Call It Torture
Daily Caller ^ | 7/18/2019 | Kyle Hooten

Posted on 07/18/2019 10:13:45 AM PDT by Maceman

Authorities in West Palm Beach, Florida are using children’s music to deter the homeless from setting up camp in a city-owned park.

West Palm Beach Lake Pavilion is a city-owned park and event venue frequently used by the homeless as a place to sleep. City officials are now playing the children’s songs “Baby Shark” and “Raining Tacos” in the park to annoy homeless campers, preventing them from sleeping, according to the Palm Beach Post.

“Legally morally ethically and even fiscally, any way you look at it, this [music] is not the right approach to this [homelessness] problem,” said Eric Tars, legal director at National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty told The Daily Caller.

“Sleep deprivation has been condemned as torture or at a minimum cruel, inhuman degrading treatment,” continued Tars. “It was condemned when they were playing loud rock music in Guantanamo or in Abu Ghraib to disrupt the detainees’ sleep patterns, and now we’re doing it to citizens,” he added.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: babyshark; erictars; florida; localnews; music; rainingtacos; westpalmbeach
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To: Maceman

I isn’t torture when the subjects/targets can independently decide to NOT sleep there.
Abu Ghraib? Not so much.


21 posted on 07/18/2019 10:23:59 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (There is only one POTUS and Donald Trump IS that POTUS; may re-election be upon him.)
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To: Maceman
How about selections from this classic?
22 posted on 07/18/2019 10:24:23 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: Maceman

The libs should provide sound cancelling headphones.


23 posted on 07/18/2019 10:24:28 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: Maceman

Most of these homeless people know that if a person loads up on enough opioids, they can sleep through anything.


24 posted on 07/18/2019 10:24:32 AM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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To: vikingd00d
Or Fish Heads
25 posted on 07/18/2019 10:25:41 AM PDT by Karma_Sherab
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To: GOPJ

I wish all the homeless in these cities were directed to the front lawns of liberal politicians!


26 posted on 07/18/2019 10:25:53 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Maceman

I thought orture for me is music by Minnie Ripperton or the songs “Nashville Cats” or “Afternoon Delight” or “Rockin Robin,” but these songs would drive me loco.


27 posted on 07/18/2019 10:28:11 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Maceman

We lived near a gas station and convenience store that blasted “elevator music” to deter the bums and skater punks from hanging around. It was actually quite effective.


28 posted on 07/18/2019 10:28:34 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: Maceman

Obviously this grifter makes good money pushing straw man arguments otherwise he’d be in some other racket.


29 posted on 07/18/2019 10:29:04 AM PDT by Track9
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To: Karma_Sherab
Badger Song
30 posted on 07/18/2019 10:29:46 AM PDT by castlebrew (Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
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To: ClearCase_guy

Innercity thugs have been forcing people to listen to earsplitting, window-rattling vulgar rap for decades.
Enacting a neighborhood charter that forbids loud music is “racist.”
Asking them to shut it down can get you shot.

My way was to fight fire with fire.
If they could do it, so could I— and at the exact same time.
Soon as some a-hole cranked up C-Murder, I’d set my speakers on my windowsill & let ‘er rip.
Beethoven’s Ninth at 120 decibels for about 10 minutes.

Truce.


31 posted on 07/18/2019 10:31:58 AM PDT by mumblypeg
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To: vikingd00d

Or the scampi song.
Or the Llama song.


32 posted on 07/18/2019 10:32:41 AM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: Maceman

The question I have is why are there so many homeless people? There have always been some, but public pooping etc is a pretty recent thing, and now its spreading, seems like via train, like in the past 5-6 years. The public parks are where these folks are ending up.


33 posted on 07/18/2019 10:33:10 AM PDT by BlackAdderess (The Left only cares about the Left, not you, not me, not migrants.)
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To: Red Badger

... It’s a Small World after all..................

I hate you
Now I have that stupid song in my head


34 posted on 07/18/2019 10:33:23 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: castlebrew

Yikes! How did you even know about that song? We have a winner!


35 posted on 07/18/2019 10:34:45 AM PDT by Maceman (Trump Trumps Hate!!!)
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To: HangnJudge
How about this to clear your head:

We represent the lollipop guild, the lollipop guild, the lollipop guild...


36 posted on 07/18/2019 10:36:05 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Junk Silver
As long as they aren’t playing Taylor Swift songs I don’t believe it can be considered torture under U.N. and Geneva standards.

lol

Listening to her music is torture for me. I have visions of illuminati signaling and southern hatred even when her name is brought up. :)

The next time she wants to write something on herself maybe she should write "I sold out"
37 posted on 07/18/2019 10:36:45 AM PDT by ssfromla
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To: mumblypeg

How about this tune? ....

https://youtu.be/Dy_nL6oZBqA


38 posted on 07/18/2019 10:37:15 AM PDT by itsLUCKY2B (?Borders, Language, and Culture.?)
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To: HangnJudge

I’m sorry I hurt your FEELINGS.......WO-WO-WO FEEELINGS!......TRYING TO FORGET FEEELINGS....................


39 posted on 07/18/2019 10:37:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.............................😃)
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To: Maceman
Torture? Hardly. I'd call those songs "irritating"

This would be torture

40 posted on 07/18/2019 10:37:35 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Youth, speed and energy can always be overcome with experience and treachery.)
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