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06-13-2014, 03:30 AM
Store Abandons 'Anti-Homeless' Spikes After Citizens Protest
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"Anti-homeless" spikes sighted around London have sparked outrage from ordinary citizens and the city's mayor
Panels of one-inch metal spikes were first spotted outside of luxury apartments near London Bridge before they were also seen outside a Tesco store on Regent Street. The spikes are supposedly designed to prevent homeless people from using those spaces to sleep, and organizations have either ******* them or are under pressure to do so after protests against the spikes have caught the public's attention
See also: Uber Protests Spark Chaos and Traffic Jams From London to Madrid (http://mashable.com/2014/06/11/uber-protests-europe/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Photos of the spikes outside the luxury residences perked up people's awareness of the developing trend, and even got Mayor Boris Johnson's attention. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/12/anti-homeless-spikes-london/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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"Anti-homeless" spikes sighted around London have sparked outrage from ordinary citizens and the city's mayor
Panels of one-inch metal spikes were first spotted outside of luxury apartments near London Bridge before they were also seen outside a Tesco store on Regent Street. The spikes are supposedly designed to prevent homeless people from using those spaces to sleep, and organizations have either ******* them or are under pressure to do so after protests against the spikes have caught the public's attention
See also: Uber Protests Spark Chaos and Traffic Jams From London to Madrid (http://mashable.com/2014/06/11/uber-protests-europe/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Photos of the spikes outside the luxury residences perked up people's awareness of the developing trend, and even got Mayor Boris Johnson's attention. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/12/anti-homeless-spikes-london/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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