Norwich City Council, in apparent solidarity with rough sleepers, are taking away armrests from public benches so that night sleepers can stretch out more. This is an endeavour to be more supportive of those reduced to turning public spaces into temporary dormitories.
For perhaps the last 20 years many local authorities and private property owners have been doing the exact opposite. Putting metal bolts on flat spaces so that they become impossible to sit on, let alone lie on. ‘Social dislodgement’ you might call it; architectural solutions to social problems. One of the canniest inventions was to turn bus shelter seats slightly tilted so that after a short time you began to slip off.
Fun fact: with some wrenches and/or an angle grinder, you can do this yourself, with no permission or authorization needed! Plus, you can even bring the metal scraps to a recycling yard and get paid for doing this public service!
Ah yes, turn the scrap in where you need to provide your ID to do so and they could easily track it back to you…
If your country accepts scrap without IDs they’re helping the criminal industry and complicit.
I don’t know about your area, but where I am, scrap yards only require ID for non-ferrous metals. Iron and steel can be recycled without ID.
So, I guess, maybe skip the scrapyard if the metal parts don’t stick to a magnet. Other than that, you’re good.
It’s gonna be stainless steel, so non-ferrous, and they’ll still have you on video camera and have your license plate if you drove.
It’s an incredibly stupid idea since the material is basically trackable.
You mind as well just tell people to smack a cop with it.
Well, I’m not against that idea…