Why cities are full of uncomfortable benches

[@jennali9800]

That "leaning bar" is making me uncomfortable just to look at.

[@jennali9800]

@Lasagna Lasagna Neither do I.

[@alias4795]

Ikr

[@kpopeditsbyweanah]

The subway in my country now has it too and I hate it. It's so uncomfortable for everyone and short people can't even get there, I have to stand anyway because I don't reach it correctly and makes my back hurt!

[@MinhyoungHong]

I personally like to think that the ‘leaning bar’ did not take people with disability or short height into consideration.

[@Derpity]

Yeah... I don’t even see how you can lean on it since the bottom is going towards you.

[@cherrykid161]

My dad got injured on his leg and he has to travel a lot on the subway and he needs a place to sit and those leaning things are no help.

[@pinkfreud62]

Exactly. I can see the arms on benches being used, but people need a place to sit & rest. I have an old hip replacement & my other hip is getting arthritis after walking awhile & sitting for at least 5 - 10 minutes helps to get me moving again. And I'm sure alot of other people who can still get around, yet have physical issues, need benches to rest as well.

[@maple494]

I was just gonna say "what if you're injured and hqve to sit?" But seems like you were quicker, haha.

[@cherrykid161]

@@maple494 haha😂

[@thatoneguy9582]

Boss Ross “have problems with the subway? don’t go on the subway” “have problems being homeless? don’t be homeless”

[@Axodus]

I should design a foldout object that attaches to the learning bar to allow sitting.

[@EllaGP22]

I’ve always needed a bench that I can’t sit on. Thanks leaning bar!

[@yara6824]

Speed _ ||-//

[@EllaGP22]

Yara II-//, ||-//

[@giorkos69]

Speed _ ||-//

[@S0M3THING]

George Slipknot II-//

[@XboxIssues]

@@S0M3THING ||-//

[@clairemerner5773]

Anti homeless architecture doesn’t mean people won’t be homeless. It just means they get pushed farther and farther to the margins.

[@vali_bg5234]

Their goal is to get the homeless to the margins, so the margins can eat them.

[@chemplay1095]

Breaking news: We were not letting homeless people sleep and pushed them to the wilderness and now they are back with spears and rage so we are suprised.

[@mimkels]

I feel bad about them u know (the homeless)

[@seelz1136]

@@chemplay1095 breaking news: the republic of hobos have seceded from the USA and subsequently declared war, their military consists of people with pots strapped on their head equipped with handmade bows and spears

[@JohnnyDeppSmashedOnCocaine]

They want them to go to homeless shelters so they can make some money

[@asifiqbal9032]

Why don’t they add small spikes on the floor, just for the fact to make others not “too comfortable” while standing.

[@daisychainsaw]

i think we should add knives suspended in the air, you know, to make sure no one’s standing there for too long and tarnishing the great american image!!!

[@asifiqbal9032]

😂

[@Worms_]

Why don’t we release cyanide into the air? Can’t have people getting to comfortable while they’re breathing.

[@jameslf1233]

What about their comfortability on their temperature?, Lets add a million radiators and lava

[@chanbricks4461]

@@jameslf1233 Oh no, you see that's global warming's job. Didn't you wonder why politicians deny it?

[@zohanrock]

my city put these leaning bars in the subway, but it was made out of smooth aluminium, so you kept slipping off and it took more effort to stay on it than just to stand or lean against an actual wall. there was a public outcry until they finally flattened the top and installed it as a normal bench.

[@sergiontothetop]

Lol

[@Dustyhobo76]

Sure🙄

[@boonxai]

In my city there are leaning bars made out of smooth aluminium and for me they are way more comfortable than benches.

[@XboxIssues]

@@Dustyhobo76 You're pathetic

[@sluggmeister7705]

If I see such uncomfortable irritating benches I’d rather smash the crap out of it Ps: im not homeless

[@darebearproductions964]

Oh just say it, you don’t want homeless people sleeping on the benches

[@loafofbread9400]

They wernt exactly hiding it thats what they are saying

[@happytoaster1]

That does prevent the people the benches were intended to help, like the elderly, from making use of them. And unfortunately tends to also lead to urinating and defecating around them.

[@Flip-3206]

The question is, why it takes this guy four minutes to explain this? They don't want homeless people to sleep on benches and they don't want people loitering. Eight seconds!

[@PatheticTV]

Yes. That's the whole point.

[@emperror85]

If we cut the homeless people in half, they'll fit on many of these benches.

[@renz2k]

That moment when public space is no longer made for the public

[@maryjanedeoferio6790]

What a genuine underrated comment

[@Jame-e5n]

Fish

[@BlackoutGootraxian]

@@Jame-e5n fish

[@Carcino.Geneticist]

@@BlackoutGootraxian fish

[@karlklosschen4544]

It's just not made for homeless people.

[@megaascension2748]

Wouldn’t “leaning rails” be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

[@stevengruner4885]

Mega Ascension yeah, its a VIOLATION OF USA LAW AND THE PPL IN THE USA THAT MAKE LEANING RAILS ARE WELL IN THE USA

[@theevauwu7853]

@@stevengruner4885 oh if only America followed any laws

[@luisanariva3484]

No it's not discriminating against them they can use them it's not like they are not allowing them to use them. If this were true building would all need ramps

[@zedisfabulous9761]

@@luisanariva3484 that is, not how that works. It's still discriminatory if disabled people can't access the function, to rest. Idk if the letter of the ADA covers it, but it's still an issue

[@Lanay_]

disabled people ""*which*"" needs wheelchair uses wheelchair, so why do they need a bench?

[@swaaggy2194]

Public spaces are not where homeless people should be. Then where tf do they stay?

[@aspol12]

swaaggy In their homes. 🙄

[@ToastyDaEngi]

@@Polavianus j o k e

[@whiteTrash34]

@pooplord96 jj omg that's so wrong in so many leves it's not even funny

[@seafoam8845]

pooplord96 jj If they cant get a job (because they can’t afford good clothing) what do they do?

[@catconfirmed1896]

MelbonLovesToast RANDOM VIDEOS get a job

[@Zakster90]

Another way to be made to feel unwelcome in an already difficult world.

[@dcarroll3686]

Well sed Bro

[@cromb5286]

I agree

[@devin3537]

yepp 😔

[@mach8069]

@@devin3537 boo hoo

[@StreetHierarchy]

That's how they punish you for ending slavery. They want you to consider freedom as a bad thing. After all freedom = worthlessness?

[@blakejohnson2206]

‘Hostile’ is a very good word to describe this planning.

[@rainbowbloom575]

"Hostile architecture" is another way to name this

[@JR-xn6yu]

@@rainbowbloom575 at least give Reddit credit for the phrase.

[@stephenguivara8388]

Ikr

[@thebrainwash]

Not really ..without this you would have way more homeless and drug addicts knocking out on these things

[@blakejohnson2206]

@@thebrainwash Lets shuffle them out of sight where we aren't reminded of society's problems.

[@Kovukingsrod]

How about spending money on helping the homeless rather than investing in something that prevents them from having a place to rest?

[@pebbles8735]

I don't think the budgets really match...

[@ethankoh6851]

@@pebbles8735 For example, being homeless in Vegas can result in imprisonment when the money used to run the homeless shelter could've been used to run homeless shelters

[@AlejandroGonzalez-rw9kt]

@@ethankoh6851 to be fair, prisons do work decently enough as homeless shelters.

[@Kommaardoor64]

@@pebbles8735 It probably does. These benches cost cities lots of money. The company that makes them knows the city has money to spend and the people working for the city don't care about spending the money.

[@freezingicy9457]

@@AlejandroGonzalez-rw9kt going to prison only promotes more homelessness since its impossible to find a normal job with a record

[@baggyspaggy]

If I wanted a ‘leaning bar’ I could just use the wall inches away

[@robbieaulia6462]

I'd rather sit on a fence than a leaning on a "leaning bar"

[@alrah5978]

@@robbieaulia6462 ill just sit at the floor

[@Rpr1580]

You're pretty much better of squatting on the floor

[@Quartz5005]

And the wall would probably more comfortable than the 'leaning bar'

[@lakojake4215]

@@Quartz5005 It's not.

[@waltrr8984]

It's sad to see that rather than fixing the problem, people only want to make the problem more invisible.

[@1ucasvb]

This is what you get when property > people.

[@aidanwansbrough7495]

It worked for Rio, right...? Just to be clear, I'm being sarcastic - the worst thing we can do is try to hide the problem.

[@1ucasvb]

Pragmatism is usually codeword for "let's not try to fix a systemic issue because we don't want to mess with the system". The mainstream ideologies and corrupt political systems, which are intertwined and co-dependent, are part of that systemic issue. That's nothing but a sunk cost fallacy and good ol' cultural inertia at play.

[@genesisbustamante-durian]

Welcome to 'Murrica.

[@TasX]

What you ignore is that the video says that homeless rates are going down. Attacking the problem from both sides by helping people get out of homelessness and discouraging people from being homeless (it's common among a lot of welfare takers)who interfere with public property, taking property meant to be given to everyone as something they "own," is important. So rather than complaining about a "mean" environment, you can help the quicken the declining homeless rate already in place. Again, how will you help the homeless problem by being against the deterring structures?

[@ProfessorWeird]

homeless people: **exists** government: “go away” homeless people: “where?” government: “not my problem”

[@LoreEclectic]

Homeless: (sleeps on a bench) Gov: No not there

[@Worms_]

Homeless: *sleeps on the sidewalk* Government: not there either

[@jango7889]

back in the day we would lock em up in asylums

[@piccolo917]

@@sontalks they are not even close to sufficient to cover all the homeless. And some people don't want to use those facilities.

[@imran19187]

@@sontalks homeless shelters have criminals and other bad people in them that’s why homeless people can’t go in there

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

The homeless need to be helped, not pushed away

[@house-dq2hz]

Exactly

[@martimfreiredeoliveira2931]

Why they need to help society first because I’m not paying for a person that don’t works for his rest of life

[@StefanReich]

@@martimfreiredeoliveira2931 You fell for the old "work" trick. Also, lots of other things wrong with what you just said. It's the kind of thing that can really come back to bite you because it's so wrong

[@bunni2583]

@@hotdogpepper8410 So do you have an actual source on this or is this just something you've assumed because it fits with your worldview?

[@feddyvonwigglestein3481]

Most homeless are mentally ill.

[@raainydaay]

how about using the money that’s being put towards designing these benches FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS

[@feddyvonwigglestein3481]

"Throwing money at a problem always solves it!" Libs.

[@raainydaay]

Feddy von Wigglestein how else are we supposed to tackle homelessness? i certainly don’t think that benches is the way to do it ..

[@arthurduron1009]

Probably a 100 dollars almost nothing

[@raainydaay]

Arthur Duron design, planning, installation, worker compensation ... need i say more??

[@lighthouseinvestments2168]

🙋, we will do it.

[@woody5563]

Why do we put so much money into denying the homeless every single ounce of comfort a simple bench can offer? Surely there is a better way to use that money.

[@denim2697]

Yeah, because solving one of the largest modern-day problems will be so quick that I won’t need to redesign the bench so people can actually sit on them.

[@Maryam-yl2do]

@Good Boy No one hires a homeless person . It's not their fault that they don't have a job . Being homeless is not easy . Nobody likes sleeping in middle of streets and seeing all those people who look at you with disgust and shame . Being homeless is not being lazy . lazy people don't like to starve or sleep outside in the cold . I don't understand why you think that they choose to be homeless . There is no benefit in being homeless .

[@jackiebunting4000]

Because this country is lacking true Christianity. Christ helped the needy. And here we do everything to not help and deny them, looking at them with disdain and selfishness. People here carry the title of Christian but not the character. We need a revival in this country. If we would stop making things political, and would look up to our Redeemer, Christ, who died for us and calls for us to also be self-sacrificing and selfless to others, this country would be much happier and lacking issues.

[@woody5563]

@Good Boy Many homeless people do have an education and are not on drugs. As someone who thinks "feeded" is a word you shouldn't be criticizing someone else's education. And I don't know where you live, but I live in a rural area with many homeless people and no hare Krishna soup kitchens and no Hindu temples for at least a hundred miles.

[@woody5563]

@Good Boy I have educated myself on the topic because it's something I care about. You seem to think the majority of people choose to remain homeless out of laziness or apathy in which case I suggest you educate yourself on the subject as well.

[@elliehamer64]

That leaning bar only works for people of a specific height range. If you’re very tall or very short it’ll be uncomfortable. Also it’s barely better than leaning on a wall in the first place

[@raety3941]

Another thing that is comfortable only for adult men.. like car seats weren't enough

[@shawnramito4863]

@@raety3941 what are you trying to imply?

[@raety3941]

@@shawnramito4863 that most of objects are designed for specific part of population, which is adult men🤷‍♀️

[@munfri]

@@raety3941 so what

[@rust3152]

@@munfri sometimes people aren't adult men

[@jai456]

Would u rather a homeless man sleeping on a bench or out the front of ur house or on the sidewalk?

[@COhlen]

I mean if they were always on the sidewalk I would at least give them a pillow and blanket or something.

[@najebudinbinabdkarim8518]

@@COhlen me too

[@sonicfastfoodenjoyer]

If a homeless person on my property I would take them in and get the cleaned up.

[@mrhapp3]

- JWIN neither. I’d rather they get a job and a place to sleep

[@mrhapp3]

- JWIN homeless out front or sidewalk? Hose. Problem solved.

[@alexanderjohnson8333]

As a disabled person I can say that public spaces really aren't that accessible, it's very difficult to navigate the world now I am disabled and it gives me a lot of anxiety

[@yasmina3107]

that is a true shame, all people should be able to roam freely and not have to worry

[@bizzzzzzle]

Dear Alexander Hansen I’m disabled as well, and I don’t feel it’s anyone responsibility to give me somewhere nice to sit.

[@alexanderjohnson8333]

Mike I never said I felt that way either. I’m just saying that the world isn’t that accessible. Just stating how I experience the world.

[@sophiewallis]

Dear Alexander Hansen my sister was disabled and we constantly struggled to find accessible places, especially when we went on holiday. We got a small wheelchair accessible car which was good in car packs but we still found ourselves in a pickle a lot of the time.

[@Axodus]

@Mike I'm sorry you feel that way because I personally feel a city should be accessible to everyone, no matter the issues you face with your body.

[@phoenixx8963]

This is just people testing me. I *will* figure out a way to sit on a leaning bench Don't underestimate my laziness

[@SplitWasTaken]

The Chaotic Phoenixx I will find a way to sleep on it

[@OnlyMichaelJackson]

samee

[@DinoDays703]

Sit on top if it with your back against the wall.

[@angelic7532]

I actually sat on one before, it was far away from the wall though so that's probably why i could.

[@kennethreyes7859]

Hahahahahahaha

[@rajselvaraj4173]

New York: How do we get more homeless people to stop loitering? Normal People: You could lower housing costs.... New York: *_Leaning Bar_*

[@ElizabethsLizard]

To be fair to New York, they actually have to make everything so costly because so many people want to go to New York. If they lowered the price to live there, the city would be far too overpopulated. I agree that leaning bars are not the way to go though, I’m sure there are plenty of other solutions that aren’t so hostile as leaning bars

[@phonn6935]

@@ElizabethsLizard hmm i dont think overpopulation is a problem right now, the main problem is money

[@Trollypolly975]

How does a state government "lower housing cost" its very easy to assume that anything can be fixed with laws and legislation.

[@freedomsflame688]

@@Trollypolly975 Regulate rents so that property owners can't charge more than x% of the average income in an area, for one? It's painfully expensive to be poor in America, particularly in urban areas. If all of your money has to go to just staying alive, you can never lift yourself out of poverty.

[@Tech-cy9yo]

New York is rich for a reason my guy...

[@tornagh9200]

so Hobo's don't sleep on them? Just my guess before watching the video.

[@stormyweather7200]

pretty much it

[@waverazor]

FUCKYOURSELF GOOGLE that and to not hang out

[@lawrencemartin8102]

Hobos instead float above it to sleep.

[@bcubed72]

This was really a "Captain Obvious" production.

[@gavinroberts2581]

FUCKYOURSELF GOOGLE same

[@gamerkay5791]

Simplified: Prevents homeless people from sleeping on benches.

[@sarcasm1015]

Bbb

[@forman208]

Genius

[@ymeynot0405]

NYC already has a problem with allowing people in wheel chairs from using the subway. Now they want to make it harder for people with canes or asthma? Sometimes people literally just need to sit down to keep from falling down. I'm sure veterans with leg injuries are thrilled with the leaning bar.

[@rohansabharwal8101]

I mean every couple of stops they have elevators to get into the station

[@emilybarron2675]

rohan sabharwal exactly. every few stops. not every stop. disabled people also have specific stops to go to and a stop being inaccessible is a time waster and makes travel more difficult.

[@pablopotato5967]

Did you see how there were also benches and leaning bars

[@blanco7726]

If they did it like they did in my city, the leaning bars are just an addition. The benches still remain.

[@fawnsyy]

THANK YOU (I have asthma)

[@AceofHearth]

"We are sorry that you are uncomfortable, but you have to understand, we have to cause further misery to the destitute and the unfortunate who already don't have home or shelter to protect them from harm ".

[@Connor_312]

Good one

[@cantthinkofnameyeah7249]

Don't have shelters " mean while there's a thing you haven't heard of called homeless shelters.

[@AceofHearth]

@@cantthinkofnameyeah7249 yeah because it's just that easy.

[@cantthinkofnameyeah7249]

@@AceofHearth For most people it really is a simple as going to the shelter and following their rules while you apply for a job. Lots of people give jobs to people trying to get off the street but only the ones that want to get off the street.

[@marcuscheng9413]

This is why we need communism.

[@SnickMonster]

It's not "defensive" design. It's unpleasant design.

[@JohnDoe-wx2oo]

TheArmadilloKing Gaming It’s hostile architecture.

[@1tems]

@@JohnDoe-wx2oo It's "Let's spend our money to design this bench to make it uncomfortable for homeless people" engineering

[@ethanb6867]

Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s. If you want to use public spaces, taxation makes it feasible, those services aren’t free. Governments treating the homeless poorly doesn’t justify your strange need to quote dystopian literature and condemn taxes as an institution.

[@THEMIGHTYMF]

@Ca P I was all about it until the Jesus part

[@sushionaram]

I think its more like bad executed idea, harming not ony targeted homeless and people who want use benches to just sit

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

Do they serve drinks at the leaning bar?

[@emmaplayzz2301]

I Created An Account For This haha hilarious 😂😂😂

[@Ultramega0]

they only sell lean.. ha ha

[@miksuko]

+Emma Playzz you had to use the one and only emoji didn't you

[@WJames-nq2df]

Boooo

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

All Will & Good Are you saying boo or boo-urns?

[@UntitledTitle33]

I'll still accomplish falling asleep on them. No place is safe from my naps.

[@chris-hayes]

Komyomyomyom ymyomyom my cat is the same

[@nudeerah]

Yeah

[@edand69others65]

Komyomyomyom ymyomyom also upvoted for the name

[@RoScFan]

Komyomyomyom ymyomyom with a sleeping bag literary anywhere is a place to sleep. Including in the middle of the sidewalk.

[@UntitledTitle33]

The V8 lava too but the things is I won't be able to wake up anymore

[@vikenemma2953]

I am also way to short for a leaning bar. Kids can't use them. Short people can't use them. Disabled people can't use it.

[@StefyRomania]

They aren't meant to be used.

[@fireworkstarter]

@@StefyRomania its a facade justclike the healthcare. It seems lkke everyone can enjoy them at a glance. But when you take a better look youll see the horrors of the common man

[@The_Blue_Ender]

*leans on wall*

[@tasmaniandebiru]

@@StefyRomania Ahh I see. The leaning bars they made as a substitute for a bench aren't meant to be used. Got it.

[@yourlefthandman5889]

This doesn’t feel right, the homeless population already struggles to survive and then they can’t sleep either?

[@sandrajones8245]

Oh wait you didnt realize? The land of the free costs!

[@betaz1000]

One thing u need to remember, those bend are for sit down and go.. not lie down and sleep... That's why it called Public transport.. so everyone can use it..

[@Octavia-nd3br]

@@sandrajones8245 This isn't exactly the "land of the free"

[@sandrajones8245]

@@Octavia-nd3br oh I know! I think that "land of the free" is a facade! It's not free in money and it's not free in liberty. Yes, the USA is more free then some countries, but hardly anything physical is free in the USA. Last bit of extortion I heard about the USA was they have a clean air tax in California! So a person is paying for the air they breathe. Nah the USA is far from the land of free.

[@draycrandall3821]

Ah, yes. People with good politics have finally come in this replies section!

[@buzhichun]

_"We should take the homeless people and push them somewhere else!"_ - Patrick Star

[@SS-pq9ci]

DOOT DOOT "Under a rock perhaps?" -squidward

[@bronzejourney5784]

+SS19 Underrated comment.

[@airahfuji]

Here's my like..my good man!

[@rais.3817]

Guess what, some people in the states buy the homeless a one way ticket to Hawaii so they won't suffer the extreme climates and can survive more comfortably outdoors here. It's ridiculous and homelessness in Hawaii is a massive epidemic now. Not to mention the cost of living is outrageous here and that's taking a toll on locals and making them homeless here too. It's sad to see this increase in homelessness over the years.

[@jaojao1768]

DOOT DOOT Donald duck

[@iceburg3651]

Me: sits and lays on floor City : No no, that’s not how you’re supposed to play the game

[@user_rKChwLeBqKYyurEfiSLFmCBNC]

city : *puts spikes on floor* also city :why do so many people move out the city?

[@robbieaulia6462]

@@user_rKChwLeBqKYyurEfiSLFmCBNC City : place landmines on the sidewalk so no car can park on the sidewalk Also city : "Why is the otomotive industry going down, here?"

[@confetti4798]

@@robbieaulia6462 lol

[@negitivebike3169]

@@robbieaulia6462 why would you park on the sidewalk

@@robbieaulia6462 ​tbf, people who park their cars on the sidewalk need to have their cars exploded anyway.

[@noneofyourbusiness4159]

My ex step dad's mom kicked him out of the house when he turned 18 to show him what it was like to struggle by himself and not rely on others for shelter and income and he lived on the streets homeless for a while. While he was homeless he said he met a lot of intelligent and interesting people. A majority of whom were addicts of some kind. While others were considered outcasts in society or some who grew tired of living in society and following its norms. I remember one story where he told me that he met a surgeon who gave up his profession because he grew tired of taking part in societies monetary values and materials so decided to become homeless and was happier with the simple lifestyle. While others were like him - kicked out of the house at a young age and had been homeless from a younger age never really getting back into the swing of things. He eventually went back to his moms and took up a trade in mechanics. He is one of the most hard working people I know to this day.

[@killinfantsons3193]

Any parent that kicks their kid out when they turn 18 doesn't deserve kids

[@KhoiV]

@@killinfantsons3193 agree, that's toxic

[@2007ghettonissanaltima]

@@killinfantsons3193 they could at least get them used to it before they yeet them out the door.

[@Mgameing123]

@@2007ghettonissanaltima ye

[@saksham379]

If most of those homeless are on the street out of their own volition, then how can the govt help them? A surgeon in on the street just as non-conforming member of the societ, then what can be said?

[@Nina-mk5qy]

I wouldn’t know since I never leave my house

[@allysonboubert]

lol same here

[@jamescarter317]

Lily. Me too, crowded places puts me on the edge.

[@vickiefinney6073]

Lily I don't like leaving either. This world is full of crazy people that are ready to explode at the drop of a hat. Scares me being in public places. But I have 2 small children, so I have no choice but have to go out. I just try being as careful as I can. God help us

[@vickiefinney6073]

James Carter me too. I learned to shop late night to avoid the crowds. I could stay home everyday all day and it wouldn't bother me at all. I actually like being home. God bless

[@mlady747]

Wow you’re so relatable 🙄

[@damienwayne2347]

This question and "why cartoon characters wear gloves" were keeping me up at night Thanks vox for finally giving me closure

[@rachitabahmani3938]

Damien Wayne They wear gloves because at the time animators had to put a lot of effort on the whole character so they just put gloves for hands to speed up the animation process then after a time it became a part of the characters so try left them

[@juicicle5171]

Rachita Bahmani I think you missed the point?

[@gianpags2]

Rachita Bahmani ... lol

[@gianpags2]

smdh ppl.

[@psychedelicjungle6966]

yes its pretty much what the previous dude said, its hard to see a dark hand against a dark backdrop in the typical black and white cartoons so they put the white gloves on them so you can see them, it also made animal characters look more "human-like"

[@marbles4442]

Anythings comfortable if your lazy or not caring enough

[@AAhmou]

That's the problem.

[@davidschwartz2144]

A. Ahmou exactly.

[@9000k4]

Vaal Hazak yup I slept while having my head up once like while siting. Also if I can’t sleep on a bench then I will just sleep in doorways, floors, and well anything I can lean on

[@krisizcelja]

Vaal Hazak you forgot the 're. That's laziness by its finest

[@tapwater424]

I get that you're joking and all, but you simply cannot sleep on one of these benches without some serious stiffness and pain the next morning.

[@boozecruiser1776]

Yes make public spaces less friendly towards disabled, elderly and pregnant people. Good job NY with your "innovative" city planning!

[@fahbienbagley-jones1743]

The "Leaning Bar" makes my ass hurt just by looking at it.

[@99xara99]

For me it's my feet that hurt... wandering around for hours as a tourist in a big city.. and all you can find on your way "home" is THIS :D

[@TurtleGamers1]

We have those everywhere in my city in Sweden

[@99xara99]

The only place I've seen them so far was in Paris in the metro.

[@mre1004]

It's really a pointless waste of money. I would rather just stay standing than use the leaning bar.

[@alapekuttaja7222]

i guess you got NO ASS!

[@mksabourinable]

My disabilities means that my joints get sore if I'm standing for too long. It means that I get tired easily. So errands are already pretty difficult for me, just because of the having to be up and walking for so long. Without proper benches I can take a break on if I need it.... I'd be even _more_ stuck at home. It's bad enough on rainy days, because all of the benches are soaked, making them unusable. Honestly that leaning bar is ridiculous. Wtf is the point of that?? People can already lean on the wall if they want to!! Also like... it assumes everyone is a certain height. What about short people? What about tall people?? It removes wall leaning space from them while being unusable for them because they can't reach it or they'd have to bend down awkwardly in a position that's more of a work out than a rest. What a waste of money.

[@Meraxes6]

Yeah that bar would probably be at my lower back. Super comfortable

[@elfstarlight]

Additionally the amount of designs that are made for the average/larger sized male making a large portion of the population unable to properly use said designs. (Eg. I am a smallish woman and there is those godawful leaning bars at my bus stop so when it is busy and i have to line up for the bus i am forced to use it except for that it presses directly into my back, or parking in a parking complex and having to press the button to receive the parking ticket and i cannot reach out of my car window bc of my shortish arms). the amount of people they make uncomfortable (disabled, old, pregnant or just plain tired or a tiny bit sick) with large amounts of money and creativity should go into looking after the homeless and making skate parks or whatever. Calm down and let people live and provide a seat!!!

[@OriginalOmgCow]

elfstarlight Larger sized male? You mean tall people right?

[@darby1220]

Ramdom Guy That's the point. The wall is already there, so this "bench" is a waste of money on the city's part.

[@MrArthoz]

I understand your pain....I have something similar. Sometimes public space are so crowded, sitting space is not available. I just get used to carry a small foldable chair to sit when needed. At work site I even got my own foldable deck chair for short naps during break hour. In the end public space is just a convenience that is never enough for others....we just have to make ourselves comfortable. Imagine sitting on a deck chair leaning back and chill out while waiting for the intercity train....I even plan to buy a wheelchair with a motor engine and use walking stick when I'm retired. Not disabled but when you are old, walking stick and wheelchair makes shopping really fun and very comfortable. Hey not abusing people kindness....I have onset of early arthritis. Comfort will make me stay healthy till my old age. Sort of a way to prevent disability. Is that a crime?

[@geokramer1711]

It is a shame, how Urban planning, a discipline that affects all of our lives, is often so forgotten. Which is why I am so thankful, that Vox regularly showcases the best and the worst of it, as is with many other issues to do with modern life.

[@rkaytkt]

I'm sorry but that is Urban design and not urban planning.

[@chris-hayes]

Well that's a narrow view of the US, not unusual though

[@sn0tkore]

Good urban design should go unnoticed. It should be so easy and comfortable to use that it is largely ignored.

[@coreycox2345]

As a planner, I believed that the city belongs to everyone. After facilitating the siting of some homeless shelters, I learned that it is the neighbours who adamantly don't want them around. It was the politics of the squeaky wheel. We sometimes ended up putting them in industrial districts. This was not ideal for the homeless.

[@3.6roentgen61]

I seriously don't understand how you consider this an "issue"?

[@Lucy-vk1el]

"Instead of housing homeless people, let's make their lives harder"

[@user-uy1rg8td1v]

6 trillion dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan tho. Democracy? More like Militarocracy.

[@CCP-Lies]

I think us is not even feel like first world country more like third world country

[@cantthinkofnameyeah7249]

@@CCP-Lies the more successful a city is the more homeless people there will be only a genius can make a link why that happens. Hmm city's have bundles of money flying all over the place just sit on a intersection and ask for money youll get free money.

[@dariusalexandru9536]

@@cantthinkofnameyeah7249 most of them are begging from neccesity not pleasure

[@peppapigthekiller7539]

Because if a city made housing free for homeless people, I bet you “Homeless” rates would go up.

[@chantalbellmont6937]

As a disabled person, I NEED places to sit when I go out. It is already difficult enough to go outside while having to spend so much of my mental energy planning out where I can retreat to to take a rest when I need it.

[@sleepstation7443]

Ikr it’s just messed up

[@fatimahbinhalimah3033]

how about using a motorised wheelchair? that way you are seated wherever you go?

[@bt3743]

@@fatimahbinhalimah3033 that's if they can even afford it

[@Laybaysb]

@@fatimahbinhalimah3033 money? talk like everyone a millionaire

[@buttholethebarbarian8248]

Government: Stay home then, you're just a number with a limited lifespan. Won't be my problem in the long run.

[@storytime2978]

I use to be homeless and these bars did prevent me from sleeping. Its a sad world we live in but if you try to kill yourself and end up in the hospital they ask why you did it and tell you you have more to live for. Easier said then done.

[@LIscariot]

Even better when you're homeless, attempt suicide, and then get saddled with tens of thousands of hospital bills if you fail. Y'know, cuz I already had *tons* of money before. Certainly not pushing me to try again or anything.

[@astroxvoid2078]

I’d rather have the uncomfortable benches then dirty homeless people laying on them. If you really need a place to sleep, don’t choose the public. Friends or homeless shelters are always options.

[@astroxvoid2078]

Get a job, start fresh, there’s no reason to take your own life.

[@LIscariot]

@@astroxvoid2078 Damn ur a genius u solved poverty congrats hope u enjoy the nobel prize

[@astroxvoid2078]

HotChocletyLez I don’t need your worthless comments to emphasize news I already knew.

[@tonycrony5981]

I don't have a problem with uncomfortable benches. Why would you spend more money on benches and seats instead of improving homeless shelters, where there are real beds, bathrooms, food, and shelter? Give the homeless a proper home and for everyone else a seat meant for temporary sitting.

[@Anon54387]

Many homeless don't want to stay in the shelters. Where I live they cleared out a homeless encampment. They interviewed the homeless as this was happening, and one of the homeless guys was asked why he couldn't go to a shelter. He said I have to be in by a certain time in the evening, up by a certain time in the morning, have to make my bed, etc. in the shelters. Like the rest of us don't have schedules set by others to stay in home and food. He said I'll take an apartment instead. Geez. That's big of him to take an apartment on our dime.

[@TasX]

The "more" money spent is literally on a 5 dollar bar. It also reduces cost of a bench to just half a bench. More than a quarter of the military budget is spent on veterans, a of whom are homeless, and more tax revenue in cities is spent on shelters and homeless programs than hostile architecture. This effect is shown in the declining homeless rate. Most of the homeless left right now are either ones that are lazy or have some mental disability. We should focus on programs to help the mentally disabled instead of giving free apartments (thanks Anon) to the lazy

[@Tiedyeban]

The video also pointed out that the disabled and elderly need somewhere to rest comfortably.

[@wingren13]

why should a homeless person get a free house and i have to pay for my own and theirs

[@AvgJane19]

Anon54387 instead of calling them ungrateful, we should using to solve the problem not very irritated that they don't like the scraps we're presenting. Just because you give someone a helping hand doesn't mean you should be able to run their lives. They're still people, and people and autonomy over their lives, period.

[@zorimanar2247]

If you ever feel useless, just remember that the leaning bar exists.

[@totesfleisch258]

Its so sad that cities build benches designed to prevent homeless people to have a place to sleep.

[@justin-xh9qd]

Totesfleisch it’s so people don’t hog them, it’s sad but this is reality

[@smolduck1425]

ew imagine people sleeping on public benches that was meant for sitting down only for a while

[@smolduck1425]

MaxMouse yes thank you

[@lampoilropebombs0640]

MaxMouse I want to see that. Meaning the society at least didn’t hinder the conditions.

[@Axodus]

@MaxMouse Wow we GOTTA prevent that! That's a totally end of the world scenario, let's just give up a ton of quality of life of people with leg problems just to get rid of the awkward situation of having to sit next to someone else who's sleeping for a couple minutes!!

[@blazingazong]

Why waste designing money on a leaning bar CANT PEOPLE JUST LEAN ON THE WALL

[@narusasu7279]

Elijah Jarrell that's true 😂

[@bravelit4378]

Elijah Jarrell Yes

[@ash_17406]

It's more comfortable than the wall because it provides more support (but the more you lean on it the more uncomfortable it gets). We have them in metro system in Melbourne. They're just enough to give you a rest while you wait for the train. But platforms here also have a mix of benches and leaning bars.

[@vibetolovenpiss]

Why don't you sit on the benches? Do you want pay more taxes for stand up and leaning bars?

[@malinskiii]

right! And I cant even use leaning bars cuz im too short.

[@medical3031]

There’s a massage chair in my local mall that moves one of the massaging parts up into an uncomfortable position if someone who hasn’t payed to use it sits on it long enough.

[@amberhawksong]

lmao

[@kn00tcn]

that's just the ergonomic position of year 2219

[@igorvuk4454]

The free market provides

[@OnEiNsAnEmOtHeRfUcKa]

TBH that's a nice compromise.

[@MackHendrix14]

There’s some massage chairs at my mall that start beeping like crazy to embarrass the person sitting in it who didn’t pay LOL

[@Hunterkiller667]

I've seen homeless people actually sleeping on these benches with their backs arching over the middle part.

[@sneak1677]

Madlads or madgals yes I made up madgals

[@rust3152]

good thing they can definitely pay for the medical attention their back will need after regularly sleeping like that

[@chibineko6274]

@@sneak1677 madpals?

[@Robodude212]

at that point y not just sleep on the ground

[@inificiell]

This is one hell of a random recommendation yet i’m extremely satisified

[@erkki6224]

I mean how is it random

[@imalrockme]

Yeah, came to me as I searched and watched videos about whiplash ( the movie ) :)

[@sabinahertzum9728]

I don’t get why urban planning isn’t planning for the people who live in the space - if homeless people are a problem, why not design a space for them to go - shelters are, as vox states, not always a viable solution - why not make multiple solutions that don’t interfere with other things... like set aside a small section of a park for a shelter with cubicles that are usable at night only... it boggles the mind that a problem that is so big in the scope of things only gets tackled by trying to prevent the people it involves from using a public space.... why not make it a priority to get the homeless somewhere to go - somewhere where they are not in the way.... we always see alleys with cardboard homes in the movies - if that’s a true representation, then why not make some movable shelters that are big enough to sleep in, for one or two people ( some people have dogs too)... it could be metal, plastic or even fiberglass - if they are a permanent fixture and out of the way, then it would solve a lot of issues... maybe it would create others, but that’s for others to puzzle out - I just think it would be better for homeless people to have a space to go, where they are welcome and on their own terms...

[@givememore4free]

In New York, you have to PROVE that you have no where to live. They would not just take you in. Also, you have to be on some type of gov. program like Welfare. The shelter even takes money from the welfare and you actually get less money from that too. And in New York you have to work for Welfare. They don't just hand you a check. Some people are on disability and the shelter takes it's share of your check on that too. Sure they feed you, but the food is similar to Alpo. Sure, they give you a bed (uncomfortable), sure they give you a shower, it is gross and no shower curtains and people can watch you bathe. Also, there is only a certain amount of times that you can apply for shelter. By the way I was HOMELESS in New York. And I could see why people actually live in the street. Sometimes it really is not by choice.

[@givememore4free]

You also came up with making a space only usable for a night only???? That would not work because that would just invite homeless people to stay there permanently.

[@givememore4free]

Make movable options for homeless people???? Cardboard boxes for homeless people??? Yeah, they do that already. Why would the state pay for boxes. HAHAHAA

[@sabinahertzum9728]

givememore4free -givememore4free - if you took the time to read my comment to the end instead of just writing of the top of your head you might see the following - I suggested places OUTSIDE of shelters especially for those for whom shelters are not an option... if a space was made available by night only and was closed off from dawn to dusk - then yeah, some would make it a ‘home’ but if we are talking about a cubicle that’s about 2x2 meters and maybe 1m high - and make it into ‘bunk bed’ type spaces with 3 high on each side of a walkway - then they would have a space to keep their things safe in that timeframe... that way they might be able to get a job... just might... And my movable box idea was actually NOT cardboard - I suggested metal, plastic or fiberglass for that.... my point was the same as the dedicated space, but just flexible in the way that they could be set up or moved to more appropriate locations... I do know homelessness is not a choice - throughout my adult life I have had multiple friends living with me for a time because they had no other choice!! So instead of laughing and putting down my comment - why don’t you tell me what you would do instead... what would help homeless people who do not fit in to the system as is??? And as for why the state or city should care - I think that’s obvious - if the homeless has places to go, they would not sleep on benches and the need for defensive architecture would not be as great, and they could make more of an effort to design spaces for commuters and disabled...

[@givememore4free]

Unlike you, I WAS HOMELESS and I live in New York. Your "SOLUTION" is not a good option. Parks ARE CLOSED AFTER DARK in New York. Making a cubical space for "temporary shelter" is a bad idea because it would just make it PERMANENT for homeless and they will set up their lives in that area. We could bash out the same BAD IDEAS that you came out with all day but at the end of the day you don't know that much. BYE FELICIA. So, easy to come up with solutions when you never have been homeless and most likely are now enjoying a Starbucks coffee while typing your comments.

[@333ryansmith]

i expect the most premium sitting stations wherever i go

[@FelixHdez]

Ok

[@psgamer8438]

😂😂

[@luigi1fan1]

well, you're verified on KZbin, so who am I to say you aren't entitled to it?

[@ggoose11224]

Hi Ryan

[@frankboiiz5888]

Pofta

[@Brandon_Jackson]

We’ve been sleeping on school desks half our lives, an uncomfortable bench won’t stop me now. 🙃

[@AGA-q3f]

@@idontcareexe9013 they only made us stronger

[@edgepixel8467]

Let’s go brandon!

[@ediemaepiskor950]

Hope u r well

[@oneone8318]

Obviously you didn´t try sleeping on these.

[@alzhanvoid]

@@oneone8318 Obviously you're a mind reader.

[@yepitsthatguy5278]

I personally don't like for example that we have spikes in front many of London's shop fronts, in alcoves, side streets and even in some shared spaces such as parks. It's so easy to blame urban planners and governing authorities for these hostile constructions it's been shown that it's a select few people that don't like the homeless and are deterred from entering particular shops, and using certain public spaces such as parks. More importantly it's those involved in the private sector like store-owners etc. that generally feel that their businesses will be negatively affected by the presence of homeless people surrounding the area. It's the negative, hostile attitudes of the general public and private sector towards the homeless which puts pressure on city planners to increase anti-comfort infrastructure and it's our job to slowly try and amend these attitudes.

[@shingshongshamalama]

When town planners put spike outside of one british shopping mall, the public said it was barbaric and disgusting. So it's not necessarily the public that is the source of this movement. It's gentrification fetishists and the political circles who believe that they can just make the destitute and impoverished magically disappear by punishing them for existing.

[@iWinGamer]

YepItsThatGuy homeless people do hurt businesses lmao

[@Goose-fs3od]

Why does it sicken you? These areas that are getting spikes on them were not designed or intended to be slept on by homeless people. As a NYC resident, I am a strong advocate of government officials deterring homeless people through any means possible, even if a few people find it barbaric. When I walk the streets at night, I'd rather there wasn't a homeless man on every bench begging me for money. The amount that I am asked for money in this city is outrageous and it needs to come to an end since homelessness here is growing so rapidly.

[@DFxAngelz]

Alexander Gustafson That was a joke, right 😅

[@jeffdetmer9967]

Please feel free to place a sign on your front step "Homeless Welcome".

[@timothylevi]

These guys can take the lamest of topics and turn them into something interesting. Journalism at its best.

[@sparkypvp2167]

Blah b ikr just keep making videos like this instead of making political videos.

[@alexbaraniak8441]

I have leg issues. Sometimes I like to sit. f**k off leaning bench!

[@psychocuzwhynot642]

Alex Baraniak U is a Asian

[@TraceLight]

Alex Baraniak do quick mafs

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

They literally have normal bench in the 10 ft. distance in one the shots, so not a biggest problem on that account.

[@Zanybandz123]

No offense. But if you have a leg issue where you need to sit for a while, you most likely wont be walking all around.

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

Zanybandz Yeah, it's not like circumstances completely outside of your control can force you to go out on your two(?) when you're hurt or have some serious leg condition despite your best efforts to avoid it. That's just nonsense! ;p

[@Tommydings]

This video could’ve been 5 seconds long. “Because they don’t want homeless people to sleep there”

[@N0N0111]

Homeless people are not the real problem! AKA: When you have these in your society there is a problem that is not solved, but just neglected.

[@TasX]

I think you forgot the part of the video where it said that the homeless population is declining. That means thousands of homeless are being given jobs every year. So yeah, actually most of the remaining homeless are actually the problem. Many of them are mentally disabled or just truly lazy. For the mentally disabled, it's really hard to help them (except some new technologies now like TMS emitters or medicine.) Over time, they will develop and hopefully reduce mental disorders. But I'm not spending tax-money on giving a bum a free chair that's meant to be used by everyone, not just that person.

[@jirivorobel942]

Yeah, it's really hard to help them except some new technologies like medicine. Spot on. This percieved difficulty is the main difference between the US and really civilized countries.

[@haley7138]

These things also prevent crime though since people don't loiter around as much.

[@goosty17]

Radi Bear Hello are you stupid? They literally mentioned NEW YORK CITY'S GROWING homeless population. Not the entire country. You should fall back before trying to correct someone. A state can be faulting while the country is improving, stupid ass. That's how the world works.

[@mybuffysummers]

Radi Bear sadly that just isn't true: it's not actually not that hard to help mentally disabled people, it just costs more many than the government wants to allocate toward that particular issue because 1 they're own pockets always come first and 2 there's a good chance they're fearful that if more people are given a greater chance to succeed and prosper, those in charge could be less likely to keep their position of power but I digress...People who work in those types of facilities are very often incredibly over-worked as the facility is under staffed with a constant overflow of the ratio for patients to employees, they're also not getting paid very much and often times with certain issues a patient may need assistance with they they may even be untrained in, their hands tied by bureaucracy to the point where there isn't even much they can do in those cases, so they become jaded and despondent with their jobs and that lack of motivation leads them to not only treat the mentally ill people who depend on them for their lives to function, are treating them as a number and nothing more, many times snapping at them and talking down to them when they already have very fragile psyche and self esteem, thus leading to many mentally ill people being discouraged from reaching out for help in fear of being ridiculed. It's a very real and very heartbreaking thing. I challenge anyone to spend significant time in a government funded mental health facility behind the scenes, specifically a clinic specializing in the "seriously/severely mentally ill" and watch closely how the interactions that the employees paid by the government affect the people on the receiving end, who might I mention, have all had a 2+ hour interview detailing their entire emotional and medical history where they're evaluated by a trained professional to determine that they're struggling with a level of mental illness that exceeds what the "average" person is typically able to balance with therapy, religion, positive thoughts, daily exercise, yoga, healthy diet, a planner, etc (Thanks for reading💕)

[@annate4347]

Taking away these spaces from homeless people doesn't make them magically disappear, it forces them to sleep in less safe places, on actual public transport, etc. It takes away the barest minimum of decency and comfort these people could have. All it does is worsen their living conditions and facilitate their illness and death. You cannot present this as a practical solution without acknowledging the horrible implications for real people's lives. In the meantime, while we're still on our way to humane solutions to the problem of homelessness (as we should be), we should at the very least do our best not to make their lives more miserable. With every new thing that is introduced to keep homeless people out of public spaces, there should always be an alternate temporary solution that at least will provide a viable alternative to what they were just stripped of.

[@Sasu123456789x1]

I completely agree with this!

[@tempest286]

It also makes the city look better, have less noticeable waste left by homeless.

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

Like what? Suggest your ideas.

[@andy86i]

If you make a comfy bench, someone will just hog it.

[@asdasdjsjsjs4213]

It's actually a really dumb thing to think that people always want all those people on all the public spaces, you know, even if it may sound selfish, I personally don't want those people disturbing, begging, committing crime (not all of them) on public spaces, they damage them, they use them as toilets, they sometimes make disorder, you know, we all pay taxes for all those shelters, they should use them! they may not be as comfortable as living without being disturbed while you're taking a nap in the middle of the subway, cause you have to obey some rules and have to sign up frequently, but, sincerely, we do have to obey even more complex rules in our homes. Benches are used to seat, not to sleep, railings are used to keep balance while you're using stairs, they're not meant to be used to skateboard, even the walkways, are used to walk, not to sleep. I know world is a cruel place for homeless people, but they have a lot of facilities to get out of their situation, and I guarantee you, all those people that sleep on the street are not trying to solve their problems as people that's really homeless are, cause there's a key difference between both, the ones using the shelters, are trying to solve their situation.

[@annate4347]

I live in Rome and the introduction of these benches has been slow, but the few that have been replaced with these are a nightmare. Public transport here entails such long wait times, so now I have to wait half an hour for the train while on my feet before waiting another eternity for the bus, where there never were any benches to begin with. In my experience there was never a big problem here with homeless people sleeping on these benches during actual business hours, they used them mainly when no one else was around to need them. Now they are forced to sleep on the floor. Doesn't make the city safer and definitely does not solve the homeless problem.

[@GABRIEL03698]

Devastante

[@mahdyarisadhono1536]

Imagine spending huge amount of money so that people who have no home can’t sleep in a PUBLIC places

[@mikebison9882]

YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO SLEEP IN PUBLIC PLACES THERE IS PLENTY OF HOMELESS SHELTERS IN NEW YORK PEOPLE JUST CHOOSE NOT TO USE THEM .

[@ihazplawe2503]

@@mikebison9882 god sometimes I wonder why some people would choose to live in a dystopian society

[@deanjordan6053]

@@mikebison9882 Homeless shelters are temporary, if you can’t survive off minimum wage after a few months, you’re homeless.

[@rafaeltorres2595]

@@mikebison9882 You clearly never met a homeless person or even had a conversation with one...

[@Alsry1]

@@ihazplawe2503 tbf fictional dystopian societies do seem pretty nice.

[@HYPNOTICVIDEO]

This story makes me feel sad

[@davidschwartz2144]

You must be a liberal

[@niydfass1060]

@Daiv Schwartz oh okay then we're going that route okay then

[@davidschwartz2144]

The Brutal Bros the correct assessment route?

[@niydfass1060]

You're just assuming someone has a certain political view just because they watched a video and felt sad?

[@lukeschonkeren4602]

The Brutal Bros my friend got sad after watching spongebob, so he's probably a hitler-supporting alt-right.

[@saberz6749]

With all this money they spend thinking about how to stop the homeless from being there they could of just helped the damn homeless 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@yourmomsbannana9333]

Saberz preach!

[@kid_muffins5338]

That's not how our economy works.

[@clarknarvas]

Ha ha How can they work if they don't have a house and any way to contact people?

[@tubebility]

+Saberz _"With all this money they spend thinking about how to stop the homeless from being there they could of just helped the damn homeless"_ That would be... too humane.

[@L._.A-06]

But this is capitalist society “we no pay you till you pay us” is a very good ground rule

[@thizzfox]

So apparently having no place to go is "crime"

[@Katt1n]

Thizz Fox If i break into your house and sleep on your couch, because im homeless, my crime is not that i dont have anywhere to go, my crime is that i am trespassing. Stop strawmanning people, its dishonest and cowardly.

[@pwn3dname]

Yes. The criminalization of poverty is a real phenomenon. And it's shameful.

[@pinkyless]

Thizz Fox Ever heard of a homeless shelter?

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Katt1N you really strawman his argument. If a person does not have a place to sleep, should they now be put in prison for not having a place to sleep? If you've your example suddenly became homeless, would you want to be put in prison because the government doesn't want you to be in a public space, that's public

[@pinkyless]

Augustine Daudud There's a difference between being homeless is committing a crime and the city trying to prevent homeless people from sleeping on their benches. Homeless people don't pay taxes so why should they benefit from government funded seating?

[@coolwalterbennett7805]

Anti homeless benches Because homelessness wasn't painful already

[@robbieaulia6462]

They'll probably invest in "suffering therapy" where the therapist pulls out a glock and say "no more suffering for you sir/mam"

[@larissab5750]

When I saw the leaning bar I thought of my grandpa and how he gets so tired on a walk he needs to sit. Think of the old people! 👴🏼👵🏼💕

[@indiciaobscure]

For people in the boroughs it usually means two hours of traveling to get to manhattan and back again. For the elderly and disabled this is really, really difficult without a place to sit. Also, poorer people don't have as many resources in their neighborhoods so carry more bags with them. This harms a lot of people.

[@user-id8ih]

Yo Gurl that’s.what.benches.are.for.

[@Pugetwitch]

Yo Gurl yup, same for my father who is disabled. :(

[@rayir.1382]

That's why benches are still there, Usually you give your seat to the ones in need and just use the leaning bar.

[@SwagFang]

stop spending on money benches and start spending money of situating the homeless.

[@OnlyMichaelJackson]

EXACTLY

[@williammartinez321]

Spend money on those who contribute to the economy not the homeless. They're homeless for a reason

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Making Friends what do you mean? Do you think almost people want to starve and be cold? Do you really think that they don't want to work?

[@pyroo3]

and this money is ours. I dont even live in the us but is still pay the greedy government an arm and a leg just to have a small blue book with my face in it

[@bigmanjohnn2568]

That one guy you wish You were with all great people and geniuses comes failures and unlucky people..it's just the way of life. If they didn't realize from the start that they should get up their ass and try to work humanity makes them an outcast. Im not trying to be rude just realistic. If we tried to help those failures we wouldn't get anywhere. If anything that would make everyone act like homeless to get help with everything... Every species have outcasts and they don't waste time on them and instead focus on their selfs for survival...

[@LawkzBro]

"we want them to be comfortable but not too comfortable"

[@bryanjudefernandez2195]

Pedro Vanderlei that is what they are doing

[@abeille983]

what i say when i walk in a room

[@jekblom123]

but they AREN'T comfortable... at all.

[@gabrielz6047]

summary: the homeless can't sleep here dont sugarcoat it

[@PagoAoE2]

I have a mild form a cerebral palsy (among the various learning disabilities and one eye problem) and those “benches” or “leaning bars” are a nightmare. Haven’t they thought about people with disabilities. It’s already hard to walk (Though fortunately I don’t need crutches or a walker).

[@dm7626]

HamSandwich they dont care for anyone, only the rich

[@PeroFromBotinec]

I doubt that there are many "rich" people driving in the subway

[@dm7626]

Armchair in the U.K. a lot of rich people use trains actually, it’s seen as the best way to travel in London, it’s a lot easier also. You see many rich or business types on trains.

[@vivioliravioli9164]

HamSandwich They aren’t getting rid of all benches?

[@dingovory]

Armchair Have you ever even travelled on a train? Lol What Kiwi said for London is also true for New York

[@jaykay6249]

I like videos such as this one.

[@geokramer1711]

\\ urban planning is a very important thing check it out //

[@QTBrooklyn]

trump sucks

[@jaykay6249]

Yeates I thought he swallowed.

[@cannonfodder15]

Me too!

[@dirtypure2023]

What a profound comment. Definitely deserving of at least 600 likes.

[@KaraIsabella]

As someone who is disabled and not homeless, seeing a "leaning bar" when I need to sit would piss me off

[@trinitikorneli2750]

Yes, say this to those bastards. I hate uncomfortable stuff.

[@haley7138]

They could do it like parking and such. Have a few benches for the disabled and the rest could be leaning bars. Having only leaning bars isn't smart at all.

[@elreydelvideo]

KaraIsabella *Watch the video again, there are sits in there too*

[@Lucas2k04]

any comment that starts with "as someone who is," you know it is going to be something retarded and bitchy

[@jonoc5]

Vulkyn if you read that as being retarded and bitchy then I have to imagine that you've given up on talking to the rest of the human race.

[@eligreg99]

I hope we fix this in the near future. These uncomfortable benches affect more than just the homeless population. It affects the elderly, people with disabilities and injuries, pregnant women..etc.

[@sirnicholas2830]

It's because they don't want homeless sleeping on them there I just saved you 4 minutes

[@aeternus2036]

Nah it took 3 mins to find your comment, so jokes on u lol

[@davegrohlenjoyer877]

CookiesRDelishus omg same time

[@rencelen5186]

@@aeternus2036 mine took 8 minutes

[@f.b.i.853]

@@aeternus2036 it took me 5

[@montyvlc1634]

@Vox, We have the same problem in germany. Some days ago my city received a shitstorm because the police gave an old man with dementia a ticket because he was sitting on a bench. The bench is at a bus station and officially only for customers of the bus company. The old man lives in that street and goes out for a walk every day. On his walk he needs to take a rest on the bench and sits there for a couple of minutes. The police have been watching him to see if he will take a bus. He didn't take any of course and so they gave him a ticket over 180€ for using the bench although we wasn't a customer of the bus company. After the shitstorm the police deleted the ticket, but that just shows the problem with benches etc. in public spaces. Almost every bench in my city is part of a bus or tram station, a café or some other place where you have to consume in order to use it. Benches in parks are like the only places where you can rest and sit for free...

[@fastertrackcreative]

Nowhere you can sit and just... be. If you're there you have to be buying something 24/7. I got some food from an Indian takeaway in one area and couldn't find a single bench to sit on whilst eating. Ended up sitting on the bus stop one.

[@KAlOKEN1]

I didn’t saw the video but lemme guess: so people cant sit or sleep on them for too long

[@leolow2057]

Woah you must have a goddamn 160 IQ

[@lorenzopellegrini6720]

L Low he must watch Rick and Morty

[@Beyondfreshken]

MLG Potato yup

[@KAlOKEN1]

Yep, i dont go to school, i have a masters in ricc and morty

[@lorenzopellegrini6720]

MLG Potato Do you want a Harvard scholarship?

[@notyou1178]

I sometimes wonder if security cameras are sometimes decoys in many places to make it appear that we are being watched and deter people from hanging around certain areas for too long.

[@The_Blue_Ender]

You might be onto something

[@BettyAlexandriaPride]

Are we working on rehabilitation centers? Not just shelters, but places that reacclimate individuals into working society? Perhaps moving from the shelter to a vocational rehab with assisted living. You would be in a type of partial program where you were in patient and paid partial towards rent while going through vocational rehab. During the training, you would have lessons on domestic violence, budgeting, gambling, pest and critter control, and economic emergencies or job loss as well as trauma, sickness and other causes of homelessness and how to cope against them. It's not ideal and not everyone would be for it, but it's a start, and more people would benefit from transitioning back into society than just going back and forth between the shelter, a food bank, and the streets. People want to feel like people. They want to feel safe and be respected. I'm disabled from a car accident, and before getting hit by a car, I never thought twice about these things even though I was in school to be a teacher. Now, I truly understand the need for a societal shift.

[@ikegel1923]

your solution is basically just welfare, all these programs exist, you just have to get off your ass and look

[@BettyAlexandriaPride]

i kegel I've never been on welfare, so I don't exactly understand how the system is set up, so perhaps someone could educate me on that. I was always under the impression that you could be on welfare for a fixed amount of time that could last indefinitely based on your needs. I was not informed, however, that welfare was a vigorous program that targeted the cause of different scenarios and worked to reverse those habits. For example, someone homeless because their house burned down would have different traumatic experiences and issues with finding housing than someone who wasn't responsible with bills. And not everyone who qualifies for these programs want help based on various reasons. Some being lazy, some being treated as less than human, some being mentally unstable, some not willing to put up with the conditions, or even trying to hustle the system. There are so many variables. What I had in mind was not just a pacifier, which is how certain people see rehabilitation programs, but as a tool of redirection. It is true, I haven't looked up welfare programs because I personally haven't been in need of them. I have been blessed that despite getting hit by a car and being disabled, that I had things set in place in case of an emergency. However, I do not feel that those type of tools are exercised by everyone, and it isn't always due to incompetence, but by ignorance. By not knowing what you don't know.

[@BettyAlexandriaPride]

i kegel When working in places like rehabilitation centers, it is vey easy to become jaded and to lose faith in people. When the same bad habits are repeated time and time again, you lose the urge to want to help and rightfully so. The problem is the power shift that contempt creates. When you no longer care about the well-being of those you are trying to assist, you get people in nursing homes being abused by caretakers, people with addictions being seen as filthy animals, and people on the street being stepped on and mistreated. It's frustrating because not everyone is genuine, but I don't feel our current system truly addresses those who need help. It is a complicated issue with many layers and scenarios, and the way we're approaching the solution doesn't seem to be working so far. This is just my opinion, and I could very well be wrong, but I've seen people who genuinely work hard not receive the benefits they deserve just as I've seen people cheat the system.

[@namaksharbat]

Betty-Alexandria Pride if I wrote that I would get an A on my essay.

[@ash_17406]

Or maybe we shouldn't be trying to transition people back to society - maybe they need a kinder, less harsh society. Maybe (some) people need a different environment. Think about all the tribes that didn't have a modern version of work before Europeans showed up (in the Americas, Africa, Australia, or NZ) or different countries or even cats that do nothing all day. Maybe we need alternatives for modern life so people can opt out or have different expectations.

[@JCstone1000]

those "leaning bars" are quite irritating, we have them scattered around the UK. It's tough for people like my Grandma, who travel by train. She's got used to carrying around walking stick that turns into a stool, but it's not really ideal :/

[@vharmi.]

JCstone1000 I don't even get how they're supposed to help with anything. They're in the way between me and the wall, and just makes it harder for me to lean against it.

[@wisperinmyghost]

Yo, judging by how often I see homeless people still sleeping soundly even on the "uncomfortable" benches in NYC, architects are underestimating their perseverance, ingenuity, and their ability to defy gravity. I'd bet everything that I will eventually find a homeless person making those leaning bars work as a bed, and I also can't wait to see it.

[@TrackSol]

Truth. Don't even need a bench. They should start using hammocks...

[@shealupkes]

wisperinmyghost you mean their desperation?

[@deviljho9995]

they say boredom is the greatest insentive, but actually is desesperation,

[@bcubed72]

Homeless logic 101: "Uncomfortable bench" + "Wild Irish Rose" = "Comfy bed"

[@pwn3dname]

MegaCrasherMusic oh yeah, they should just strap on their job helmets and hop on their job cannon to get shot spectacularly into Jobville, where people get hired despite having no address, little to nothing experience and probably one or two mental issues.

[@remigiuszdarmach4233]

In Poland, in the front of every grocery store is a brench which is olways full of hobos, usually they are pretty nice and you can hire them for small help.

[@robbieaulia6462]

I'll pay those people 10 folds if I live in poland

[@Rpr1580]

That's good to hear

[@GalacticalHistorian]

We should all take a page from Poland

[@jerryzhang5032]

that sounds better than these "leaning bars"

[@jan_Masewin]

THIS

[@PrioKhan]

Vox making me curious about things that I didn't know exists.

[@Isthecakereallyalie]

Ah yes, designs against homeless people.

[@kyle7574]

Ahh yeah prevent Crime

[@SquidCena]

64786 Lamar ?

[@gabrielgonzalezc1037]

Sir, lets anslyse. How many employed, productive people there are in NY at any given moment? How many homeless people there are? Now yo get the idea of who are the authorities supposed to serve.

[@Buts2beslaped]

And yet helping homeless people is Illegal In some states...smh

[@nomnom3451]

Crime Prevention

[@Poptartsicles]

It's making the places we live less liveable. Less friendly. Less inviting. And worst of all, less caring of those who need help the most. If homeless people are shunned from public places, that means they are out of sight, and out of mind, meaning less thought and public awareness towards assisting them. Pushing the "dirty under the rug" doesn't solve anything, it only makes us less empathetic.

[@108nighthawk]

Sounds fine to me. I don't want a government forcing people to be charitable and to a certain level. That is not the government's job. That is what a church or charity is for and nothing is stopping you from donating.

[@Poptartsicles]

You don't believe it's a governments job to care for the safety and well being of its people? That's a shame. We have very different ideas of what a government should be I guess. Also, making your city not hostile to homelessness isn't forcing anyone to be charitable. I'm not sure where you got that idea from. As I said earlier, if the homeless are forced out public areas, that means they're hidden from sight and mind from those who are capable of helping and offering empathy. It's a simple fact that awareness is the first step is solving social issues, and it's hard to be aware if the problems are hidden from the public.

[@prakashmcamca]

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[@wingren13]

it actualy makes it more friendly inviting and liveable. homeless covering your sidewalks and benches looks bad. they stink, they beg. some even steal. they arent bad people. but they are in a bad situation, that however does not excuse action and getting in the way. they hang around shopfronts reducing business and thus growth. they pester people for money.

[@Poptartsicles]

@kor'vre , My idea is that if the problem was more visible, more people would try to solve it. That problem being homelessness. If it concerned enough people, or heck even bothered enough people they'd probably be more willing to find a solution. Hostile design is not a solution to the core issue. It's putting a bandage on an infected wound without treating it. The problem can only grow and fester if the problem is hidden from public awareness.

[@Tokidoki302]

I used to do some urban backpacking across the U.S and some countries. I would often sleep on the ground because the benches had a bar in the middle. From what I have seen, these defensive tactics causes homeless individuals to relocate to concentrated areas such as parks.

[@CostcoComrade]

The leaning bar is good for a line at McDonalds where you wont be waiting long, but on a subway where wait times are longer, we can just have a bench.

[@OhFishyFish]

Lol what? In every European city I visited, subway runs every 3-5 minutes.

[@LabGecko]

If it's somewhere pregnant women, elderly, disabled, or children might go, leaning bars are useless. But surely none of them go to McD's.

[@johnathanwhite4878]

It’s sad that while people are homeless in a big city and can’t even have a nice place to sleep and it’s intentional.

[@s.n.9485]

Polo 10k they can goto a shelter, or your forbid get a job. The subway is not your home away from home.

[@Dexios_Divine]

they're homeless because they can't get a job, and they can't get a job because they don't have a home, so they can't get a job------

[@leskipbayless3280]

Polo 10k Imagine you go into a Subway and you see and smell the stench of a homeless person. Stop trying to be liberal and understand this is a good idea.

[@Aaa-ho3sq]

Book of Stories, did you not hear? There aren't enough shelters for them, and it isn't easy to just get a job. You have to actually have the money to search for jobs, then you have to get ready ro interviews and stuff, and because you're homeless, they'll probably choose someone else over them. I'm sick of people who think it's as simple as a click of the fingers to get a job, sorry, but for some people it is incredibly hard.

[@Paul-fp3qn]

Crepuscular Night Mcdonalds takes almost anyone. Thats a good start.

[@salokin3087]

Lifes most important questions

[@symax4921]

That is what Vox is all about, expressing tiny little problems that in reality aren't that tiny!

[@thedogshop7561]

Like why cartoon characters wear gloves

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Find something else to watch? Bless your heart.

[@jayw6034]

It's interesting to know the thoughts people put into designing things like this. And I'd put it up there in terms of importance. Can we apply these principles of engendering discomfort in more abstract ways in people's lives? Can we design cities or spaces that can push people to think or act a certain way within them and achieve positive benefits from them, as opposed to just trying to stop a negative with these designs.

[@tahneethompson6012]

abcd efgh yes we could redesign everything to make it positive but you know a certain group would stop it (conservatives)

[@PierceMyGuy]

Mfs more worried about homeless people sleeping on benches then actually trying to help them

[@Starcrash6984]

As a homeless person (with a job, naturally), I can't say I'm impressed. Instead of finding ways to shelter the rising homeless population, "hostility" seems to describe the way that we're treated. As if feeling unwanted nearly everywhere I go isn't bad enough, life is expensive. Just to spend time in just about anywhere except the public library, I have to buy food in restaurants just so I can exist somewhere peacefully for a short time (plus I have nowhere to cook food for meals). I can't hang out in public (that's loitering) especially at night, and so just being homeless gets extraordinarily expensive, which is ironic and counter-intuitive. I don't understand why this measure would "reduce crime". While I can see the incentive to commit crime just to have a warm jail to sleep in at night, most homeless people would rather stay under the radar as life is already hard enough without a criminal record.

[@givememore4free]

I was homeless, and I know how you feel. Most people don't know how hard it is to be in the shelter system or to live on the street. It is easy for them and will never get the struggle.

[@jeffgoble9206]

Contact the Coalition for the Homeless. It's free and they can set you up with case worker who will help. Coalitionforthehomeless.org. Also, serious health problems can develop in your legs if you are never able to lie down so do the best you can to get sideways when you sleep. Stay safe.

[@givememore4free]

Jeff - everyone knows about that organization, but they can't help everyone. There are a lot of working people that just can't get into a shelter. They look at your financial assets at the time and a lot get turned down. There are also too many people in the shelter system right now and they can't house them all. They have X amount of beds and they are all being used. This is not an open and shut case. In some states they don't even have shelters and they are forced to live on the streets. People can't afford rent, especially in New York.

[@jeffgoble9206]

givememore4free I agree completely. I volunteer for them, they don't have a lot of resources, but it works. The important part with them is sticking with it. They get a lot of clients who come in once then miss appointments or stop showing up. When people stick with it they put their resources into getting those clients off the street permanently. It takes a while and it can be difficult if you live in the bronx or somewhere else far from the office, but it does work, and I hope it can for you.

[@Starcrash6984]

@Jeff Goble I appreciate that, but I'm not a homeless "New Yorker"... I live in Bangor, Maine. We have 2 homeless shelters in this city, but they're always filled to capacity and overflowing (plus one of them doesn't even provide beds during the day, and my job is an overnight one). There are no deterrent designs in _our_ architecture, but the local casino finances the police and so we have quite a lot of them, and they'll rouse and move you no matter where you settle publicly.

[@alcetryx]

Dang. As a person with anxiety, I always loved the divided benches (with the little metal arm rests in certain increments) because it feels less awkward for me to sit in my "own space" rather than gauge whether or not sitting next to another person already on the bench would be uncomfortable/too close/weird. My eyes have been opened and now I just feel bad that those benches exist.

[@eleanorpimentel7917]

Maybe a best of both worlds solution! I'd love to see benches that had big colorful stripes making up each seat rather than armrests--there's still a clear visual separation between the different seats, so it feels like you have your own spot, but it doesn't prevent a homeless person from stretching out.

[@Vednier]

So, instead of fixing economical ans social problems which cause homeless peoples to be homeless Govs prefer to pretend hobos dont exists or make cities this atrocious and hostile to make them vanish? Well, in this case how about this - tell peoples that killing of hobo is no crime, or even introduce hobo hunt. Introducing curfew with strict "kill all violators" will help too. Sounds insane? It is, but this "design" is no better.

[@paperfox5292]

How does this have 120 Likes, what is wrong with you all?! This literally promotes hunting and murdering innocent people!

[@boonxai]

@@paperfox5292 I mean, not all hobos are innocent and I'll be even bold enough to say that even most of them may not be innocent.

[@primeproductions901]

Please tell me this is sarcastic

[@Mylada]

@@paperfox5292 People are not supporting murdering. They support welcoming homeless people into the society not alienating them.

[@paperfox5292]

@@Mylada He literally said that hunting hobos has the same value or is even better than uncomfortable benches. I really don't see how agreeing to this is "welcoming homeless people into society" but please, enlighten me....

[@IDesireToUpliftOthers]

I loved the part where nyc said it’s hostile architecturing time and hostile architectured all over the place! Truly one of the anti homeless designs of all time!

[@stevenaltos8821]

truly inspiring.

[@andrejleo9648]

It’s a shame. Homeless people can sleep on those benches. Governments don’t bother asking their stories. They could of got some disease and lost all their money in treatment that didn’t work, they could of got fired out of a high pay job and couldn’t of found another job or they’re house could of got burned down. It’s very mean.

[@gavinroberts2581]

Andrej Leo life's mean, get over it. Some people get an easy life, some don't.

[@libbybollinger5901]

Squidward Tortellini and, what, you want to further punish those whose lives are harder? What for, your own sadistic pleasure?

[@dco5055]

They do have funding to get homeless people off the street. Most major cities have it where they give them a place to live like a dorm with shower/food for a few months free and even help them get jobs and once they gets jobs they are allowed to stay as long as they want if they pay rent which is way cheaper than anywhere with in the city. If they don't get a job then there kicked back to the curb. The problem is most rather just beg and live on the street. There is a few documentaries where the show gave a homeless man everything he needed to get back on his feet a place to live,food,job etc. After a few months he quit his job and he was back on the street on purpose. He was homeless so long he didn't like living a normal life.

[@SpiritedSpy]

Water sprinklers and bookstore, smart!

[@loafofbread9400]

Ur smart :)

[@zeroireland]

You do realise the sprinklers are outside, right?

[@namkedi]

People buying books:Yay I bought a new book I like! *two seconds later* People buying books:fucc

[@zeroireland]

@no. Doors and windows close. People outside the bookshop aren't in the bookshop.

[@johnchristian8685]

Water sprinklers are meant to stop the building on fire not the books

[@meganbarhorst5272]

It really says something about how we see the world that we're willing to spend more time and money taking care of prisoners because we're so "tough on crime" than we are on people who could actually have the opportunity to become productive members of society with a little support.

[@kirbwarriork3371]

All that does is tell people that they should commit crimes for free food and board.

[@definitelymdt]

Homeless people: At least give us a place to sleep. Government: Sleep if you will but not in my "public" benches.