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Re: Tesco removes one-inch 'anti-homeless' spikes from outside central London Metro s
Although I don't know if flower pots would deter them, I do agree that in our litigious society, and people and lawyers looking to cash in over anything, that something that could cause injury would be a bad idea, but I do understand the quandary these business owners are in...
The only issue I see with this is that it could potentially harm someone. Imagine an old lady walking by and slipping on some ice then landing on one of these? It'd be a wet dream for any lawyer. I think a few flower pots would have done a far better job and there would have been less uproar.
Although I don't know if flower pots would deter them, I do agree that in our litigious society, and people and lawyers looking to cash in over anything, that something that could cause injury would be a bad idea, but I do understand the quandary these business owners are in...