'It's a safety issue': Nanaimo store owner uses 'Baby Shark' to deter homeless from sleeping outside shop

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The catchy but often annoying children’s song 'Baby Shark' is being used as a deterrent against loitering in front of a Nanaimo, B.C., business after the owner says there has been a dramatic increase in unhoused people sleeping on his doorstep.

The one-and-a-half-minute "Baby Shark" song plays on repeat on an outdoor speaker outside NYLA Fresh Thread in Nanaimo, B.C., when the shop is closed.

"It's a cheap, fun way to deter people away without being abrasive towards anyone else," says Drzewiecki. "It’s concerning. It’s a safety issue when [employees] show up in the morning and some of them haven't moved along yet," adds Drzewiecki. "We can’t even open our storefront because they’re still camping there."

 

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Here's a simple solution to end homelessness: house everyone.

On San Fran they turn the hoses on the homeless

On my 88th birthday - Sharing my song 1 of 6. Song in English + on Spotify, Amazon and Apple Music, etc. Tap the link + Enjoy and please share with appropriate others. Against Racism and Supremacy. Feedback. Inspired by the Jan 6 insurrection - etc.

Incredibly inhumane 👍

Gotta do more than that! Proper security measures are required. Businesses in downtown nanaimo will see a huge jump in insurance premiums. Possible denial of insurance services in future

Because Vancouver island has a HUGE homeless population. It’s truly an eyesore when going around to shops. Making it more legal now for them to smoke crack in public with no repercussions is only going to make it worse. The island is disgusting.

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