Post by robeiae on Sept 6, 2019 8:21:25 GMT -5
This piece details the various ways music is used as a deterrent, from the military to a Rite-Aid pharmacy: www.cnn.com/style/article/hostile-sound-design-scn/index.html
The first part is really the driver, though:
Oh. My. God. Baby Shark on an endless loop?!? That might be worse than Nickelback...
The first part is really the driver, though:
If you were to walk at night along the waterfront in West Palm Beach, Florida, you might hear something strange: A playlist of annoyingly catchy children's songs -- including "Baby Shark" and "Raining Tacos" -- blared on loop all night to deter homeless people from sleeping near an event center.
The Waterfront Lake Pavilion, a luxury venue that can be rented for $250 to $500 per hour, doesn't want rough sleepers on its patio, so the city's parks and recreation department devised the sonic deterrent.
The Waterfront Lake Pavilion, a luxury venue that can be rented for $250 to $500 per hour, doesn't want rough sleepers on its patio, so the city's parks and recreation department devised the sonic deterrent.
