sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to London@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agoBusking Has Officially Been Banned In Leicester Square As Of Todaysecretldn.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
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minus-squarebob@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down2·3 months ago The magistrate ruling came after noise complaints were raised by Global Radio Capitalism wins again.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·3 months agoTBF, I can kinda understand people who work in the area not wanting permanent noise pollution (which if you don’t enjoy the busking, is what this essentially is).
minus-squaresabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down7·3 months agoI would argue that if you work at a tourist hotspot, you know what you’re going to get
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·edit-23 months agoI would argue that if you work in a coal mine, you know what you’re going to get See how ridiculous that sounds? Health protections are universal for a reason
minus-squaresabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoNo, there’s a reason bubble bath sells so well in coal mine towns.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·3 months agoSo of course banning anything that remotely resembles people having fun is the answer.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoDon’t put words in my mouth. I said I can understand why people working there don’t want it. And why the law is on their side.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoAnd i said it would surely be possible to find better solutions than blanket bans.
Capitalism wins again.
TBF, I can kinda understand people who work in the area not wanting permanent noise pollution (which if you don’t enjoy the busking, is what this essentially is).
I would argue that if you work at a tourist hotspot, you know what you’re going to get
I would argue that if you work in a coal mine, you know what you’re going to get
See how ridiculous that sounds? Health protections are universal for a reason
No, there’s a reason bubble bath sells so well in coal mine towns.
So of course banning anything that remotely resembles people having fun is the answer.
Don’t put words in my mouth. I said I can understand why people working there don’t want it. And why the law is on their side.
And i said it would surely be possible to find better solutions than blanket bans.
Unfortunately