@sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to London@feddit.ukEnglish • 5 days agoBusking Has Officially Been Banned In Leicester Square As Of Todaysecretldn.commessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
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minus-square@bob@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish22•4 days ago The magistrate ruling came after noise complaints were raised by Global Radio Capitalism wins again.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlanderlinkfedilinkEnglish8•4 days 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-square@sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkEnglish0•4 days agoI would argue that if you work at a tourist hotspot, you know what you’re going to get
minus-squareAwesomeLowlanderlinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-24 days 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-square@sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 days agoNo, there’s a reason bubble bath sells so well in coal mine towns.
minus-squareDiplomjodlerlinkfedilinkEnglish-3•4 days agoSo of course banning anything that remotely resembles people having fun is the answer.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlanderlinkfedilinkEnglish3•4 days 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-squareDiplomjodlerlinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 days 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