Category: Public Safety, Mild
The World Assembly,
Commending the intentions of GAR#344: Minimum Standard of Living Act to support the homeless and poverty-stricken.
Concerned by the usage of unethical and unsafe civil engineering to dissuade individuals from resting in outdoor spaces.
Disturbed that this type of architecture is intended to intimidate or even physically harm individuals.
Noting that hostile architecture may be discomforting or extremely harmful to all individuals, not just those who are seeking temporary shelter.
Further noting that the provisions for the homeless provided in GAR#344 ultimately make this form of civil engineering unnecessary.
This legislation hereby:
- Defines, for the purpose of this legislation, the following:
- "Publicly-accessible" as a descriptor for an area wherein people are reasonably expected to be capable of interacting with or traveling through without trespassing.
- "Hostile architecture" as a type of civil or practical engineering with the intent to prevent an individual from accessing or resting on publicly-accessible property by the use of designs made to directly cause pain or discomfort to said individual.
- Mandates that hostile architecture is hereby prohibited in all publicly-accessible outdoor spaces.
- Provides an exemption for clause 2 in the case of fences or barricades that are intended to prevent individuals from accessing publicly-accessible outdoor spaces through an unintended method, so long as any spikes or barbs are clearly visible, above eye-level, and only designed to prevent individuals from illegally climbing over the barricade or fence.
"The people of Tsaivao wish to put forward this resolution for review, as we believe it could have great beneficial effect for the treatment of homeless individuals across the WA. Do note that this resolution does not attempt to 'fix' the homeless problem, nor does it attempt to justify the trespassing of homeless people on public or private property. This legislation is to make it such that homeless individuals are treated fairly and humanely, not as though they were animals who need to be scared off.
I am eager to learn of any feedback such that the draft may be improved! Thank you." --World Assembly Delegate Manhu Sentai Laogai