![Guerrilla anti-homeless dividers appear in Mount Pleasant's Lamont Park. What does this say about our city? – Greater Greater Washington Guerrilla anti-homeless dividers appear in Mount Pleasant's Lamont Park. What does this say about our city? – Greater Greater Washington](https://ggwash.org/images/posts/_resized/Screen_Shot_2017-04-27_at_2.46_.56_PM_.png)
Guerrilla anti-homeless dividers appear in Mount Pleasant's Lamont Park. What does this say about our city? – Greater Greater Washington
Examples of "hostile architecture" are popping up all over and are being used to keep people experiencing homelessness out of public parks, park strips and other places.
![Anti-homeless spikes: 'Sleeping rough opened my eyes to the city's barbed cruelty' | Homelessness | The Guardian Anti-homeless spikes: 'Sleeping rough opened my eyes to the city's barbed cruelty' | Homelessness | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/2/18/1424281793963/708804e3-0cce-4d63-ae6c-8069b657d708-2060x1236.jpeg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8b0006c50099bd328d649a412fc74863)
Anti-homeless spikes: 'Sleeping rough opened my eyes to the city's barbed cruelty' | Homelessness | The Guardian
![How 'defensive design' leads to rigid benches, metal spikes, and 'visual violence' in modern cities | CBC News How 'defensive design' leads to rigid benches, metal spikes, and 'visual violence' in modern cities | CBC News](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5197123.1562085529!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/park-bench.jpg)
How 'defensive design' leads to rigid benches, metal spikes, and 'visual violence' in modern cities | CBC News
![These "benches" are super uncomfortable to sit on and unusable to rest (probably designed against homeless people) : r/assholedesign These "benches" are super uncomfortable to sit on and unusable to rest (probably designed against homeless people) : r/assholedesign](https://i.redd.it/wd2ysslw8zq81.jpg)
These "benches" are super uncomfortable to sit on and unusable to rest (probably designed against homeless people) : r/assholedesign
![It sends a message that you're not welcome here': The rise of anti-homeless architecture in NYC | amNewYork It sends a message that you're not welcome here': The rise of anti-homeless architecture in NYC | amNewYork](https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221004_085714-scaled.jpg)
It sends a message that you're not welcome here': The rise of anti-homeless architecture in NYC | amNewYork
![Man sparks fierce debate by posting photo of 'anti-homeless' bench on Twitter | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Man sparks fierce debate by posting photo of 'anti-homeless' bench on Twitter | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/05/14/09/homeless.jpg?width=1200)