Public toilets are a limited, expensive resource. "The worst that happens" is that they stop being public toilets.

Go ahead and make an argument that we should build hotels for the homeless. Public toilets are not that. Sleeping in them is not even fair to other homeless people who need to use the toilet!

My point was more about hostile architecture in general. I was trying to point out that the homeless have very few places to go - can't even shelter in a filthy public toilet. Anyone desperate enough to try has been stomped on enough without adding salt to the wound.

The better solution is to try and fix the underlying cause rather than hiding the symptoms.

Are you defining the problem as “some people don’t have homes” or “some people are unable to use public toilets because they are occupied by people sleeping and having sex in them”?

Seems like starting there is a good way to begin this topic.

No, that person and the person they replied to are the all to typical example of posters here who are incredibly generous with the property and monies of other people. Quick to demand that others surrender rights to and usage of because of their assumed authority to decide what is right and wrong.

homelessness and such is not solved by taking from others or depriving others the use of goods and services. it is solved by getting off fucking internet and working at shelters, donation centers, and such. Many donation centers love weekend help because people are quick to give stuff but not time. Time is of value, donate yours

No not really, I'm totally in favour of people having the right to say what goes on in their property, I'm just concerned that so bloody much of our public property is now just pseudo-public privately owned, and the homeless have absolutely nowhere to go anymore. I can sympathize with both parties here, but I have more sympathy for the homeless.