7-11 in California Cranks Up Classical Music Outside to Get Rid of Panhandlers and Loiterers

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I thought this was amusing, can see where the people hanging out, homeless, loiterers and panhandlers would move on to another location.

A 7-Eleven in California has found a way to keep people from panhandling and loitering outside the store: crank up classical music.

Sukhi Sandhu, who owns the franchise in Modesto, said his customers tell him they feel safer since he started blasting symphonies and occasional operas over outdoor speakers.

"Once the music started, the riffraff left," said Manuel Souza, who's homeless and jokingly referred to himself as part of the riffraff. The loud music makes it hard "to hang out and gossip and joke around" near the store, Souza told the Modesto Bee last week from under a tree down the block.

The classical music is part of a 7-Eleven program that encourages non-confrontational methods to reduce loitering, Sandhu said. It eliminates any risks faced by clerks when asking panhandlers to leave, he said.
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I would love the music. It would be a win win for me, I don't have a 711 near me. Years ago they were everywhere! We do have a little food mart close to me that I will stop by if I need a little carton of milk until I can get to Krogers. If there are people hanging around it, I will go on over to Krogers as I don't feel safe around them. The owner at the little food mart is very kind to me. Right after Harvey and I could get out he let me buy the water he had put back for his family as he was the only place open that was not flooded. He said he had more coming that night and he knows I do not get out at night by myself.
 
Good idea...California seems to be having an increasing problem with the homeless, as prices are becoming ridiculous in that State.
 

"There is no official data on how many American parents have already lost their minds owing to an overdose of this [song]. American interrogators would surely know the figures, since 'I Love You' is cited as one of the most 'overused' songs in their arsenal. A U.S. operative told Newsweek in 2003 that he was forced to listen to the song for 45 minutes during training. 'I never want to go through that again.'”


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7-11 playing Classical Music is just all wrong! ;)

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...that's probably why you don't find homeless people loitering in elevators!......between floors 7 - 11!
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The local public library where I last lived did the same thing to discourage loiterers hanging out at the entrance. It worked.
 

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