Perth的中转机构关闭了一个高爆声响的备受争议的噪音装置, 安装在天桥下, 以吓阻无家可归者, Perth’s transit agency shut down a controversial high-pitched noise device installed under an overpass to deter homeless people, after public outcry and criticism from officials.

公共运输管理局在Perth Lord Street的Lord Street桥下安装了每天24小时7小时的高爆噪音,以阻遏入睡者,这项行动未经政府批准,并受到总理Roger Cook和住房部长John Carey的批评。 The Public Transport Authority installed a 24/7 high-pitched noise under Perth’s Lord Street overpass to deter rough sleepers, a move made without government approval and criticized by Premier Roger Cook and Housing Minister John Carey. 该装置在遭到自称不人道和适得其反的倡导者的反对后被关闭,他们敦促把重点放在安全住房和外联上。 The device was turned off after backlash from advocates who called it inhumane and counterproductive, urging focus on safe housing and outreach instead. PTA说,它将与珀斯市合作寻找更好的解决办法。 The PTA said it will work with the City of Perth on a better solution.