Classical music attack to homeless people at subway station!
The number of homeless people is a growing problem and now there is an interesting way to fight with it.
LA Metro operations and security began playing on repeat piano sonatas, symphony orchestra pieces, and concertos by Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Mozart in the Westlake/MacArthur Park Metro station in collaboration with local law enforcement. The reason behind this act is pretty surprising: homeless people.
Homeless people number is a growing problem in US as well as all over the world. According to Metro officials, the move was necessary as a result of a high number of drug overdoses, calls to the police from transit users.
A classical music attack to homeless people
I had to see the Westlake/MacArthur Park station myself. Playing the high energy classical music really gives it the Clockwork Orange feel. The station was being cleaned and I saw the ambassadors. pic.twitter.com/Rvm7598QZQ
— henryfung@onewilshire.la (@calwatch) March 23, 2023
The north part of the inside of the station is temporarily fenced off too pic.twitter.com/fK0FcDF6Eh
— StreetsblogLA (@StreetsblogLA) March 9, 2023
Metro officials claim that the music has improved public safety so far, with a 75% decrease in calls for emergency services and a 50% decrease in vandalism. The way to fight with the current problem is surprising yet authotiries are determined to continue this way.
