A shopping mall in downtown Montreal is facing criticism for playing the children's song 'Baby Shark' in its emergency exit stairwells to discourage homeless people from loitering. The mall's CEO claims the tactic has improved security issues, but homelessness advocates argue it is 'cruel and unusual'.
MONTREAL — A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for using the popular children’s song “ Baby Shark ” to discourage unhoused people from loitering in its emergency exit stairwells.
At the mall this morning, the children’s song was playing from speakers in the stairwells, on loop and at various speeds.
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