Ok, now that I have your attention . . . here's something completely unrelated to the header.
The Urban Docent is your home for all kinds of wacky things, including the continued exploration of governmentese.
Recently, I was exposed to an interesting phrase of pure governmentese: "hostile landscaping." To sum up, hostile landscaping is the practice of introducing elements like sticky bushes and repulsive shrubbery to help drive away unlawful behavior.
If you are willing to go the extra mile, you can put in some low-maintenance plants to make burglars think twice or put off graffiti guys/gals. Apparently, this is becoming a cheap, permanent way to protect private property.
But what if our underworld begins to breed hostile landscaping-immune criminals? I believe the right mix of pesticides, ammo and polite signage will go far to defeat any trends . . .
And now ------------- a link to something else unrelated to hostile landscaping. Click here.
1 comment:
So... Can you go to Home Depot and request your very own "repulsive shrubbery"? Fun!
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