Advocates call for removal of machines and demand that company speak out against ICE raids in parking lots
A Home Depot in Los Angeles installed three high pitch noise-emitting machines outside to deter day laborers from seeking work there, causing them to suffer headaches and nausea, advocates alleged at a press conference on Wednesday.
The Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA), an advocacy organization that helps day laborers, called for the removal of these machines from Home Depot’s Cypress Park location, according to the Los Angeles Times
Advocates for day laborers also demanded that Home Depot speak out against ICE raids in store parking lots. Immigration enforcement agents have repeatedly targeted the Cypress Park location, which is located near one of IDEPSCA’s support hubs, the Times reported.
How do these machines not make Home Depot customers sick, as well? I’m calling BS.
Customers walk by for 10-15 seconds. Day laborers hang out for hours.
This is such stupid dystopic shit. I wouldnt risk ANY exposure to that thing.
Well thats one way to keep ICE away
Wouldnt standard PPE ear protection render this useless?
Never shopping there again
You can email Home Depot by contacting them at: hdcares@homedepot.com
Let them know how you feel about these dangerous noise machines.
Are these similar machines to ones businesses use to “deter the homeless” that also end up harassing any neighbors?
So they’re just assaulting all the customers who are trying to walk into the store then?
And the employees, too.
Hell, report it to CalOSHA
Sounds like Battery to me. Arrest anyone in the employee line who is responsible for this, right up to HQ.
I guess they’ll start hanging around outside of Lowe’s and when I have a project that requires day-laborers that’s who’ll get my money for materials.
JFC I listened to the video for 0.25 seconds and that was enough.
I bet that has at least $100 worth of copper in it.
It’s held on there with zip ties. Why, you could probably find something to deal with that right at home Depot.
And then return it after you’re done…
No surprise. Even though HD donates to both parties, they’ve been really right wing for a while.
And a cofounder was definitely right wing:
Lowe’s is also conservative leaning, but less rabidly than Home Depot, and they have a program for hiring veterans, so it’s a lesser of two evils, I go there first. Ace used to be cheaper and closer, now it’s far more expensive.
I don’t think this is legal
gestures to all of the federal government
But… what about the autopen
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Hmmm would it help with kidney stones?
Im trying to find the demographic cool with this.
