7/11 Stores Are Using Strange New Technique To Stop Homeless People From Loitering

If you live in the city then you already know 7/11 stores are a breeding ground for homeless people.

Some 7/11 store owners are tired of the loitering so they came up with a new way to decrease the number of homeless people hanging outside of their stores.

The new technique these owners are using to get rid of homeless people is by playing classical and opera music.

Listen:

7/11 bringing “culture” to the neighborhood. #opera pic.twitter.com/xcAHzaCmoi

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This 7-11 comes with its own opera backing track. pic.twitter.com/bVZj3k5vEP

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Riverside residents are saying a local 7-11 is blaring classical music all day and all night to keep homeless people from hanging out in front of the business. https://t.co/6El4YrKlls

— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) January 13, 2023

KXAN had these details to add:

Some businesses around the country have started using roaring classical music as a tactic to deter people experiencing homelessness from camping out in front of their storefronts. People in Austin’s Riverside neighborhood have started complaining about this type of music coming from one 7-Eleven.

“I think it’s to keep us homeless (people) off of their property. No one wants to listen to classical music. So they run us off by the classical music, so we don’t hang out in the parking lot,” said Kevin Morgan, an Austin man experiencing homelessness.

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KXAN reached out to 7-Eleven for comment. We will update this story with a response.

Morgan has been hanging out in the area for a couple of months, and he said the loud opera music started playing a little over a week ago.

im at a 7/11 and they are BLARING opera music

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Fox 7  News shared these details:

If you’ve been at the 7-Eleven at Oltorf and Parker lately, you may have noticed classical music and opera playing.

The owner says the goal is to deter homeless individuals from being there and harassing customers. Some customers say they’re all for the music, while others are annoyed by it.

The city says they’ve gotten eight noise complaints at that location Jan. 1. The Austin Police Department says they do respond to noise complaints if it’s ongoing. If there is a complainant, and they are able to verify the offense, they will issue a verbal warning. If they have to return within a certain number of hours, they may issue a citation.

The store owner, Jagat Patel, says no one from the city has shown up. He doesn’t know whether the actual decibel level falls within city ordinance, but is planning on lowering the sound.