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.
Wouldn’t this also drive customers away?
I’m Autistic and as a kid I couldn’t attend any concerts or places with very loud music because the sound waves were so powerful they shook my ribcage and made me feel like my chest was going to explode. That continued into very early adulthood, too. It isn’t as bad now as a middle aged Autistic person, but I would not ever shop at a place that actively doesn’t want me there.