Are “Shouting/speakers” Galleries The Answer?

Jahulaye | 18:50 Sun 18th Mar 2018 | ChatterBank

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To rising crime, anger in our communities and general dismay at what’s happening around us?

Let’s take the speakers corner model as this idea came from the speakers corner thread and what a user said there and I quote

“ Every town should have a place where anyone can go and nobody listens so that they can say whatever they want and vent their frustrations. They feel better afterwards.”

So in essence a “shouting gallery”

Wow what a fantastic idea that would be and from a psychological perspective there’s no reason why it wouldn’t work.

If these places became the norm we could reteach kids that violence is never the answer and to go to these places to discuss or just vent.

This would be a great place for people with stress at work or in the home to just be able to talk to strangers or just scream and shout with them being “vented” could go back to work/home in a better frame of mind.

I think that many use the internet for this but it’s to my knowledge that if enraged online and you vent it online but remain online the anger still stays dormant until ignited again but to go out, vent and come back leaves you in a fresh, positive and optimistic frame of mind.

What are your thought on having a “shouting/speaking gallery nearby in all communities?

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I think crime would go down considerably tbh.

andy-hughes

We have a guy who sets up a loudspeaker system and a podium in our town square and he rabbits on about the bible, and what sinners we all are - no-one takes a blind bit of notice of him.

ethandron

Could be fun

Jackdaw33

I don't know what drugs you are on but they are certainly effective.

Mamyalynne

In space no one can hear you scream.

jackthehat

https://thumbsnap.com/uuTOt8T9

ethandron

I may go down to the sandstone cross in the middle of our village high street and do a bit of a vent, it's opposite the local butchers who do a lovely sausage and sell local gin, so that's two, or even three, birds with one stone.

nailit

//We have a guy who sets up a loudspeaker system and a podium in our town square and he rabbits on about the bible, and what sinners we all are - no-one takes a blind bit of notice of him.//

LOL andy, you beat me to it, was going to say the same thing. Are you referring to the guy with a beard and hat?

rockyracoon

When I was a little kid, we had 'Spouters Corner' where the local nuts would reel off whatever was bothering them, nobody took any notice. On a Sunday morning, the Salvation Army band plotted up there. Nobody took any notice of them, either.