What is the purpose of anti-homeless measures. They seem heartless but they must have a reason.

Question

I have seen many posts about removing benches or making spiked surfaces to deter the homeless. They cannot exist simply out of malice.

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Answer 1

I’m not 100% on this but I’ve heard that the reason is to get people off the streets and into homeless shelters, where they would (theoretically) be better off