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CMV: I have no ethical issue with so-called "anti-homeless spikes"

Recently, I saw a meme about protesters in London pouring concrete over so called "anti-homeless" spikes. All of the comments were commending and praising the protesters instead of calling them out on property destruction. More often than not, the goal of a business is to make money, it is not a charity. And seeing homeless people near the entrance is enough to turn a lot of people off that would normally enter their business. So in my opinion, Tesco is just acting in rational self-interest and these protesters are nothing more than common thugs whom should be charged with property destruction and have to pay the costs that they incurred. I see nothing wrong with the spikes if they are doing it to protect their customer base.
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By making this a matter of pure self-interest, you're talking past rather than about the ethicality of the issue. You're correct that a company exists to make a profit and that they're not a charity. But why do you believe these statements hold any ethical weight? When you take an action that hurts people, it's not a defense of that action from an ethical standpoint to point out that you profited from it.