Re: Anti-hoodlum devices

["Ronald BESDANSKY" <ronbest@bigpond.com>]

Melbourne has the blue lights too. If I hadn't already known about it, I
would have assumed, when I first encountered it a few months ago, that it
was some new attempt at disease control by zapping bugs with UV!
Rgds
Ron BESDANSKY
Rod Gayford <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au> wrote in message
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> Blue lights in toilets are supposed to make it hard for heroin addicts to
pick
> out veins in which to inject into. Don't ask me its supposed to work. Some
of
> the new French toilets in the city have blue lights for this reason.
>
> Cheers
> Rod Gayford
>
> Scott Beecham wrote:
>
> > I've noticed that they appear to be playing very loud classical music at
> > Blacktown station recently. I imagine it's one of those anti-hoodlum
> > devices. I have to feel sorry for the cityrail employee(s) that have to
work
> > right under the speakers at the ticket gates however as it is very loud.
> > Also on another thing anti-hoodlum, what is the theory behind the blue
> > flourescent lights in the toilets?
>