Sam Watts, CEO of Welcome Hall Mission, says the "cruel and unusual" tactic by the mall displaces the problem of homelessness rather than address it.

The non-stop drone of "doo, doo, doo doo" from the song Baby Shark in the fire escapes has been an success at keeping people from loitering out, the mall says.

MONTREAL — A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for using the popular children’s song Baby Shark to discourage unhoused people from loitering in its emergency exit stairwells.

A Montreal shopping mall is under fire for playing ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat to prevent homeless people from loitering in stairwells.

A shopping centre has been criticised for playing the popular kid’s song Baby Shark to deter homeless people from loitering in its stairwells. The song is played on loop at various speeds in emergency stairwells at Complexe Desjardins – which also houses office space -in downtown Montreal in Canada.

People are blasting a Canadian shopping mall for playing the song "Baby Shark" on loop to discourage homeless loitering, calling it "cruel and unusual."

The Complexe Desjardins mall in downtown Montreal has been playing the song in its garage and stairwells to deter what they call unwelcome guests. It’s a move that has drawn criticism from advocates for unhoused people as well as the city.

The Complexe Desjardins in Montreal, Canada, plays the viral song in stairwells to deter homeless people from hanging around.

The Complexe Desjardins in Montreal, Quebec, began playing Baby Shark at varying speeds to act as a deterrent for loitering. But the method has been branded 'cruel and unusual'