00:05A recognisable and repetitive tune.
00:08The music is on all the time.
00:11These inconspicuous speakers installed outside Darwin CBD's biggest supermarket earlier this month,
00:18now blasting Woolworth's fresh food people jingle on a loop.
00:23Very irritating. Early in the morning as well.
00:26Yeah, on repeat all the time. Tomorrow, next day, every day.
00:29Woolworth says the speakers are an attempt to deter crime,
00:33following complaints from community and staff about aggression and antisocial behaviour.
00:38We introduced a music speaker system that discourages loitering helping to increase safety,
00:44a spokesperson told the ABC in a statement.
00:47Do you ever notice, you know, people loitering or antisocial behaviour at the front of this supermarket ever?
00:52Oh yeah, absolutely. All the time.
00:54Do you reckon them playing the 20 second Woolworth's jingle will stop people loitering?
00:58Not at all. No way.
01:01Woolworth says it's had 24 instances of violent or aggressive behaviour towards staff this year.
01:08The question is whether the jingle is going to make people feel safer or just annoyed.
01:14Suits me just fine. I love it.
01:16Doesn't drive you nuts?
01:17No.
01:18Architecture expert Mark Olwany said while the tactic might drive people away in the short term,
01:24it's unlikely to last.
01:25In some instances it may be called loitering, but for the individuals in that space it is not loitering.
01:33They're there because there's a need that that space is fulfilling.
01:37A catchy crime prevention tactic or a strategy with a short shelf life?
01:42Thank you very much for listening.
01:45Thank you very much for those who are devant us.
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