Just by reading through this thread, it is clear that some ppl don't have the slightest idea what young ppl get up to on balconies. The balcony is a source of danger, so idiots show-boat on them. They piss off of them, get in fights on them. They sit on the rail and smoke. They jump from them if there's a close enough pool.
Then there's the increased popularity of Parklour. Ppl jump or climb to other balconies.
Parkour (French: [paʁkuʁ]) is an athletic training discipline or sport in which practitioners (called traceurs) attempt to get from point A to point B in the fastest and most efficient way possible, without assisting equipment and often while performing flips.[ includes flipping, running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, and quadrupedal movement—whatever is suitable for a given situation.[6][7] Parkour is an activity that can be practiced alone or with others, and is usually carried out in urban spaces,