Great idea if we have the re-locate the terrorist dirtbags from Gitmo to CONUS Prisons-- give them 24/7 "entertainment" of Manilow, Vanilla Ice, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Slim Whitman, Snoop Dog. (Just pay the ASCAP/BMI Royalties)

FORT LUPTON — Barry Manilow's "I Write the Songs" may begin with the line, "I've been alive forever,'" but for noise ordinance violators, listening to Manilow may feel like forever.

Fort Lupton Municipal Judge Paul Sacco says his novel punishment of forcing noise violators to listen to music they don't like for one hour has cut down on the number of repeat offenders in this northwestern Colorado prairie town.

About four times a year, those guilty of noise ordinance violations are required to sit in a room and listen to music from the likes of Manilow, Barney the Dinosaur, and The Platters' crooning "Only You"

"These people should have to listen to music they don't like," said Judge Paul Sacco for a segment about the program that aired Friday on Denver's KUSA-TV.

Sacco began the program years ago when he noticed that many of the repeat offenders simply showed up at his courtroom to pay their fine with cash.

"Most kids don't want to hear somebody like Glenn Close trying to sing opera," he said.

Video of a recent class showed teenagers with long faces shifting in their seats or looking up at the ceiling.

"You can't fall asleep," said teenager Rueben Fuentes right before letting out a bit of a sigh.

Members of a garage band were at the class after playing music late at night in their backyard.

"The cop station was two blocks away," said band member Robert Mort. "People who were at the party loved it. I'm not sure the cops did."

"Too much music, too loud, too late," added band member Harrison DeRuiter.

So what does Sacco think of Barry Manilow?

"I actually don't think Manilow's too bad," he said.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/20...artner=RSS

Pretty sure this is what the framers of the Constitution had in mind with the phrase "Cruel and Unusual Punishment".

I hate people who blast their car music or install those loud mufflers and pipes. Personally, I don't think this is any where near being as harsh as it should be.

Don't forget that recording of the dog barking the tune to "Jingle Bells"

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Steve - - the funny thing about this is the "Self Punishment" these Stupid and Ignorant People are forcing on them selves when they start noticing the Medical Signs of Ear Damage - - as per "Tinnitus".

It is SUPER FUN to hear some invisible azz hole whistling in BOTH your ears every second of the day while you're awake.

So Just Keep on Blasting that Music boys & girls .... and you get too listen to the Ocean in a Sea Shell all day long and you never even have too hold a Sea Shell to your Ear.

See the money you are already saving by KILLING the Nerves in your Ears ... you never have to waste it on a Trip to the Beach ....



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Tripster Wrote:.

Steve - - the funny thing about this is the "Self Punishment" these Stupid and Ignorant People are forcing on them selves when they start noticing the Medical Signs of Ear Damage - - as per "Tinnitus".

It is SUPER FUN to hear some invisible azz hole whistling in BOTH your ears every second of the day while you're awake.

So Just Keep on Blasting that Music boys & girls .... and you get too listen to the Ocean in a Sea Shell all day long and you never even have too hold a Sea Shell to your Ear.

See the money you are already saving by KILLING the Nerves in your Ears ... you never have to waste it on a Trip to the Beach ....



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Trip, I have a fantastic stereo system but the point of a high end system is to recreate the original experience - not make it louder, not make it bigger, etc... Like the good doctor says, everything is ok in moderation.

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STEVE !!!!!

That's not a Sound System ... that is an "Altar" !!!!!!!



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Tripster Wrote:.

STEVE !!!!!

That's not a Sound System ... that is an "Altar" !!!!!!!



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Steve (and his sound system) are invited to my Christmas Party.