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COMMENT: What do you think of this type of creative sentencing?
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
URBANA — It's usually called poetic justice.
But when she sentenced an Urbana man for violating the city's noise ordinance, Champaign County Municipal Court Judge Susan J. Fornof-Lippencott had symphonic justice in mind.
The judge offered to reduce 24-year-old Andrew Vactor's $150 fine for playing his stereo too loud to $35 if Vactor agreed to listen to 20 hours of symphonic music.
"He only made it through about 15 minutes" of one of three classical disks the probation department keeps on hand, said Chief Probation Officer Glenda Runkle.
Vactor, a 2002 graduate of Urbana High School who now plays on the Urbana University basketball team, tried to endure his sentence in early September. He said his decision to stop listening had nothing to do with the kind of music and everything to do with a busy practice and conditioning schedule.
"I didn't have the time to deal with that," he said. "I just decided to pay the fine."
The CDs have works by Beethoven, Chopin, Bach, DeBussy and other composers.
Vactor said he was listening to rap music on his car stereo July 14 when he was cited by Urbana bicycle patrolmen. He said his 2001 Impala is nothing special — "just factory speakers."
His defense fell on deaf ears. The judge found him guilty.
Fornof-Lippencott said she often offers sentencing inducements she thinks might be appropriate or helpful to misdemeanor offenders.
In the case of the noise ordinance, "I think a lot of people don't like to be forced to listen to music. And I think sometimes the defendants ... are put in the position the general public is put in."
The judge said that if she sees a Dr. Phil or Oprah show she thinks "might enlighten defendants" in other cases, she also tapes it and has it readied to use in the probation department.
A five-part Oprah show on financial responsibility is an example.
"The idea, hopefully, is that it will inspire people not to come back for the same violation. It offers an opportunity for them to cut down on their fines and costs and at the same time broaden their horizons."
The results, she knows, is not always music to defendants' ears.
Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0368 or tstafford@coxohio.com.
Comments
By Evron
December 18, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
The judge is a elitist white supremacist. She should broaden her horizon more. There’s better calm music out there than white classical music. Ambient for example.
By Cindy
December 10, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this
He pulled to the left into the turning lane and the ambulance had to swerve to miss the car. Fortunately no accident occurred.
“Loud” music is harmful, not only to the driver playing the music but to the general safety of the public. The intricate construction of the ear cannot withstand such level of sound for very long. Damage will occur. Safety programs in facilities are required to protect the workers sensitive ears with special equipment. What is protecting the hearing of the boom box individuals? Moreover, not hearing a siren might cause accidents or worse death.
In addition, if causing anger, anxiety, migraines, seizures from the migraines, sometimes-even complaints of chest pain from individuals abused by the bombardment of these boom boxes is fun to these individuals then it is time for psychological evaluations or stiffer sentences. This is, in my opinion a type of “mental abuse”.
Good day
By Cindy
December 10, 2008 8:33 PM | Link to this
I praise the judge for pioneering such a sentence. The public may think this is a minor issue. However, it is not. I was traveling through a town around noon. The red light stopped the traffic and the turning lane was clear. There was a car two cars behind me playing loud music. Suddenly an ambulance came from behind the traffic. I did not hear the siren due to the music playing loudly in a car two cars behind me. Apparently neither did the person in front of me.
By Middle Age
October 26, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this
Was he supposed to go sit in probation office to listen to his 20 hours of music? How long did he have to complete the sentence? I bet the judge chose classical music as the antithesis of rap more to give the kid a taste of what it is like for others to be subjected to loud music that is not their choice, not necessarily because of it’s superior quality. I remember playing loud music at that age. Having consequences helps speed the maturing process. I liked Linda’s Polka music story!
By anonymous
October 18, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this
How do you get pulled over by a bicycle cop? And what difference does it make what kind of music is playing? I certainly don’t listen to heavy metal softly in my car (but I’ll turn it down if someone asks). I fear for the future if we have $150 noise ordinance laws and people who take advice from talk show hosts like it was divine.
By Geoffrey
October 18, 2008 7:38 PM | Link to this
E said: “Again Its a generation gap that is just dumb… If you dont like the things you hear where you live…MOVE ITS AMERICA!!!!”
It’s not a generation gap. People young and old are both tired and fed up with this boom car crap. If you don’t like getting tickets for disturbing others with your excessive noise, MOVE ITS AMERICA!
Google search “ban boom cars” there’s a petition.
By Division
October 15, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this
While he was filling out the paperwork, she asked the young man if he would like to start the music that day for the 15 minutes he was there, in order to start the 20 hours he was to serve. Reminder that during this 15 minutes, it was the probation officer, who thought it would be a great idea to go ahead and start the music that day.
By Division
October 15, 2008 2:27 PM | Link to this
Never forced to do anything, but was given the opportunity to lower the fine if the individual chose to listen to the classical music. The real facts are that the young man came from class and had spoken with the probation officer about listening to the classical music. She had him come in and sit down to fill out paperwork that she said would only last 15 minutes.
By Division
October 15, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this
Never forced to do anything, but was given the opportunity to lower the fine if the individual chose to listen to the classical music. The real facts are that the young man came from class and had spoken with the probation officer about listening to the classical music. She had him come in and sit down to fill out paperwork that she said would only last 15 minutes.
By tHugZy
October 14, 2008 3:53 AM | Link to this
i iz listen 2 rap everyday an iz say rap iz 2 hard 4 U 2 understand clasic musak iz crap
By E
October 13, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this
emmylou- So you have no speeding tickets? Or Parking tickets? Again Its a generation gap that is just dumb… If you dont like the things you hear where you live…MOVE ITS AMERICA!!!!
By are you kidding
October 13, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this
so this young man is a college student who drives a car and listens to music and has obligations to his education, family, and community. So what he made a choice to listen to his music to loud. Great, at least he’s listening to music and not out doing drugs. At least he made the choice to pay the fine to keep his promise to his education. At least he is trying to better himself unlike most of the kids his age. They are all either living off of their parents coat tails doing nothing.
By Jonathan
October 11, 2008 10:10 AM | Link to this
Take computer games for example. Television was the big juvenile obsession of the 20th century, but now video games and rap music have taken over. Kids get so appealed by vibrant colours in such devices and attracts the child like a magnet, only to be addicted to such device and end up committing real life crime later when they reach their 20s. Same for rap music, only it’s the beats that attract those individuals to such music. (cont’d)
By Jonathan
October 11, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this
I believe this young individual was just so darn obsessed over rap music - and anyone who listens to rap music for hours on end can cause the individual problems in life and hold back their development. I am not one to say this, but as an autistic person like myself, I had my share of obsessions (30+ years worth) and they’ve pretty much been a “lifestyle” for me without realizing what harm it causes. (continued…)
By Geoffrey
October 10, 2008 8:29 PM | Link to this
The noise ordinance doesn’t distinguishes between aftermarket or factory installed sound equipment. If his sound system was too loud, it was too loud - period.
Auto makers should NOT be installing boom car equipment on their cars. Boom car equipment should be banned whether it’s aftermarket or factory installed.
The sentence was way too lenient. Better a fine, community service, and education about the damage inflicted by boom cars. Search “ban boom cars” sign the petition.
By Geoffrey
October 10, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this
“Roger: While the police officer on the bike was giving this guy a ticket, they should have been down the road taking care of the thief breaking into the car or…”
Boy they love to use this excuse eh? Trying to get out of responsibly for their actions. Yeah some use it all the time whenever they get a ticket for let’s see … ANYTHING.
So police should just ignore YOUR favorite illegal activity and only pursue others? Well you know they would have more time if wasn’t for boom car thumpers!
By Cullen
October 10, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
Shocking news that this young man could only muster 15 minutes of listening to classical music (enter sarcasm). I hate to stereotype, but I will…The majority of those who listen to rap music are easily the least eclectic as it pertains to their music interest. Rap = simplistic, classical music on the other hand has a little more depth. I’m sure if the judge had ordered him to listen to 20 hours of more Rap music; he would’ve been able to fit it in his schedule.
By Lisha
October 10, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this
Ok i have got to say that i have had a good laugh at all of the comments people are posting about something they have no idea about. For one thing this is a 24yr old who is a full time student at UU and plays on their basketball team not some wanna be thug. To all those who comment about his “speakers” needing to be removed did you not read the article???? He has a impala with a FACTORY system…not a advanced system. Face facts urbana has some judicial issues.
By emmylou
October 10, 2008 3:21 PM | Link to this
To E…..did the dealership turn the volume up? Funny, I thought once you’re in your car you are in control…silly me. Does the dealership push the gas pedal too?
From one who lives on the main drag in town and hears it all.
By Thatstheproblem
October 10, 2008 8:17 AM | Link to this
Everyone is making this a hip-hop thing, a.k.a stereotyping. The broken law wasn’t that he was listening to rap (which is another form of music, and not the same as Hip-Hop, for those of you that don’t know) but instead he broke the noise ord law. Why does it matter what type of music it was? You are basically saying if you listen to your music loud it must be rap music. Not true. Trust me, there are a lot of country boys in Urbana, and they listen to country…LOUD!
By Phil Donald
October 10, 2008 5:06 AM | Link to this
Anyone that listens to hiphop needs community service or a musical education. I studied classical music, believe me, hip hop can be written and performed by a mongrel :) I can see what the judge was trying to do and I applaud her, the guy needs edumacating :)
By kele
October 10, 2008 1:48 AM | Link to this
I wonder if he knows how to spell ‘athlete’ and ‘college’? I’ll bet he does!
By DontMatter
October 9, 2008 10:28 PM | Link to this
Besides, you guys don’t know this cat. He is a collage athelete. Practice and study, I would paid the fine too. So What!
By DontMatter
October 9, 2008 10:26 PM | Link to this
How does 20 hours of ANY music make you want to turn your music down? It’s amazing to me how Urbana has this so called noise ord, but is not enforced the way it should be. If there is an ord, ok, no cars without mufflers, you have to stop every car you hear in Urbana, trust me, that’s alot. This is a joke. It just prove how the police around here are. More worried about loud music than anything.
By the people you run your mouth about
October 9, 2008 10:24 PM | Link to this
If you had any respect you would shut your mouth! Like you said… it is NONE of YOUR business!!! No one cares for your opinion, so save it!
By Jimmydahammer
October 9, 2008 7:33 PM | Link to this
you just dont get it…I really dont care what music you listen to…its none of my business. However when you force me to listen to it..it becomes my business. Your not impressing anyone..we sit behind you and laugh…it doesnt sound as good outside as it does inside…its funny to watch your Bondo crack. But the point is if i ran up to your window and turned your music off and forced you to listen to mine you would be pissed. talk about respect…If you give none..you get none. I play dirty…
By the people you run your mouth
October 9, 2008 7:06 PM | Link to this
This man doesn’t even have SPEAKERS in his car. They are speaking of systems and people ride by my house every night and they play SYSTEMS loud… there is a difference. Tell me the answer to this one too… How did this cop measure the sound? Haha he didn’t as stated he was on a bike! Haha, Urbana cops are always up to something that is wrong! When you get a sound device that would be better to measure and really be able to sentence someone for if you are going to have a noise ordinance!
By the people you run your mouth about
October 9, 2008 7:01 PM | Link to this
You do not know this young man and you have the mouth that you do to say what you say. You must be PERFECT! Tallsandi you need to watch what you say because just as easy as you open your mouth to talk about someone something might enter your mouth to shut you up! Mr. Mercer it sounds like you need to go get a JOB other than looking at court records because it was a misunderstanding, the man was actually in class. Can’t you spell the word four?! HAHA!
By The people you run your mouth about
October 9, 2008 6:51 PM | Link to this
If you people knew the whole story you would get a different perspective of what went on. Instead you get half of a story from a rushed article because someone says print it. If you really knew how the Urbana Police Department conducted themselves and worked you might not talk as you do, referring to people as creeps and people that have their parents pay for them. Obviously you have nothing better to do than judge people without knowing the whole story. You should come get the FACTS.
By Thomas O'Donnell
October 9, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this
Appropriate sentencing is better. The offense was the loudness of the speakers AND the mind of the person who made them be so loud. I suggest that the speakers be removed from the car and destroyed and that the person be obliged to listen to 20 hours of soft music so he can get an idea of what “legal” music sounds like.
By JJ
October 9, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this
Whether it be rap or not makes no difference to me. My wife is as conservative as you can get but she loves the beat of rap music. The sentence im sure was based on the exposure of music opposite of your choice being forced upon your ears.
By Brian
October 9, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this
I applaud the judge in this case. I think if more judges used common sense like this. As well as there sentencing it would be a definite improvement to society. I live in Atlanta GA not to minimize your city by any means. But, I am sure we have a much higher rate of this type of nonsense. If 1/4 of the people respond (random percentage here). That would be a great response even in 1/8th for that matter. I think we need more common sense in this country. We lost it somewhere for sure!
By marissa
October 9, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
I am a big fan of creative sentencing. But I see 2 problems with this one.
Who is to say you can’t blare Beethoven’s 5th? The issue was volume not content. I think classic guy’s punishment of silence would be more appropriate.
It seems funny, but it’s actually very elitist to suggest that classical music is more valuable/legitimate/artistic than rap.
By Bill
October 9, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this
Yes, he realized he had a busy schedule 15 minutes into the sentence-that is actually a long attention span today!
By scott
October 9, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this
It’s going to be funny when a generation of 40 somethings are so deaf they couldn’t hear a train coming if they were right next to it.
By Cindy
October 9, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this
Creative sentencing is one thing. What good would this actually accomplish? If you’re going to have the law and then want to reduce the fine, I’m sure there was some community service to be done somewhere. What a total waste of time!!!!! I totally question Urbana’s “justice system.” I definitely think there should be a change in the court system.
By E
October 9, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this
Or the fact that just about every motorcycle on the road is twice as loud as most stereos! I swear laws just get dumber and dumber… maybe the judge should care more about drug dealers then kids with stock stereos… send the ticket to the auto dealer ship. They are the reason its so “loud”!
By Cindy
October 9, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this
Creative sentencing is one thing. What good would this actually accomplish? If you’re going to have the law and then want to reduce the fine, I’m sure there was some community service to be done somewhere. What a total waste of time!!!!! I totally question Urbana’s “justice system.” I definitely think there should be a change in the court system.
By E
October 9, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
IF OLD PEOPLE DONT LIKE LOUD MUSIC>>>P**S OFF THIS IS AMERICA TURN YOUR HEARING AIDS OFF!!!
By E
October 9, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
IF OLD PEOPLE DONT LIKE LOUD MUSIC>>>P**S OFF THIS IS AMERICA TURN YOUR HEARING AIDS OFF!!!
By E
October 9, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
IF OLD PEOPLE DONT LIKE LOUD MUSIC>>>P**S OFF THIS IS AMERICA TURN YOUR HEARING AIDS OFF!!!
By JB
October 9, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this
The judge should make them watch Oprah - now THAT’S torture !
By donny
October 9, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this
I graduated in the mid-80’s, boy this world we live in today, think what you might have thought of whats going on today back then. Kind of frightening. Turn on your TV you see sex, violence, drugs just about anything. You would have not seen all this back then. Nor heard this “Rap music promoting all these things I just stated.
By Clark Co Resident
October 9, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this
It doesn’t matter what kind of music violated the noise ordinance. I believe that the offender should have to pay a fine.
Of course, Democratic Party had a good suggestion in listening to 20 hours of Gregorian Chant. For some, that would be a worse punishment than paying the fine!
By Tiffany
October 9, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this
My question is this….why is it okay for an ice cream truck to play the ice cream song loud and not a car stereo? You can hear the ice cream truck two blocks away! I do not agree with loud music while anyone is driving. But why is it okay for an ice cream truck??
By Hopper
October 9, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this
She was out of line, I wonder about her judgement. Some of her other sentencing appears to be based on very personal feelings toward the defendent. Also, the number of times I’ve sat in my car and had someone pull up with their country music blaring is about equal to the rap music blaring. Should I think they are selling moonshine, as the one guy thinks rap music listeners are drug dealers? Sometimes my gospel music gets to me and I turn it up but not loud enough for others to hear.
By FloridaBuckeye
October 9, 2008 9:28 AM | Link to this
I love Chrissy’s comments! I do the same thing……I don’t like your music…let’s see if you like mine!!
By devin
October 9, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this
Love the comments of this post. But the real message here folks. Is that Young and old alike are guilty of this. You play your musicloud in your car on a public street, near a school, a church, hospital etc. Your most likely going to be so involved with the music your not going to notice the light that’s red, the kids exiting the school yard,the emergency response team on there why to a fire, the kids running out to the ice cream truck. etc. Its as bad as being on a cellphone while driving.
By sam
October 9, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this
Why are people who are cutting their lawns or chopping trees with a chainsaw not considered in violation? Or cutting wood with a saw in their garage? This law should pertain to any and all instances of loud noise and does not,it singles out car stereos. The law has no way of measuring the sound,just some cop going “thats too loud”. Thats real democratic. And I don’t know if people know this or not, but a noise ord. ticket in mont. county is $120,running a stoplight is $95.
By SteelersRockNorth
October 9, 2008 7:24 AM | Link to this
I think those kids that listen to rap music become slightly retarded. Too bad the general public can’t issue citations for these ‘upstanding citizens’ when our cars are vibrating when we are 4 or 5 cars behind the car playing that very loud and very kewl rap music.
By Richard
October 9, 2008 7:19 AM | Link to this
I don’t care what kind of music it is, I don’t want to hear it a quarter of mile away and it vibrating my windows.
By Democratic Party
October 9, 2008 7:04 AM | Link to this
I think a better punishment would have been to listen to 20 hours straight of Gregorian Chant.
By Roy D Mercer
October 9, 2008 7:04 AM | Link to this
People need to realize that just because you like your “Music” loud, not all of us do! By the way, the offender seemed to have had trouble showing up 4 court when he needed to be there! That is fact, I looked it up!
By tallsandi
October 9, 2008 6:55 AM | Link to this
I love it when I hear about intelligent judges using creative sentencing versus the pay the money concept. Lets face it. How many of these creeps pay the money themselves versus mommy or daddy paying for their poor misunderstood baby.
By Patricia
October 9, 2008 6:52 AM | Link to this
To Mr A, I have a BA in Health Administration with a minor in Human Resources and I love rap music am I a thug also. Quit stereo typing people just by the type of music they listen to…If you listen to country would it be fair to call you a hillbilly? New generation live with it
By Patricia
October 9, 2008 6:52 AM | Link to this
To Mr A, I have a BA in Health Administration with a minor in Human Resources and I love rap music am I a thug also. Quit stereo typing people just by the type of music they listen to…If you listen to country would it be fair to call you a hillbilly? New generation live with it
By Wolfgang
October 9, 2008 6:37 AM | Link to this
So this moron has all the time in the world to crank up the rap, but can’t fit classical music into his busy schedule?
Well then I guess he’s admitting that rap is mindless drivel.
By MR A
October 9, 2008 5:49 AM | Link to this
stupid is as stupid does. Will the real thug please stand up.
By Republic Rebel Scum
October 9, 2008 1:09 AM | Link to this
Oh and let me be perfectly clear. I did own one of those loud obnoxious sound systems … won it free in a contest… 5,000 dollars worth of THUMPING BASS and it did thump. Pulled up next to a dope boy rapcrap player and put in Frank Sinatra and the guy could not make that light turn green fast enough if he had a remote controle to do it. he tryed to out thump my car but it would not work. I had to put down all 4 windows of my car to keep them from breaking. I loved every micro-nanno second.
By Republic Rebel Scum
October 9, 2008 12:57 AM | Link to this
I find there is nothing better than The Chairman of the board himself Frank “ole blue eyes” Sinatra to chase off those pesky loud rapcrap thumping dope boys who drive around this town thinking they own the damn city or something. I wish we had a few JUDGES with the GUTS to do that in this city. but what can you expect with the liberal pablam puking bunch we have in our courts. OH by the way dont forget to vote. I know there aint much of a choice but ya gotta pick a side some time
By brenda
October 8, 2008 11:10 PM | Link to this
Aversion therapy huh? Even though I like some classical music, it would have been the money that would have averted me from wanting to jam too loudly in my vehicle. But it seems this guy has sufficient funds to happily hand a tidy sum over so cavalierly. Not a very good understanding of the value of money, it seems. Why do people think I want to hear what they are listening to? I like it loud too, but not audible 2-3 blocks away!
By Pat
October 8, 2008 9:59 PM | Link to this
Somebody please run against this judge in the next election. I think she needs to go back to drug rehab. 20 HOURS is way over the top.
Dr Phil & Oprah are idiots who sensationalize people with real problems for profit.
By Roger
October 8, 2008 8:43 PM | Link to this
Absolutely ridiculous! I am in agreement with the student. I would just pay the fine.
While the police officer on the bike was giving this guy a ticket, they should have been down the road taking care of the thief breaking into the car or the so called drug dealer that was busy dealing drugs or to the domestic violence case that was going on around the corner.
Yeah….that’s fighting some big crime for sure!
I say vote for a new Judge!
By Bart
October 8, 2008 8:27 PM | Link to this
The composer’s name is “Debussy,” not “DeBussy.”
By MissedOpportunity
October 8, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this
The real story here that the Dayton Daily Fishwrap is missing is this: these suburban and rural teenagers that think they’re black and have been brainwashed into listening to this rap garbage gangbanger scum need to be REALLY sentenced.
How about this. The next time one of these degenerate human debris failures blares their rap garbage, we bring in a mobile car crusher to crush their “ride” down to about a foot thick, then dump it on their front lawn.
By Robert
October 8, 2008 6:50 PM | Link to this
I think the sentencing was appropriate. Being ticketed by a bicyle riding officer is just too funny.
By Ken
October 8, 2008 6:01 PM | Link to this
I love classical and Baroque, but 20 hours straight is a bit much even for a fan like me. I think a more appropriate sentance would be to take his little car radio and let him watch it fall 500 feet onto concrete.
By April
October 8, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this
OH 20 hours…well wouldn’t that be kind of like community service? They don’t specify whether it needs to be straight through.
By Karen
October 8, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this
I will admit although I am a typical suburban grandmother I have been guilty of listening to music to loud (although never pulled over for it,yet) in my car. As they said in my time do the crime do the time. I know every time I do it I’m taking the risk of getting pulled over. Of course the punishment wouldn’t have bothered me unless it had been Opera lol.
By Handel
October 8, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this
No April - he sat through only 15 minutes of 20 HOURS. I would actually like to get copies of the CDs this judge has… I wonder if I go thru Urbana playing loud classical music if I would have to endure 20 hours of rap!?
By Alan
October 8, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this
April,
He would have had to have listened to more than another 5 minutes. Try another 19 hours and 45 minutes.
By Tony
October 8, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this
April, You need to re-read the article. He wasn’t sentenced to 20 minutes of classical music, but 20 HOURS. What I don’t understand is didn’t he know he had a busy schedule before he agreed to the penalty?
By April
October 8, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this
What I find funny is that he thought 5 more minutes was worth $115…because that’s all he had more to sit through to waive that much.
By Rick
October 8, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this
I think it is bad that a Judge let’s Dr Phil or Oprah do her job 4 her.
By Chrissy
October 8, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
Yep, Classic Guy, Clockwork Orange it is! That is hilarious. I do the same thing to people blasting their obscenities with my daughter in the car. We turn up Mozart, Schubert, or better yet……the Spongebob Squarepants movie soundtrack. Preferably, the Goofy Goober Theme Song or Under My Rock. The Goofy Goober Theme Song contains a window-rattling belch, which is rather retaliatory. Have a good one, everybody. :)
By Missy
October 8, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
Creative sentencing give me a break. This is a fine young man from a good family. Also a role model in the neighborhood. Is she sentencing the speeders on my street to go on a Sunday drive with the elderly. Oh, you can’t catch them when patrolling on bicycles.
By Lea
October 8, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this
Can I legally do this to my daughter?
By James
October 8, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this
How about 20 hours of Bjork?
By Steve
October 8, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
Oh great. Now he’s going to drive around blasting Beethoven and Mozart from his car stereo. Talk about rattling the windows.
By Linda
October 8, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this
I had a problem with my neighbor playing his music way too loud. I put up with it all summer long. I had asked him several times to please turn it down after ten p.m. He ignored my requests and told me to get earplugs. Instead, we got a cd of polka music. The cd skipped so it was doubly annoying. The second time we played it for him, he called the police on us!!! It’s been nice and quiet on my street since!
By Barry
October 8, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this
I wish other places would enforce their noise laws. that would sure be nice.
By classic guy
October 8, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
Sounds like a sentence from Clockwork Orange to me. Why not sentence him to 20 hours of complete, total silence?
By April
October 8, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
I could easily stand listening to 20 minutes of classical :)