Posted on 09/17/2007 7:12:21 PM PDT by khnyny
CBS4) FORT LUPTON, Colo. Violaters of the city of Fort Lupton's noise ordinance were in for a big surprise this past Friday. The city's judge sentenced citizens who have been busted for being too loud to 1 hour of listening to unpopular or unusual music.
In a courtroom with mostly young adult offenders, Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" played loudly on a boombox.
During the full hour of punishment, they were not allowed to chew gum, eat, drink, read or even sleep.
Most violators found the first few minutes funny. As time wore on with Karen Carpenter, Barry Manilow and Barney songs, they weren't laughing anymore.
"At about 20 minutes into it, I was trying not to fall a sleep," said violator Luis Cano.
Judge Paul Sacco carries out the punishment about four times per year. He said he believes the sentence fits the crime.
"When you have a person playing rap at extreme volumes all over the city, and they have to sit down and listen for an hour to Barry Manilow, its horrible punishment," he said.
Sacco said his love for music and helping youth inspired the unusual sentence.
"It's a punishment but it doesn't hurt as bad as jail or (paying) a lot of money," he said.
The judge also said there have been only a few repeat offenders of the noise ordinance law. This type of punishment for the city has been around since the 1990s.
Exposure to Ornette Coleman jazz music will cause brain pain and mental damage.
Make them listen to Cage’s 4:33! /sarc
My favorite line from WKRP in Cincinnati: “Now for another no Barry weekend ... no Barry White, no Barry Gibbs, and no Barry Manilow.”
Manilow canceled his scheduled appearance on that insipid show “the View” tomorrow, because he didn’t want to be on the same stage with Elizabeth Haselbeck who is a conservative.
Apparently, Barry doesn’t understand why the show is called “The View”, in the first place.
Make them listen to Central Arizona “western” - I refuse to call it music.
Yoko Ono.
But then, the Constitution forbids "cruel and unusual punishment ..."
(For either Gitmo OR the offenders in the article...)
Cheers!
I’m very disappointed, but not really surprised *sigh* to hear this—I was a HUGE ‘Fanilow’ in the day (waited outside Reunion Arena in Dallas and Fort Worth Convention Center for *days* in the early 80s to get front row tickets to concerts, waaaay before Ticketron) but now, *I* am boycotting Barry. :*(
Anyone want an autographed copy of his book I got when I met him in ‘87? :*(
And he seemed like such a nice guy...
LOL. I miss WKRP.
Zamfir and the pan flute would do me in.
Oh no, not Yoko...
I can listen to the Bee Gees. Actually like them, but..
I can't watch them.
The sight of a big strapin' man singing as if his jockey shorts are waaaay too tight makes me laugh.
I’m so sorry for your pain and disillusionment.
BTW, try selling the book on e-bay, lol.
Can they do the same thing for offenders who talk loudly into the cell phones? Make them have to sit in court and listen to hours of somebody’s inane conversation about crap nobody else cares about?
Now I happen to like that “Barry”. The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack was awesome, lol.
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