Florida: 'Loud music' provokes 3 killings

Miami Herald ^ | June 2, 2003

[darkwing104]

I guarantee there is a past history.

There probably was and The press didn't mention that. That is why I have a gut feeling about this story.

- but a sock full of blue food coloring lobbed over the fence into their pool in the dark of night has been an option - that or soap.

Good idea but not worth it. They would sue you in a heartbeat.

[MineralMan]

"- but a sock full of blue food coloring lobbed over the fence into their pool in the dark of night has been an option - that or soap.

Good idea but not worth it. They would sue you in a heartbeat."

True, and it would be vandalism, I suppose. It's difficult to deal with bad neighbors, to be sure. Most often, they're renters, though. I had some bad neighbors who were renters. Loud parties. Trash in my yard. Non-maintenance of the property. That kind of thing.

I asked them to behave better and to respect their neighbors. They told me to perform an impossible sex act. The cops weren't much help with the really loud late-night parties So, I documented their nonsense over the next month, with video. Sent a copy to the owner of the house, with a nice letter, letting him know that his tenants were creating a nuisance, focusing on the damage they were doing to his property. They were out a month later.

It's a lot harder if they're owners, though.

[Allegra]

can't stand most Latin music, even most of the jazz (and I'm a big jazz fan). Way too repetitive for my taste.

I can't stand anybody's music being blasted at me in the middle of the night. It seems people are just getting more and more rude with their music. Hate to say it, but every time I've heard music being blasted away from a home, the street or in a parking area, usually late at night, it is always Latin music.

[Mr. Mojo]

Sometimes it's rap.

[=Intervention=]

I live in a similar situation. It's hip-hop on into the night occasionally until 6 AM. (And nothing is more irritating than the same bass line over and over again when it's keeping you awake.) After one round of all-night bassing by the neighbors I broke a chair against the wall separating us and the pieces of the chair shattered their back window. Not the most intelligent thing to do, but it was 6 AM, I had no sleep, and it wasn't the first time they had done it. So while I don't condone the shooter for the murders, I completely understand his frustration and rage. Civility decreases everyone's stress levels and saves lives to boot. (A failure to become acculturated does have costs.)

[vrwc1]

If people here want to comment on low life morons, what do you care?

Some of them were supportive of the shooter. You don't think that makes FR look bad?

If you want to show your arrogance and holier-than-thou attitude (calling people you know nothing about "low lifes", "skanks" and "morons") to the whole world, that's fine. Since you've posted it publicly, I feel compelled to comment on it, so people who read posts on this forum don't get the feeling that we all think that way.

[muggs]

I might print this out and shove it under my neighbor's door.

It has been quieter since I dropped my 10 pound weight on the floor the last time he got a little to loud.

[Joe Hadenuf]

I hope I don't get banned for saying this, but those cars that have those tacky bass boom boxes, with the base that makes one skin crawl, last time I heard one of those idiotic morons I found myself wishing for a hand grenade..Hehehe...Even the shrinks are saying that they are driving people mad and to violence.


If I had to live near someone that had one of those bass boom freaking boxes in their homes, that was shaking the paint off my walls, I would get real crazy....I would get one of those big ol PA speakers and blast Mary Poppins music or shrieking baboon sounds 24 hours a day.

[darkwing104]

If I had to live near someone that had one of those bass boom freaking boxes in their homes, that was shaking the paint off my walls, I would get real crazy....I would get one of those big ol PA speakers and blast Mary Poppins music or shrieking baboon sounds 24 hours a day.

An old air raid siren would be better...:-)

[Joe Hadenuf]

If you want to show your arrogance and holier-than-thou attitude (calling people you know nothing about "low lifes", "skanks" and "morons") to the whole world, that's fine. Since you've posted it publicly, I feel compelled to comment on it, so people who read posts on this forum don't get the feeling that we all think that way.

Yes, Joe Hadenuf was the first to say, that people that party in apartment buildings of all places, at ***4:00 a.m.*** are inconsiderate, irresponsible lowlife.

I can only hope, that the next apartment you move into, will have a speed freak drummer living on one side, and 40 illegal aliens that all belong to a lousy Mariachi band on the other. May gawd save you.

[=Intervention=]

I hear ya...:o

-=I=-

[Mr. Mojo]

I would get one of those big ol PA speakers and blast Mary Poppins music or shrieking baboon sounds 24 hours a day.

LOL

[vrwc1]

Joe, life is a lot more pleasant if you don't go around thinking that every other person is a "freakin' moron". Hopefully the next person that is affected by something stupid or inconsiderate you do is less judgemental than you are.

Peace.

[DeFault User]

I would get real crazy....I would get one of those big ol PA speakers and blast Mary Poppins music or shrieking baboon sounds 24 hours a day.

I heard a good one about a fellow like you who was sick of the mind shattering "boom, thumpa, boom" from cars. He rigged his pickup with an old amplifier and speakers. Wnen next he encountered one of those idiots at a stop light, he cranked up his amp and speakers. He reported that, "George Jones never sounded better."

[Humidston]

Boom bass in cars - Boy do I agree!

I heard a great story: Two punks were beside each other at a red light and having a "sound" war, trying to outdo each other's bass. Finally, one blew his entire windshield out from the vibrations. Now THAT is poetic justice!

[Constitution Day]

An old air raid siren would be better...:-)

Heh heh!! That comment reminds me of this:

Wife-Subduing Air Raid Siren Confiscated

[HELLRAISER II]

We are talking about Miami here, i'm sure that loud music gets put down on the proverbial list of "To do" things for the police. It's just not as juicy or important as a mugging or a murder, unless of course it turns into a murder. Maybe they need to up it on the list of important calls from here on out.

[WRhine]

If I had to live near someone that had one of those bass boom freaking boxes in their homes, that was shaking the paint off my walls, I would get real crazy....I would get one of those big ol PA speakers and blast Mary Poppins music or shrieking baboon sounds 24 hours a day.

LOL.

[tob2]

Maybe in a cave! ROFL

[WRhine]

I can't stand most Latin music, even most of the jazz (and I'm a big jazz fan). Way too repetitive for my taste.

I take it you are not a big fan of Polka! That's all I hear when coming across hispanic radio stations out here. I think this music is going to be A LOT more popular in the years ahead. How do you think Led Zep tunes would sound arranged to a Polka beat? ...and a one, and a two and a three.