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NEWS ABOUT: noise violation

noise violation stories: 6 news summaries

 Noisy-Sex Woman 
 Loses Appeal 

Loud lovemaking called nuisance; recording played in court

Nov 11, 09 10:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A judge in England has upheld the conviction of a woman whose loud noises during sex "constituted a statutory nuisance," the BBC reports. Caroline Cartwright appealed an earlier decision, saying she had a right to "respect for her private and family life," but the court disagreed.... More »

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England • sex • court • noise violation

CITY OF SLEEP?


 Au Revoir, Paris Nightlife 

Noise ordinances strangle once-legendary music and party scene

Nov 5, 09 10:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Paris, a city whose decadent nightlife was once the stuff of legend, is looking more like a museum these days: pretty, quiet, and closed at night. Gentrification of former party neighborhoods has brought an influx of residents unwilling to put up with noise; resulting noise ordinances have caused music venues... More »

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London • Berlin • Paris • Gentrification • noise violation • nightlife • electronic music

 Yes, Yes! 
 Brit Jailed for Loud Sex 

Woman whose groans annoyed even the deaf in custody for breaching court order

Apr 28, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British woman whose amorous moans and groans were so loud that even a partially deaf neighbor complained has been jailed for breaching a court order, the Daily Telegraph reports. The woman, 48, was "banned from making excessive noise" anywhere in England earlier this month but she landed back... More »

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sex • Britain • Asbos • noise violation

Noisy Teens Sentenced to Manilow Sessions

'Music misery' sentences used to bring noisemakers in line

Jan 21, 09 3:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Call it cruel and unusual punishment—or at least unusual. When a Colorado judge sentences teenagers guilty of blasting car stereos too loud in Fort Lupton, he often imposes a session of enforced "musical misery," the Los Angeles Times reports. That means a Friday night in his courtroom... More »

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music • Willie Nelson • Colorado • Pink Floyd • teenager • Barry Manilow • noise violation • Barney • Beethoven • Simon & Garfunkel • Bing Crosby

Punishment Fits the Crime
for Colo. Noise Offenders

Teens made to listen to an hour of Manilow after late-night backyard gig

Nov 24, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - One Colorado judge has had it with teenagers making repeat appearances in his court for noise violations. So rather than issue a fine for mom and dad to pay, he’s devised his own punishment: Noise violators are forced to listen to an hour of gloriously un-hip music, from Barney... More »

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music • capital punishment • Colorado • fine • noise pollution • Barry Manilow • noise violation • Barney

 Rap Fan's Sentence: Bump Bach 

Unable to listen for 20 hours, defendant opts to pay fine

Oct 9, 08 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Illinois municipal court offered to reduce a 24-year-old’s fine for a noise violation if he listened to 20 hours of classical music, but he lasted just 15 minutes, the Springfield News-Sun reports. "I didn't have the time," says the college basketball player, denying that the... More »

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classical music • Oprah Winfrey • Illinois • rap music • Dr Phil • Urbana-Champaign • Urbana University • noise violation • Chevrolet Impala

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