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January 30, 2006
Creative lawmaking
St. Louis has the right idea.
St. Louis police will be able to seize cars blasting loud music under a bill passed today by the Board of Aldermen. . .
[Alderman Craig] Schmid said he wanted to send a “strong message” to drivers who cruise through residential areas, jarring neighbors and rattling windows.
“I analogize it to auditory graffiti,” Schmid said.
Other aldermen said loud music coming from cars is among their top complaints from constituents. The music gets so loud, Alderman Dionne Flowers, that when “you’re in bed, you fall out.”
The bill prohibits operating car stereo equipment that creates “louder volume than is necessary for convenient, normal hearing,” which is the same language as the city’s current anti-noise ordinance.
Now, all we need is legislation authorizing the seizure of screaming children in restaurants.
Of course, what do we do with them?
Ransom of Red Chief, anyone?
Posted by Mike Lief at January 30, 2006 07:50 AM