Judge orders teen to remove sound system from truck

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DrPizza

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It's well within the court's right to order such a thing.
Locally: dog barking - 1st time, fine. 2nd time, bigger fine. 3rd time, ordered to have dog removed from premises or it will be destroyed.
Someone has a mess in their yard/garbage all over - court orders it cleaned up.
Failure to comply by whatever date they give = contempt = back to court again.

And, personally, I'm just as happy with them cracking down on the excessive noise. In my old neighborhood, it really had an impact on quality of life. You'd be trying to watch tv inside your house (with the windows and doors closed) and you're interupted by boom boom boom boom as a car goes by. You'd be trying to sleep... boom boom boom boom as a car goes by. Go ahead... steal the tv from my house. Thefts like that don't happen that often. Insurance will cover it, but it's an inconvenience... one that happens to most people once or just a few times in their lives. Get disturbed by excessively loud noise - inconvenience that many of us experience daily. Although some of you don't seem to mind being disturbed daily, perhaps because you feel it's also your right to disturb others with your stereos, I personally feel quite infringed upon when fvcktards have the bass cranked up and their crappy cars are rattling.
 

Lonyo

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Originally posted by: BobDaMenkey
Sucks hardcore for the idiot. "Oh I'll just not show up, what are they going to do about it?" Whatever they can, legally, and as sh*tty as what they are doing it is legal. Although it's pretty stupid to be going after loud music like that. Shouldn't they be out trying to solve some real crimes or catch speeders?

Catching speeders and catching people who play music very loud.
Which is more of a crime? I would say most people wouldn't think either is that bad.
Or they might think that overly loud music is bad.
 

screw3d

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Originally posted by: Lonyo
Originally posted by: BobDaMenkey
Sucks hardcore for the idiot. "Oh I'll just not show up, what are they going to do about it?" Whatever they can, legally, and as sh*tty as what they are doing it is legal. Although it's pretty stupid to be going after loud music like that. Shouldn't they be out trying to solve some real crimes or catch speeders?

Catching speeders and catching people who play music very loud.
Which is more of a crime? I would say most people wouldn't think either is that bad.
Or they might think that overly loud music is bad.

I don't care about someone speeding because it doesn't affect me (assuming he/she doesn't crash into me).. loud noises in my vicinity do!
 

Slvrtg277

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I have a loud stereo in my car and you would definitely hear it in your house if I drove by at any considerable volume, but I don't. I will crank it on the highway, but even in town I turn it down. Basically if I'm not traveling interstate speeds, I have the volume down.

All it takes is a little maturity and consideration. Hopefully this little punk understands that a little better now.

Props to the judge.
 

jlee

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Originally posted by: Megatomic
While I agree, police should be trying to catch violent criminals more than noisemakers, I am somewhat pleased that they are cracking down on this stuff. I've never liked sitting next to a vehicle in traffic and being unable to hear passengers in my car speak to me. And when I'm trying to get my kids to sleep at night the last thing I need is for some dumbass to drive up and down my road pumping rap at ungodly decibels.

Just if all violent criminals were as easy to spot as people with loud stereos...

:p
 

phreaqe

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Originally posted by: Slvrtg277
I have a loud stereo in my car and you would definitely hear it in your house if I drove by at any considerable volume, but I don't. I will crank it on the highway, but even in town I turn it down. Basically if I'm not traveling interstate speeds, I have the volume down.

All it takes is a little maturity and consideration. Hopefully this little punk understands that a little better now.

Props to the judge.

exactly. i like my music loud and i like to have bass. but nobody else should be forced to listen to what i am listening to. i only play it loud when i am on the highway or freeway. if i am even close to a house i turn it down
 
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Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Lord Zado
Never forget the time I was walking into a Target(super crowded parking lot) and some 65-75 year old man had Kid Rock "I wanna be a cowboy" blaring. Lots of people were staring and laughing to say the least.
Almost as bad as the time I watched a beat-up rusted out Japanese hatchback pull into a Wal-Mart trying to pump out some gangsta rap. I couldn't hold in the laughter when a fat redneck wearing a wife-beater got out.


Was stuck at a stoplight next to someone trying to impress their girlfriend with the "kickin'" sound system in their mother's station wagon and their gangsta rap. I had a CD for special occasions like that. I drowned him out with ABBA. :D
 

skace

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Depending on the sound level, I believe this is a "real crime" that has gone unpunished long enough. Obviously many people like to listen to music loudly, but most of us consider loud music to be something that is loud to us, not something that is loud to someone down the block in their house. If your system shakes windows as it goes by houses, you are not impressing anyone and I hope the same sentence happens to you. People that do this arn't doing it for the sake of music, they are doing it to get attention.
 

gigapet

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what quantitatvie evidence did the prosectuors provide proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the music was too loud?

oh wait all cops have built in decibel readers. :roll:
 

Baked

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Originally posted by: gigapet
what quantitatvie evidence did the prosectuors provide proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the music was too loud?

oh wait all cops have built in decibel readers. :roll:

I hope some jackass wannabe gangsta punks park their impala in front of your house from 8AM to 10PM playing baby got back w/ the volume turned to 11. But sounds like you like live in some rich white neighborhood, so you wouldn't understand what loud is.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: SampSon
I'm not sure what legal ground that court has to stand on by ordering him to remove everything but the factory stereo equipment. I would be willing to be a lawyer could have easily changed that outcome.

They just passed a new set of Laws on this in Louisiana.

They can confiscate the equipment and not give it back.

First Offense is automatic 30 day License suspension.

Second Offense is automatic 6 month License suspension

Third Offense is automatic Jail time and Community Service hours in addition to having equipment confiscated.


 

Slvrtg277

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Originally posted by: skace
Depending on the sound level, I believe this is a "real crime" that has gone unpunished long enough. Obviously many people like to listen to music loudly, but most of us consider loud music to be something that is loud to us, not something that is loud to someone down the block in their house. If your system shakes windows as it goes by houses, you are not impressing anyone and I hope the same sentence happens to you. People that do this arn't doing it for the sake of music, they are doing it to get attention.

Bullshyte. I listen to my music loud enough to hear it inside people's homes, as I stated earlier. It's not to impress anyone. It's because I like to listen to music loud, whether it's in my car or in my home. I also play music loud. Music sounds better louder provided it's a clean sound.

I guess rock concerts are loud to "impress" people and get attention....not because the fans like it that way.
 

gigapet

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Originally posted by: Baked
Originally posted by: gigapet
what quantitatvie evidence did the prosectuors provide proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the music was too loud?

oh wait all cops have built in decibel readers. :roll:

I hope some jackass wannabe gangsta punks park their impala in front of your house from 8AM to 10PM playing baby got back w/ the volume turned to 11. But sounds like you like live in some rich white neighborhood, so you wouldn't understand what loud is.

Thats a different situation, blatantly creating a public disturbance when you are parked they should be held to the same standards as someone a having a party, but i could care less how loud someones music is while they are driving. Like if you cant deal with bass coming from a car while at a stop light you have your own issues you need to work through.
 

Tom

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Originally posted by: gigapet
Originally posted by: Baked
Originally posted by: gigapet
what quantitatvie evidence did the prosectuors provide proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the music was too loud?

oh wait all cops have built in decibel readers. :roll:

I hope some jackass wannabe gangsta punks park their impala in front of your house from 8AM to 10PM playing baby got back w/ the volume turned to 11. But sounds like you like live in some rich white neighborhood, so you wouldn't understand what loud is.

Thats a different situation, blatantly creating a public disturbance when you are parked they should be held to the same standards as someone a having a party, but i could care less how loud someones music is while they are driving. Like if you cant deal with bass coming from a car while at a stop light you have your own issues you need to work through.


Overly loud music on public roads is a safety issue, and people have a right to NOT hear someone else's noise.
 

Deadtrees

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Originally posted by: Slvrtg277
Originally posted by: skace
Depending on the sound level, I believe this is a "real crime" that has gone unpunished long enough. Obviously many people like to listen to music loudly, but most of us consider loud music to be something that is loud to us, not something that is loud to someone down the block in their house. If your system shakes windows as it goes by houses, you are not impressing anyone and I hope the same sentence happens to you. People that do this arn't doing it for the sake of music, they are doing it to get attention.

Bullshyte. I listen to my music loud enough to hear it inside people's homes, as I stated earlier. It's not to impress anyone. It's because I like to listen to music loud, whether it's in my car or in my home. I also play music loud. Music sounds better louder provided it's a clean sound.

It's not a problem when you're just stupid. But, it's a problem when you're stupid and proud of it. Just turn that sh1t down.
I guess rock concerts are loud to "impress" people and get attention....not because the fans like it that way.