Another place uses Barry Manilow music to fight crime

September 17, 2007

In July last year I reported reading that a local council is playing Barry Manilow music to keep away hoodlums. Now, I read that a Colorado judge is setting a sentence of listening to Barry Manilow music for one hour for noise-pollution offenders. He said that after listening to loud rap, an hour of Barry Manilow music is "horrible punishment".

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May 10, 2007

Barry Manilow: Anti-hoon weapon

July 17, 2006

The singing of Barry Manilow and Doris Day is being used by Rockdale Council, in Sydney’s south, to keep rev-head hoons from loitering in car parks. Other shopping centres or car parks have successfully played Bing Crosby or classical music to reduce loitering.

http://entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,19808115-7484,00.html

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