Court Bans Woman From Owning Stereo

[matcom]

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A BRITISH woman who played music so loud it moved furniture in the flat above was banned from even owning a stereo or a television today following a landmark court ruling.

Sharon McLoughlin, 33, became the first person in Birmingham, central England - and possibly in Britain - to face such a ban under new legislation intended to curb anti-social behaviour.

McLoughlin, who is also being evicted from her flat, had been warned several times before officials moved in to confiscate her audio equipment, including a karaoke machine, on three separate occasions.

"Even though environmental health officers had seized equipment from the property, McLoughlin showed absolutely no regard for her neighbours or the law and obtained more equipment," said Ian McGibbon from the Birmingham Anti-Social Behaviour Unit (BASBU).

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10340231%255E13762,00.html

[Branjor]

1. I had an upstairs neighbor that did that years ago....

I am sure he was partially deafened by his music. It was so loud it hurt my ears in my apartment - I can only imagine what it must have been like in his.

[JM]

2. They removed a Karaoke machine?

No eonder they had her evicted and banned. It wasn't just the regular music at 100 decibals or more. It was bad Karaoke music at 100 decibals or more.

They should have given her a choice.
1) Stay in England and be banned from owning electronics.
2) She can buy all the electronics she wants, but she can only play them in the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan

JM

[Elidor]

3. It was the ABBA that finally tore it