[Rumori] FW: Judge sentences man to listen to opera

matt davignon mattdavignon at hotmail.com
Tue Feb 3 12:54:14 PST 2004


>http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_862147.html
>
>Judge sentences man to listen to opera
>
>A Miami Beach judge has sentenced a man to listen to an opera as punishment 
>for playing loud rap music in his car.
>
>Judge Jeffrey Swartz told Michael Carreras: "You impose your music on me 
>and I'm going to impose my music on you."
>
>Carreras was prosecuted by police after he was caught with rap music 
>blaring from his car stereo, says the St. Petersburg Times.
>
>Officers gave him a ticket under the city's strict noise ordinance. It 
>states police can prosecute someone if they can hear their stereo from 100 
>feet away.
>
>Carreras was given the choice of paying a £280 fine, or listening to an 
>opera.
>
>Apparently Carreras chose opera and had to spend over two-and-a-half hours 
>in Judge Swartz's chambers listening to La Traviata.
>
>Carreras is said to have enjoyed the experience, tapping his foot during 
>the finale. "I think it's pretty relaxing," he said.

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