Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Forget Asbos. Australia uses Barry Manilow

Just encountered this great news story... You just got to love the Australians, how on earth will you have a gang fight wile Copacabana is blasted??? It would just be silly :) brilliant idea

 In Britain, the Asbo is wielded to curtail the antics of hooligans. In Australia they have a different, though not necessarily more humane, means of control: the music of Barry Manilow.

For the next six months the ears of the youth of Rockdale, a suburb south of Sydney, will be subjected to the sounds of the singer's back catalogue after the local council resolved to get tough on antisocial behaviour. Councillors hope piping Manilow hits such as Mandy and Copacabana through a loudspeaker into a car park troublespot will kill the atmosphere and force the youths to move on.

posted by Tomas @ Tuesday, June 06, 2006

1 Comments:

At 8:24 am, Blogger Davíð Örn said...

wow....at first I thought you had lost your mind, but then I decided to "google" the title, and it is a REAL story..quite amazing!!! :Þ

 

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