Christchurch, in New Zealand, hopes that playing the dulcet tones of one Barry Manilow through a central mall district will pacify unruly teens who congregate there- or at least convince them to go elsewhere.
"The intention is to change the environment in a positive way ... so nobody feels threatened or intimidated," Central City Business Association manager Paul Lonsdale told The Associated Press. "I did not say Barry Manilow is a weapon of mass destruction."
"The intention is to change the environment in a positive way ... so nobody feels threatened or intimidated," Central City Business Association manager Paul Lonsdale told The Associated Press. "I did not say Barry Manilow is a weapon of mass destruction."
He's more a Weapon of Mall Distraction.
A group of several dozen young people who toss their trash about, spray graffiti, get drunk, use drugs, swear at and intimidate patrons at the outdoor mall, so the city council, police and local property owners agreed that "nice, easy listening" music like Manilow's "Can't Smile Without You,""Mandy" and other hits might change the behavior of loitering teens.
But one 16-year-old told The Press newspaper that unfashionable music wouldn't deter them.
"We would just bring a stereo and play it louder," Emma Belcher said.
Lonsdale countered that the city would then hit them with anti-noise laws.
A group of several dozen young people who toss their trash about, spray graffiti, get drunk, use drugs, swear at and intimidate patrons at the outdoor mall, so the city council, police and local property owners agreed that "nice, easy listening" music like Manilow's "Can't Smile Without You,""Mandy" and other hits might change the behavior of loitering teens.
But one 16-year-old told The Press newspaper that unfashionable music wouldn't deter them.
"We would just bring a stereo and play it louder," Emma Belcher said.
Lonsdale countered that the city would then hit them with anti-noise laws.
But what about the global No Manilow Laws?
Don't they count anymore?
A thousand and one strings. Or as we used to call it, at a radio station I once interned at - menopause music.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, toss the little monsters in juvie and fine the sh*t out of their parents.
We got a good laugh out of it here too :-) I wonder if it will work.
ReplyDeletegood lord....what the hell happened to him???! scary....
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