Classical Music as Crime Repellent?
Here’s a note from the Tribune today:
By playing classical music, Pierce Transit and the TPD hope to create an unpleasant environment for criminals and gangster-wannabes, she said.
It’s an intriguing hypothesis and its first field test will be interesting. While initially being installed at the Tacoma Mall Transit Center, it’s not a bad idea to pump a little life into downtown either. Rachmaninoff and Vivaldi playing on loudspeakers? I’m all for it.
Of course, if the idea is successful, they might overplay their hand and start playing music that annoys everyone. The Captain and Tennille are great and all, but hearing Muskrat Love over and over while waiting for the bus will drive anyone crazy.
Link to The News Tribune
2 comments
C Crenshaw Sepulveda March 27, 2008
The last time I “volunteered” for Tall Ships I ended working in the bilge of some freighter headed to Sri Lanka. Oh they promise you the fanny pack and the ball cap but the guys on the freighter had other ideas about my fanny. What ever you do, read the fine print, and get get the fanny pack and the water bottle up front. Fortunately I escaped with my reputation and virtue intact.
M Matthew Erlich March 28, 2008
The last time I “volunteered” for Tall Ships, it was the time of my life. Everywhere I looked there were the beautiful vessels that came to visit Tacoma. I also met a whole lot of interesting people. The highest compliment I can give is that I volunteered again.