Noboom petition is gaining momentum,

PRESS RELEASE: Noboom petition is gaining momentum.


Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. If people fail to govern themselves, then someone will govern them. The same thing happened to the "rave" community a few years back. What you have here are a growing number of people with very little common sense. As I've said before, there is a time and a place for everything. 2:00 AM on a Tuesday night in front of my house, is not the time or the place for "2001 a Bass Odyssey". I hate to see the law have to step in tell people how loud they can listen to a car stereo, but it's clear that the line has been crossed and one man's freedom has encroached on another's. The law's function is to define the line between the rights of people, e.g. my right to sleep peacefully and Jon Q. Gangstawannabee's right to jam in his tricked out Celica.

Outlawing the stereos is a dumb idea, there should be ordinances which designate areas as quiet zones. Perhaps tied to speed limits? The problem with that concept is that it relies heavily on the police to enforce it. Which costs money in taxes. But don't see any other option to maintain a balance between respecting the rights of those bass enthusiasts with common sense and keeping the less conscientious boomers in line... If you're really pissed off, Citizens Against Audio Trespass has a petition going. I'm going to start getting license plate numbers and mailing them to the Lexington police. :)