Judge sentences rap music fan to Bach, Beethoven (house, university)

[JasonPaul]

Judge sentences rap music fan to Bach, Beethoven

By Associated Press
Thursday, October 09, 2008
URBANA, Ohio — A defendant had a hard time facing the music. Andrew Vactor was facing a $150 fine for playing rap music too loudly on his car stereo in July. But a judge offered to reduce that to $35 if Vactor spent 20 hours listening to classical music by the likes of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.
Vactor, 24, lasted only about 15 minutes, a probation officer said.

It wasn’t the music, Vactor said, he just needed to be at practice with the rest of the Urbana University basketball team.
“I didn’t have the time to deal with that,” he said. “I just decided to pay the fine.”
Champaign County Municipal Court Judge Susan Fornof-Lippencott says the idea was to force Vactor to listen to something he might not prefer, just as other people had no choice but to listen to his loud rap music.
“I think a lot of people don’t like to be forced to listen to music,” she said.
She’s also taped TV shows for defendants in other cases to watch on topics such as financial responsibility. As she sees it, they get the chance to have their fine reduced “and at the same time broaden their horizons.”

Thought this was a funny story since I'm forced to listen to rap music myself everytime I go down Cobb Parkway. I would have liked to have read what Vactor thought of the music though.

[ramblinwreck17]

Good stuff but he had to do the 20 hours consecutively? Didn't follow that part.

[atlantagreg30127]

People drive by my house playing Rap so loud it literally rattles glasses in the kitchen cabinets INSIDE with the windows down, at times. I'd love to see them sentenced to a choice of 7 days in jail, or having to listen to Bluegrass music for 24 hours straight in a controlled cell they can't escape from. LOL

[Brillemeister]

I'm liking this story. A little Yes and the man might have withered away.

[spacelord75]

Wonder if it's Beethoven's 9th...that would be real horror show.

[Zel Ya]

Originally Posted by JasonPaul

Thought this was a funny story since I'm forced to listen to rap music myself everytime I go down Cobb Parkway. I would have liked to have read what Vactor thought of the music though.

Why Bach and Beethoven? Something old, huh?

A couple of hours listening to 'You Light Up My Life' by Debbie Boone should have this guy begging for mercy and forgiveness.

[portyhead24]

Originally Posted by Brillemeister

I'm liking this story. A little Yes and the man might have withered away.

I LOVE Yes!!!