http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_en_mu/odd_symphonic_justice

Thu Oct 9, 10:18 AM ET

 

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."

I feel no symphony towards him whatsoever.............................. :rolleyes:

That's really funny:lol:

That's really funny:lol:

 

That's music to my ears........................ :smug:

It actually is though, pretty amusing |D

ROTFL I was really expecting to see an onion link somewhere...

It's funny, but at the same time, really smart. I wonder if the judge has majored in psychology?

I'm waiting for someone to say it was racist.

Well I guess you could say it was a "bum rap"!!:P

why would it be racist

I hate rap music !well most of it ! its shite !

 

 

for people that can not sing, but I have to admit very talented song writers well a few of them !

:lol: That's genius!

why would it be racist

I hate rap music !well most of it ! its shite !

 

 

for people that can not sing, but I have to admit very talented song writers well a few of them !

 

Trust me, many consider this racist....in actuality it's not but in todays PC culture its considered that.

I feel no symphony towards him whatsoever.............................. :rolleyes:

 

Well I guess you could say it was a "bum rap"!!:P

 

You're just chalk full of this stuff aren't you...:rolleyes:

You're just chalk of this stuff aren't you...:rolleyes:

 

Yup!! Bling it on!!:rolleyes: