Tag: LOITERING

Community leaders in Christchurch, New Zealand hope that the songs of Barry Manilow will deter juvenile delinquents from congregating at the town's outdoor mall, according to an AP report at Yahoo! News. While recent auditory repulsion techniques have met disapproval from certain quarters, Christchurch's Central City Business Association manager Paul Lonsdale hopes that piping Manilow tunes ...

The Mosquito, a small box designed to irritate young people by emitting a high pitched whine only audible to those 25 years old or younger, is expanding its audience by lowering the pitch to annoy everyone. Great... Until now, the high-frequency box has been used primarily to keep young hooligans from bothering shopkeepers by loitering. But now that it can be heard by everyone, the box can be ...