# Cruel and Unusual?  Judge enlists Barry Manilow for punishment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-and-unusual-judge-enlists-barry-manilow-for-punishment/474529>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 26, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-and-unusual-judge-enlists-barry-manilow-for-punishment/474529 "2008-11-26T05:04:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-and-unusual-judge-enlists-barry-manilow-for-punishment/474529/1 "2008-11-26T05:04:07Z")

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[http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6524304&rss=rss-wpvi-article-6524304](http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6524304&rss=rss-wpvi-article-6524304)

_Fort Lupton Municipal Judge Paul Sacco has been sentencing repeat noise ordinance violators to listening to music they don’t like.  
That includes Barry Manilow, Barney the Dinosaur, Glenn Close singing opera and “Only You” by The Platters._

Where are the checks and balances to protect us?

Mods, I have no idea where this really belongs…feel free to move.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-and-unusual-judge-enlists-barry-manilow-for-punishment/474529/2 "2008-11-26T05:21:26Z")

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Since you opened the same thread in two forums, let’s close this.