Classical Music Crushes Crime, Critic Confused

“When I passed the corner, the only sign of life I found was a trembling woman crouched on the pavement, head in hand, as classical harpsichord besieged her ears.”

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/bach-at-the-burger-king/

 

[IV 445]

This is a fairly common tactic entrepreneurs use to keep, ahem, criminal elements off their property.

See, if you play classical music / country music (even metal and rock music I've heard), then "yoofs" will not loiter around. A lot of people think it's something to do with they can't stand the noise, no, they may actually be fans of Journey. But if their homies catch them listening to "uncool" music, then it will hurt their rep.

"Yo I caught yo bitch ass listenin' to Kenny Loggins boy you gaaaaay"

 

[CIA Nigger]

This is implying nobody ever listened to the classic music station in GTA/Saints Row when stealing cars and shooting people.

 

[PT 404]

This is implying nobody ever listened to the classic music station in GTA/Saints Row when stealing cars and shooting people.

Or ignoring A Clockwork Orange entirely.

 

[Lysol]

It's pretty interesting that this works to the extent that it drives away homeless, and that Vivaldi's Four Seasons broke up a fight, but I gotta say this writer is very obviously one of the people who's politics (limousine liberalism as it's called) led to the massive homeless problems in L.A. and San Fran in the first place.

So our metaphor for music’s power must change from panacea to punishment, from unifying to separating force, as its purpose slips from aesthetic or spiritual ennoblement into economic relocation. Mozart has traded in a career as doctor for the soul to become an eviction agent for the poor.

I mean really, what kind of assclown bemoans the idea of cleaning up the streets, or better yet not wanting hordes of homeless outside your business?

This is implying nobody ever listened to the classic music station in GTA/Saints Row when stealing cars and shooting people.

I'd say this is one of those "it's different when it's real life" sort of things.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

People in the UK have been using devices like this for years to keep away the yoofs.

 

[_blank_]

I think it also depends on what kind of classical music you're playing though. Mozart and Chopin? Sure, we'll behave yourselves.

Throw on some Dvorak though?

Oh shit son, time for some good ol' ultraviolence.

 

[Positron]

Nah it is just Hawthorne Effect: people change their behavior when they're aware they're being observed.

 

[Ineedahero]

politics (limousine liberalism as it's called) led to the massive homeless problems in L.A. and San Fran in the first place.

Even if they kicked off the article with 'Now I don't know about the poors' they couldn't have telegraphed their upper middle-class mindset any harder. The fact that they think homelessness is a poor problem - when it's primarily a mental illness problem and helping the homeless actively hinders people trying to make ends meet just above the poverty line - is only the most obvious flaw.

 

[CWCchange]

But I thought classical music would further anger Wokandans for its white imperialist connotation.

Still, reminds me of how clubs will play "uncool" music to break up fights/tell everyone it's time to leave.

 

[Pickle Inspector]

People in the UK have been using devices like this for years to keep away the yoofs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4154711.stm too!

 

[RadicalCentrist]

that Vivaldi's Four Seasons broke up a fight,

Winter would make anyone too depressed to fight.