I literally stumbled upon this story a few weeks ago and it really made me re-think American torture methods. While I think that torture can be a barbaric act, I am not 100% against using torture methods to retrieve information from sources that are associated with terrorist acts. Although water-boarding might be too extreme, something along the lines of music as a form of torture, I'm okay with.
This article addresses certain musicians that were used a a means of torture for detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. One thing they mentioned was not so much the content of the music, but the non-stop noise, as the means of torture. I understand that because I can't imagine not having a few moments of silence to be able to gather your thoughts. I thought it was funny that the musicians were banning against it, because I think it's a blow to the ego to know that your music sucks so bad that it is used to literally make people go crazy.
And then, there's getting a taste of your own medicine. I saw this story last year and I think that it is a pretty clever idea to solve noise ordinance problems. My favorite part of the story was that you could literally see the agony in the offenders faces. It made me think about what music would drive me crazy. Number one for sure would be Nickelback. Oh dear God. And then I think a close second would be Hoobastank. What would be on your list? Would it also be the great Manilow?
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