Classic methods against junkies
When I pass the ´Hauptbahnhof´ or ´main station´ in Hamburg, I always hear classical music. I thought the cheerful violin and piano melodies were there for the amusement of passing travellers. It is not.
This week I heard that classical music is the latest weapon against: junkies! Can you imagine? Classical music to chase away junkies? I'd say play some Dutch hardcore gabber music, or the twisted terror/breakbeat sounds of Venetian Snares (but then again, that would probably chase everyone away).
Now the most surprising part is that it actually works! It seems to drive a drug addicts mind crazy to hear the same music over and over again. So far for the no-tolerance policy that they've got in Amsterdam. To kick junkies out, you don't need a military police, you need an orchestra. Well, this proofs once again that sometimes the best solutions for a problem are the craziest ones.
This week I heard that classical music is the latest weapon against: junkies! Can you imagine? Classical music to chase away junkies? I'd say play some Dutch hardcore gabber music, or the twisted terror/breakbeat sounds of Venetian Snares (but then again, that would probably chase everyone away).
Now the most surprising part is that it actually works! It seems to drive a drug addicts mind crazy to hear the same music over and over again. So far for the no-tolerance policy that they've got in Amsterdam. To kick junkies out, you don't need a military police, you need an orchestra. Well, this proofs once again that sometimes the best solutions for a problem are the craziest ones.
posted by Robin Stam at 8:31 pm
4 Comments:
Ergens in Nederland ( maar ik weet niet waar) is dit ook getest op een plek waar altijd veel hangjeugd zich verzamelde. En...het hielp!!!
That´s interesting, in the comment above, my dear mother says that somewhere in Holland a test with classical music has been done as well. But that was against loitering youth. And it worked as well! Classical music really seems to move people of every generation ;-)
In Utrecht heb je dat ook en het werkt erg goed. Onze stagiaire Iris komt daar vandaan.
kus van Lien
also you..my friend ..can play on ya turntable .. nobody stays ( geintje liefie )
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