{"id":1881,"date":"2024-08-19T15:21:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ireportstlucia.com\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2024-08-19T15:23:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:23:40","slug":"inspector-highlights-community-concerns-over-loud-music-disruptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ireportstlucia.com\/?p=1881","title":{"rendered":"Inspector Highlights Community Concerns Over Loud Music Disruptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspector Zachary Hippolyte, Royal St Lucia Police Force (RSLPF), urges sound system clubs and enthusiasts to play music responsibly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We don&#8217;t want those indiscriminate playing of music in the communities; it is causing problems.&#8221; Hippolyte said last week on Police Insight via Choice TV. He emphasized that while playing music is acceptable, it should be kept at a lower volume, noting that the noise from some systems is overwhelming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hippolyte also addressed a WhatsApp message about police officers participating in loud sound groups, calling it &#8220;unacceptable and unfortunate&#8221;. He urged officers to teach their clubs the law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He highlighted that quiet communities often complain about loud music, adding, &#8220;Sometimes, you take a nap during the day and the music system is so powerful that it not just wakes you up, it rattles your dishes, it rattles your cutlery, it rattles your home.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hippolyte&#8217;s cautioning follows <a href=\"https:\/\/ireportstlucia.com\/?p=1660\">recent concern over loud Olympic celebrations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/162400\/2024\/03\/saint-lucia-to-regulate-noisy-music\/\">recommendations for measures to regulate music<\/a>, and prior <a href=\"https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/162400\/2024\/03\/saint-lucia-to-regulate-noisy-music\/\">public health considerations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source\/Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/stlucia.loopnews.com\/content\/inspector-brings-attention-loud-music-disturbing-communities\">Loop St Lucia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspector Zachary Hippolyte, Royal St Lucia Police Force (RSLPF), urges sound system clubs and enthusiasts to play music responsibly. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want those indiscriminate playing of music in the communities; it is causing problems.&#8221; Hippolyte said last week on Police Insight via Choice TV. 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