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RE: Power-Tripping Cop vs Guy Who DESTROYS Her With Her Own Law!
Only watched 1st vid. Think cops did fine! I'll be the Loner Dissenter. Nice to see noise laws enforced. Here's the laws, cops may have been correct:
https://library.municode.com/az/tempe/codes/city_code?nodeId=CH20NO
"For the purpose of enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, noise level shall be measured on the A-weighted scale with a sound level meter satisfying at least the applicable requirement for Type 1 sound-level meters as defined in American National Standard S 1.4-1971 or the most recent revisions thereof. The meter shall be set for slow response speed, except that for impulse noises or rapidly varying sound levels, fast response speed may be used. Prior to measurement, the meter shall be verified, and adjusted to ±0.3 decibel by means of an acoustical calibrator. "
Cops forgot their meter. Besides, this is yet another bogus "law" designed to extract more revenue from the people and to the state.
Thanks for the video, issue and reply. Appreciate your opinion. I'm uncertain what type of zone this incident occurred.
Sec. 20-7. - Special noise sources.
(a) Residential zones. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than law enforcement personnel or government agencies acting within the scope of their employment, to install, use or operate within any residential zone of the City, a loudspeaker or sound-amplifying device or equipment in a fixed or movable position, on public property including any public right-of-way, without first obtaining a temporary permit from the special events task force.
It appears a decibel meter is not needed in every case.
There's also this section of the noise code:
Sec. 20-11. - Unnecessary noise.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and in addition thereto, it shall be unlawful for any person without justification to make or continue, or cause or permit to be made or continued, any unnecessary, excessive or offensive noise which disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area.
I think the cops did great. I don't agree with the Pastor that there's some conspiracy of Tempe, AZ, cops and Planned Parenthood against him or his church. I doubt the cops cared if he was for or against abortion. They simply investigated a complaint.
Again, noise can be harmful, disruptive, intrusive. According to a recent U.S. Census, it's the #1 complaint people make about their neighborhoods and the #1 reason people want to move, in major urban areas. It appears Tempe, AZ, has great laws and law enforcers who fairly and appropriately enforced these laws.
It's great that the Pastor's raising awareness to an important issue, but disappointing and kind of shocking that he was inconsiderate of the impact his amplified noise was having on others and that he may have been ignorant of the laws.
I apologize for not responding sooner, I don't get too many replies.