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Chaparrastique
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 Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:49 pm Post subject: Denmark ruling: Freedom from noise pollution a human right |
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March 2014 Last updated at 05:59 GMT
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Residents of Copenhagen have won a significant victory in a battle to prove that freedom from noise pollution is a human right. Denmark's highest environmental tribunal has declared that the physical and psychological suffering caused by the sound of building work is unacceptable.
The ruling has left the authorities struggling to pacify angry residents... |
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| The ruling proves that exposure to sustained excessive levels of noise is unacceptable |
And according to the W.H.O., results in
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| learning disabilities, concentration difficulties, difficulties of motivation and communication |
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26404666 |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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I wonder if Bill O'Reilly at FOX network can be classified as sustained excessive levels of noise ?  |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| This just in! Life is bad for you and inevitably ends in death. More at 11. |
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young_clinton
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Tell that to mosques that blare there prayers in my window every day at 4:50 in the morning, and then there's the other miserable 4 prayers that occur during the day. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Tell that to mosques that blare there prayers in my window every day at 4:50 in the morning, and then there's the other miserable 4 prayers that occur during the day. |
What country is this? If its a Muslim country, their right to freedom of religion trumps your right to peace and quiet. If there is ever a case where the phrase "If you don't like it, go back home" applies, this is it.
If it's in a predominantly Christian country, then you have my sympathies and that's what noise ordinances are for. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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PatrickGHBusan
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Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| now that is just hilarious! |
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