Off the Cuff / My Other Journal

Crime Fighting with Three B�s: Bach, Brahms and Beethoven

According to AP news, Tacoma, Washington transit workers are busybees installing speakers into Tacoma Mall Transit Center, to stop drug deals at the bus stop and other troubled sites. The idea comes from a psychologist and will serve to shake the routine to throw criminals off balance.

A city bus driver thought the idea could stir things even more. “The reason we don't have music on the buses is that you can't please everyone. It would just cause drama,” he said.

This makes me think that maybe psychologists should learn to drive buses to avoid false reasoning.

Not that I don’t appreciate sonatas, concertos and the like. I listen to them quite often when I write, especially Bach, Brahms and Beethoven. So far, they haven’t prevented me from bad writing.

On the positive side, drug dealers may learn to appreciate classical music, making their deals to, say, Diabelli Variations. Then, we might call their practice 'Highbrow Dealing.'

I just love funny news!