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This summer has seen a drastic rise in numbers and sound volume of street preachers at Yonge and Dundas square. Every weekend without fail they descend on the high traffic intersection with an arsenal of extremely loud megaphones casting warnings of fire and brimstone that can be heard from a far. They sometimes block the road or sidewalk and distract drivers while harassing tourists and locals alike. I understand that free speech is important to any democracy and people should have the right to preach their beliefs in a public forum, however they do not have the right to use electronic sound amplifications that drown out any opposing views and risk damaging people's ears. The noise by-law specifically prohibits using these megaphones but the Toronto police seem hesitant to enforce this by-law.
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AbilityLiving (Visitante)
wmcwonca (Visitante)
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wmcwonca (Utilizador Registado)
their god is only God people
Guinevere (Utilizador Registado)
It is noise pollution. In the Health & Safety Guide - the little green book that, by law, better be placed within eyesight and kept up-to-date at your workplace - it actually specifies the appropriate decibel levels that are appropriate indoors and in public. City and Federal laws should also stipulate a specific decibel level, and at what times. Anyone would have an interest in limiting the volume some place in their life - city officials and officers go to work and live life about the same way, like the rest of us.
For example, babies have seven different cries, one of which has been identified as the most piqued sound to the human ears.
Patricia43 (Utilizador Registado)
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scenicrick (Utilizador Registado)
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vegantiger (Visitante)
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