Soon, the scene was contained, the sound of whips stopped, and the sound of horns became much quieter. It must be said that when the police arrived, they did give some face.
After stopping them, the two were about to leave. But after taking a few steps, the sound of whips rang out again.
This made Ma Xi very angry, and he immediately turned back and quickly persuaded them to stop.
The three old men stopped whipping their hands when they saw the police coming. The old ladies who wanted to turn up the volume of the speakers also stopped waving their hands.
"Comrade police, please don't try to persuade me. I don't have to whip you. Just ask those people to turn off the speakers. I will definitely not whip you. I will just practice Tai Chi quietly for a while." The leading uncle held his whip and said to the women.
This gave Ma Xi a headache. Are those aunties so easy to persuade?
In theory, in the summer, as long as the noise is not too loud, you can do square dancing until 10 pm near residential areas. The 10 pm limit is said to be set by the Tianhua City Environmental Protection Bureau, but no one has seen the specific document. Every time I talk to the aunties, they say it is only allowed until 10 pm, which is generally negotiable.
When the police station sends officers to deal with this kind of situation, they basically try to smooth things over. There's nothing they can do about it. The situation itself is too complicated.
Bai Song didn't believe it and went to talk to a few aunties, but he finally gave in. It was only a little after eight o'clock and our voices were not loud, so why were we not allowed to dance?
After all the discussion, Bai Song finally understood that as long as the sound was below a certain decibel level, it was indeed... not illegal.
But here comes the problem: the aunt’s voice can be adjusted, but the whip cannot.
The whip either makes no sound, or if it does, it's just a sonic boom in the air.
Many people don’t understand why a whip makes a sound. In fact, the principle is very simple, that is, the tail of the whip is traveling at supersonic speed.
Yes, it is the same thing as the sonic boom when a supersonic aircraft reaches the critical value. Therefore, if you don’t have enough proficiency, you can’t make a sound by dancing. This is indeed a technical job. Therefore, the uncles who can make a sound by dancing are very fascinated by their ability...
Please don't be obsessed with me, I'm just a legend...
Due to this principle, there is absolutely no way to reduce the volume by waving a whip.
Unable to convince the aunt, Bai Song started to persuade the uncle.
"Uncle, why don't you move on a bit? I think the park further away is quite good. The sound of your whip is really as loud as a bell. I'm afraid the residents of this community can't stand it." Bai Song started by praising him. Everyone likes to hear good words, right?
"Well, what you say is quite pleasant to the ear, much better than those old ladies. But, they are still playing music. If I just leave like this, won't they laugh at me to death?" The old man was still unwilling, and the other two old men also agreed.
Ma Xi gave Bai Song a look, and Bai Song understood: "Uncle, let's say something nice first, so as not to hurt the harmony, right? The sound of your whip is really too loud, and it is illegal to disturb the neighbors."
"Yes, we have relevant regulations." Ma Xi immediately played the bad guy: "We are in the same jurisdiction, please don't make it difficult for us."
"Oh? You're trying to scare me with the law?" The old man said he didn't care. "If I remember correctly, noise pollution is under the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Bureau, right? The Environmental Protection Bureau is off work at this time. Since when did the Public Security Bureau still take care of this?"
This is a naked confrontation and sarcasm. Ma Xi immediately said, "Uncle, you can't say that. This place is so close to the police station, right..."
Ma Xi played the emotional card, and Bai Song was a little angry. This old man was a bit too much. Not only did he take advantage of his age, but he also openly disregarded the law? After Ma Xi finished speaking, Bai Song saw that the old man was still unmoved, so he said directly: "I don't know, where did you hear that the Public Security Bureau doesn't care about noise pollution?"
"Huh?" The old man was a little indignant when he heard Bai Song say that. "Don't think that you know a lot about the law just because you're wearing this kind of clothes. Let me tell you, my son is in charge of legal affairs in the company. He knows a lot about the law. Noise pollution is under the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Bureau."
"Then maybe your son needs to study the law carefully again. According to Article 58 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law", anyone who violates the legal provisions on the prevention and control of noise pollution in social life and creates noise that disturbs the normal life of others shall be given a warning; if he fails to correct his behavior after the warning, he shall be fined not less than 200 yuan but not more than 500 yuan.
I think you don't want us to interrupt you at your age and give you another warning, right? Or, a fine for the second time?" Bai Song's voice was a little cold. This was a very obscure law, but Bai Song memorized it after reading it once.
"You're not lying to me, are you?" The old man looked suspicious. "I've heard of those public security regulations before, but there's also this one?"
Seeing Bai Song's sure look, the old man took out his cell phone, walked a few dozen meters away, found a quiet place and made a call.
Seeing that the old man had left and the remaining two old men were standing far away, Ma Xi asked Bai Song, "Why don't I remember this? I heard from others that this needs to be managed by the Environmental Protection Bureau?"
"It's like this. The first half of this law says 'violation of legal provisions on the prevention and control of noise pollution in social life', which is actually something like the Environmental Protection Law. We can't impose penalties directly. The environmental protection department needs to issue a noise pollution certification before we can impose penalties. So it's quite troublesome and not that easy in practice. So, over time, many people, including ourselves, think that this matter is under the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Bureau." Bai Song told the truth, which was actually just a lie.
In fact, Bai Song has no authority to directly classify the sound of the old man whipping as a nuisance. This determination needs to be made by the Environmental Protection Bureau, and then the public security department can impose penalties.
However, if the old man continues to disobey the regulations and continues to violate the law even after the police stop him, then he may be committing other violations, such as obstructing the performance of official duties.
In short, the police do not represent themselves, and it is not easy for them either, so why bother to argue with them...
After four or five minutes, the grandfather's son, who might have looked up this "rare" law, told him that it really existed. The grandfather simply scolded his son for his lack of skills and hung up the phone in embarrassment.
It took the old man more than ten seconds to walk 20 meters, and more than half a minute to walk back. Looking at the two policemen who looked calm, he chuckled, "Hey, police comrades, where were you just now? Yes, yes, it is indeed a little late. My arm hurts a little today, and I have some old injuries in my arm. I will go back and rest for a while.
Alas... you don't know, I was in very good shape back then! Now, people can't refuse to accept their age..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
