Cruel and Unusual

Being forced to listen to "Brand New Key" (click to listen) is used in one Colorado town as punishment for playing your radio too loud. Convicted offenders must spend 1 hour on a Friday evening (when they would presumably rather be out socializing) with the county judge listening to whatever he wants to play. Other reported instruments of justice: Barry Manilow, Culture Club and Beethoven.

Said one convict, "A little Barry Manilow every now and then is OK. At least we didn't have to listen to ABBA."

The recidivism rate is said to be around 5%.