London - A United States judge is punishing noise polluters by forcing them to listen to the likes of Barry Manilow.

Judge Paul Sacco, from Fort Lupton, Colorado, makes persistent offenders listen to music that they hate, reports the Daily Mirror.

He claims his method of making offenders sit in a room and listen to music they don't like for one hour has seen a massive drop in the number of repeat offenders in the small town.

"These people should have to listen to music they don't like," Sacco told local news station KUSA-TV.

"Most kids don't want to hear somebody like Glenn Close trying to sing opera," he said.
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