If you ever saw the American TV show 'Cops', you'd know we have our share of booger-eatin' morons here as well. For some reason, none of them seem to like to wear shirts. Which helps with identification.
Yeah, we get Cops here, and yeah, you are so right, they do always seem to have no shirts on!! Hilarious.....but sad at the same time....
I would say alcohol/meth would be the fuel here.....
"Cops came to assist Noise Control in seizing his stereo for playing it too loud."
Glad I don't live in New Zealand. (particularly because I don't have a brazier to protect my stereo with)
Yes we have "noise control", how it works is you get a noise abatement notice first which is served by a security company, you usually have to turn the noise down for a period of 12 to 24hrs.....
If you continue to disregard the notice, the Police can seize your sound making equipment.
Generally you get two warnings, and even then you can negotiate with the Police, its not common for people to have their gear confiscated.
However, when there is drugs and alcohol involved, then yeah, the gear gets taken away.....
So unless you are an out of control drunk/drugged moron, you'll never get your stereo confiscated as long as you are a person of reason....
I had noise control called on me twice when I first moved in to my current house, but I have now found the medium and times at which I can crank it up if I want to, and I have not seen Noise control for about three years now...
New Zealand is an awesome place to live, but we pay WAY too much tax and living is too expensive.....