Classical Music Helps Keep the Peace in Australian City

Classical Music Helps Keep the Peace in Australian City
Hoodlums and vagabonds are being scared away from areas of the Gold Coast, Australia, by classical music. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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Speakers playing classical music in selected parts of an Australian tourist city have proven to be an overnight success in driving out anti-social elements.

Since mid-November, classical music has played in targeted areas of the Gold Coast once frequented by hoodlums and vagrants, reported the Courier Mail.