IT WAS pure hell from Saturday, 10th May to Monday, 12th May, when a wedding or some kind of event was being celebrated in Seaforth Street, Campbellville.

It caused merciless abuse to the residents in that street and in the neighbourhood by the organisers playing extremely loud and heavy music. Even yesterday, Tuesday 13th, though the music was much toned down after the last visit at approximately 23:00 hours by the police on Monday night, it was still invading my residence, which is located a street away.

These reckless, nerve-racking noise attacks continue unabated by persons, who in my opinion either have some unexplained mysterious disease eating away at their brains, or rats have somehow managed to defecate on their conscience, causing them to behave in such selfish, inconsiderate and unreasonable manner.

I am not sure if the storm is over, as the weekend approaches and the DJ, whoever he is, seems not to have any respect for law and order. On more than one occasion, a patrol had to be summoned, and the music was turned up even louder when the patrol left seconds later.

It is not easy to get the patrol to return, since one is always told that the patrol had already visited. It takes a long time to get them to respond, and even longer, on some occasions, to get them to return.

So it is with much dissatisfaction that I am calling on those in authority for a swifter response by the police when these vicious attacks occur, given the lateness of the hour. At least the patrol should stop the music completely, for these offenders are disrespectfully crossing their limits without a care that there is a noise nuisance law, and they are treating it like one big joke.

Celebrating an event or operating a business doesn’t give anyone the authority to abuse others so heartlessly. The music must be played within the confines of their space.

It also gives me the impression that the police have no respect for themselves, since they have to return to one scene over and over again. The lenience they continue to exercise by having offenders turn the music down, and continue getting the same result by having to return is some cause for concern. No charges are being instituted against the offenders who, after being warned or made to turn the music down, show complete disregard and continue to do the same thing fearlessly.

As always, I am now nursing severe pains around my neck and head, while having to deal with my own health challenges as a result of constant noise abuse. I still have to cope with a sickening booming sound invading my home every night from another entity, which on some occasions is too loud or loud enough to cause discomfort, causing me to vacate my room as recent as last night, while I am still reeling from the effects of this most recent abuse.

As the residents continue to remain silent and continue to accept these horrible and senseless noise abuses, I am calling on them to at least stand up and speak out for protection for their very young children and our seniors.

Come on people, we owe theirs and our health that much.

PEARL LEWIS