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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Found this thread because I live farther away than OP (on Yuma St) and the sirens have been getting louder. Today I can hear them inside my house.

Is there really nothing that can be done about this? [/quote]

Do you believe in free speech?[/quote]

My reading of the noise ordinance is that the protest exception doesn’t apply if there is a noise reading of over 80 decibels inside the nearest occupied residence. I honestly think that this may be the case in the houses nearest the embassy. I’m 6 blocks away and can hear it inside my house.[/quote]

It's also unclear if amplified sounds are covered by the First Amendment exception. I would argue that they should not be covered by the exceptions, or if they are covered the hours 7pm-7am should be free of amplified sound. The protestors can still use their voices in the nighttime hours to express their speech.  [/quote]

Like falsely yelling fire in a theater, activity that is harmful to others or poses a threat to others is not protected. Damaging the hearing of nearby residents, particularly infants and small children, is not protected activity.[/quote]

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