Residents of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, were disturbed for nearly two years by a neighbor who used sound-amplifying equipment on her balcony to insult them at odd hours of the night.
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The woman, surnamed Chen, broadcasted abusive language at maximum volume, disturbing the peace of several households in the neighborhood.
After failing to reason with Chen, dozens of neighbors filed a complaint with the police, leading to a court ruling against her.
Chen was sentenced to three months in prison, commutable to a fine, for her deliberate and repeated use of amplified equipment to broadcast insults late at night.
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