In message , Andrew
writes

There's something in the Daily Mail today about First Great Eastern
attempting to combat vandalism at unstaffed stations by playing classical
music through the pa system. And it supposedly works.....

Last year's experiments in doing the same at Hammersmith and various
other London bus stations were apparently judged successful.

The vandals leave the premises because they don't want to listen to
"that rubbish" while everyone else feels more relaxed and a bit safer.
Of course, I don't suppose they played much Bartok or Schoenberg.

--
Paul Terry