And that was important for the public to witness. We have no reason to believe the department and its officers aren't functioning well despite the inner turmoil. And the spirit to continue to do their job was on display Tuesday for anyone who cared to notice. We thought so. It's been a little more than a year since the Hastings City Council decided to clamp down on loud stereos by making it illegal to play a stereo on public property that's audible more than 75 feet away.
Police say most car stereo enthusiasts have gotten the hint and have turned down the bass.
That shouldn't surprise anyone. That probably always will be the case. As we said in this space a year ago, no matter what law the city decides to institute, we doubt it will be the last we hear of thumping bass sounds. We weren't enthusiastic about cracking down on them. After all, the fewer bass blasts the better.