The Cost of Inconsiderate Noise: A Darker Side of Neighbor Disputes Gerry Duffy, a 76 year old pensioner, has been found guilty of killing his neighbor's fish by pumping motor oil into their pond.
This bizarre incident raises questions about the limits of patience and sanity in the face of noise pollution.
The dispute between Duffy and his neighbor, Andreas Ptohides, over the water pump running in the fishpond had been ongoing for some time.