



The incident came to light this week after misdemeanour charges were filed against former Oklahoma County jail employees Gregory Cornell Butler Jr. The separate incidents occurred in November and December of 2019, according to the court records. The lawsuit cited clinical psychologist John Mayer, who said in an article by the magazine Health that songs like ‘Baby Shark’ can “elicit a painful reaction in the brain” because they have “high-pitched tones” and “screechy” sounds that hurt one’s ears, Insider reported.Īt least four inmates were secured to a wall with their hands cuffed behind them while the song played on a loop at a loud volume for hours, The Oklahoman reported. The lawsuit was filed against the Oklahoma county sheriff, Tommie Johnson III, county commissioners, the jail trust and two former officers.
