What kinds of punishments do you think of when someone commits a crime? I think of things like jail time or community service, wouldn’t you?
Well this is why this article shocked me.
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/i-am-a-bully-sign-holder-calls-sentence-unfair
The blurb at the beginning of this article reads, “An Ohio man who spent hours on a street corner Sunday with a sign declaring he's a bully says that the punishment in a disorderly conduct case was unfair and that the judge who sentenced him has ruined his life.”
Sixty-two-year-old Edmond Aviv was the one behind the sign that claimed he was a bully to disabled children.
Apparently he was sentenced to this after fighting back and forth with his neighbor for the last fifteen years.
She claimed he was bullying her and her disabled daughter and he complained about just about everything he could. Their most recent debate was on her laundry smelling. I kind of think this guy deserves this after reading that. Like really, stop your complaining!
Edmond Aviv says he was not bullying but wouldn’t answer any questions. This is why the Judge made him sit on the street corner with a sign all day.
As Aviv sat there, cars drove by and honked and screamed things at him.
Do you think this is a fair punishment? Or even a morally right punishment for a judge to be giving out?
I don’t know how I feel about this. I feel like Aviv deserves a punishment, (do you?), but this almost seems childish and like this judge was abusing his/her powers in this particular situation.
This to me seems like a very unlawful punishment. It almost feels like this judge was making fun of the situation, or poking fun at it, instead of ruling a real punishment and fixing it.
What do you think? Was this judge being unfair?
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