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Woman sentenced to carry the 'idiot' sign is just the tip of an idiot culture

Yes. I believe in absolute accountability.

Absolute accountability means paying her debt to society as the law decrees. Not some hair brained scheme thought up by some hair brained judge.

I have to say I'm shocked a judge would be allowed to do this. Why not community service?
 
Sorry about your indignation.
 
Woman sentenced to carry the 'idiot' sign is just the tip of an idiot culture: Phillip Morris | cleveland.com



IMO the idiot here was the judge.

Seriously, what was this supposed to accomplish?

Ha, I could care less, communities should be able to handle their own business, although I think the sentence is stupid. I don't see it violating the Bill of Rights or Constitution in general.

I just read a story today about a judge that sentenced an individual to 10-years of church.

Some judges are really eccentric/crazy...
 
One of the reasons culture has become lax is due to sheer population, which means we have anonymity in sheer numbers. In a small town, if this lady runs by a school bus, everyone knows by the next trip to the barber shop. In a larger community, this is not possible. So really what the judge is doing (poorly I think) is bringing back that old social dynamic.

I think "I have to wear this sign because I did xyz" would have been sufficient.

No it's to humiliate the individual....

Back in the 17th and 18th century they would put people in stocks in the middle of town. This situation is the same concept. Hell, they used to tar and feather people as well.
 
No it's to humiliate the individual....

Back in the 17th and 18th century they would put people in stocks in the middle of town. This situation is the same concept. Hell, they used to tar and feather people as well.

That's what I just said ...
 
Maybe we should have Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" for judges. This ruling sounds like something out of a child's sitcom. :shock:

Socialists have been using gulags and prison camps for a hundred years.
 
Woman sentenced to carry the 'idiot' sign is just the tip of an idiot culture: Phillip Morris | cleveland.com



IMO the idiot here was the judge.

Seriously, what was this supposed to accomplish?

I disagree, the idiot was clearly the woman who drove on a sidewalk just to pass a school bus, instead of waiting like any normal ****ing person would. For that kind of stupid no fine, and no amount of time in jail will untard that dumbass. Shaming the idiot back into reality, where sidewalks are for pedestrians and people stop for school buses, probably has a higher chance of success. Let's face it, driving on a sidewalk so you can pass a school bus is a level of stupid not many are able to achieve. In what ****ing plane of existence does that make any god damned sense?
 
No it's to humiliate the individual....

Back in the 17th and 18th century they would put people in stocks in the middle of town. This situation is the same concept. Hell, they used to tar and feather people as well.

I fully support bringing back public stockades.
 
For a crime such as this, nine times out of ten, public humiliation in this manner would be the most effective punishment. Anybody can pay a fine or even serve a small amount of time and remain relatively anonymous. Not so with public shaming like this. Most people don't like others to know what they're really like.

Unfortunately, this woman is the one out of ten. I saw her on the news tonight. She was interviewed while "on post", and she clearly doesn't get it.
 
I disagree, the idiot was clearly the woman who drove on a sidewalk just to pass a school bus, instead of waiting like any normal ****ing person would. For that kind of stupid no fine, and no amount of time in jail will untard that dumbass. Shaming the idiot back into reality, where sidewalks are for pedestrians and people stop for school buses, probably has a higher chance of success. Let's face it, driving on a sidewalk so you can pass a school bus is a level of stupid not many are able to achieve. In what ****ing plane of existence does that make any god damned sense?
Well said.
 
I disagree, the idiot was clearly the woman who drove on a sidewalk just to pass a school bus, instead of waiting like any normal ****ing person would. For that kind of stupid no fine, and no amount of time in jail will untard that dumbass. Shaming the idiot back into reality, where sidewalks are for pedestrians and people stop for school buses, probably has a higher chance of success. Let's face it, driving on a sidewalk so you can pass a school bus is a level of stupid not many are able to achieve. In what ****ing plane of existence does that make any god damned sense?

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School Bus = Children.
This lady effectively said that her life was more valuable than any amount of children that could have been entering or exiting that bus.

Should have shot the stupid bitch in the head, or at the least, put her on the news, hanging upside down, while a salt & rubbing alcohol mix was injected into her vaginally, as well as anally.
The sheer pain of option #2 would have taught her a lesson.
 
Saw the video of her passing the bus. The street and sidewalk looked pretty empty to me.
 
This is perfectly ok if the culprit was given the choice of A: Normal punishment, jail and/or fines. B: agreed to punishment of emberassment + awareness like what happened here.

If the person was only given the option of B yet everyone else gets A then there is injustice.

If the person picked and agreed to B then no problemo.
 
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