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Judges getting creative: much to the dismay of some liberal activists, more and more judges are devising creative punishments for criminals as alternatives to sentences which send violators to prison.(Law Enforcement)
Municipal Judge Michael A. Cicconetti of Painesville, Ohio, handed down a sentence on a defendant found guilty of sending false fire alarms. As punishment, instead of going to jail, the defendant was required to go to each fire department in the court's district to make a public apology. Other sentences imposed by Judge Cicconetti include requiring gaudy license plates on the cars of DUI offenders and making vandals lead a donkey bearing a sign which said "Sorry for the jackass offense."
Creative sentences like these handed down by Judge Cicconetti are becoming increasingly commonplace and controversial. The controversy over creative sentences lies in claims that ...
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