Judge of the Day: Susan Fornof-Lippencott
This county judge in Ohio is being honored with ATL Judge of the Day for her creative sentencing. Judge Susan Fornof-Lippencott sentenced a local man to… gasp, the horror, the horror… Beethoven!
From the Associated Press:
Andrew Vactor was facing a $150 fine for playing rap music too loudly on his car stereo in July. But a judge offered to reduce that to $35 if Vactor spent 20 hours listening to classical music by the likes of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.Vactor, 24, lasted only about 15 minutes, a probation officer said.
Vactor may not have been a fan of the classical tunes, but Nas appreciates Für Elise along with you, Judge Fornof-Lippencott.
Despite the classical sentence, she’s not too terribly high-brow. According to her bio, Judge Bach-inator is a farmer and participates in “West-Liberty Salem High School Mock Trials.” And Men’s News Daily reports that she has sentenced other offenders to episodes of Oprah and Dr. Phil. Now that’s harsh!
Judge sentences rap fan to Bach, Beethoven [Associated Press]
Rap music fan sentenced to Beethoven, pays fine instead [Men’s News Daily]
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Whatever. Judge Halverson could eat her for breakfast...
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The sentence was racist. The judge should have imposed jazz instead.
15 minutes? How did he only last 15 minutes? Surely he just had to sit there. Then again, depending on his means, he should probably pay $115 instead of doing 20 hours of anything.
Totally inappropriate. Who does she think she is?
Susan Fornof-LippencoTTT
What about the fact that many classical composers wrote music that was highly political or religious? Surely there'd be a problem with her giving him the option of reading the Bible for 20 hours, or even books on Christianity in general. Is Bach that different?
Why not a little of the old Ludwig Van?
RING RING RING RING RING RING RING
BANANA PHONE
This Judge should stop stealing ideas from Clockwork Orange
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh. It was like a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now. As I slooshied, I knew such lovely pictures!
County in NY accidentally sent out 300 ballots allowing people to cast their votes for "Barack Osama."
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=728326
Guys in my high school used to be d-bags and impose their uninspired mediocrity on the masses (and try to pass it off as "creative sentencing") all the time. It was no big deal ... until the masses revolted and voted them out of office.
Also, Kash - the good judge's name is spelled with two "f"s, not one (i.e. "Fornoff").
Frat Study
Anyone know what limits there are on these types of alternative sentences? Depending on how much a fine or jail time is discounted, it seems like the choice aspect becomes just a cover for pushing a particular agenda. Doesn't appear to be the case here, I'm just curious if anyone knows what the rules are for this type of sentence.
14 - That would be 3 "f"s
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Farmer =/= high-brow? Since when?
Best regards,
Agribusiness
16...WELL done...and I say that with as many F's as possible.
20 hours for $115?
20: It's roughly minimum wage.
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I scan my RSS looking for stories like this and instead all I see is crap that makes me yawn, like this is any old boring slow news day.
Disappointing.
As soon as I read this post I knew Kash must have written it. Good job as usual.
Good point 21. -20
Rap sucks. The penalty for blaring it from your car windows should be deportation to Greenland.
"Vactor may not have been a fan of the classical tunes, but Nas appreciates Für Elise along with you, Judge Fornof-Lippencott."
So Nas appreciates Fur Elise and Judge Fornoff? Oh wait, are we only supposed to rip on Elie for his horrible grammar?
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Beethoven is the only classical composer in the list; Bach is baroque, while Chopin is romantic. Get it right.
#9 wins 15 internets
Listening to music as a punishment- sounds like she needs to get herself directly to a bench in LA. I'm Paris, Britney and LiLo will chip in for a first class ticket.
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