Judge of the Day: Calling An Idiot An Idiot
This is what happens when you don't wait patiently for a school bus.
We’ve covered odd judicial penalties now and again, and there’s a legitimate debate as to the appropriateness of public humiliation as a legal remedy for wrongdoing.
Or, as we see next week in Cleveland, a woman forced to wear an “idiot” sign on the corner where she was caught busting some Crazy Taxi moves — in order to get around a school bus filled with children.
And of course, we have video of this gonzo driver, so you can see for yourself if her punishment was warranted….
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Our creative Judge of the Day isn’t even named in this ABC5 story, but you might say the real hero is Otto Mann, err, Uriah Herron, a local bus driver. He caught Shena Hardin pulling the following stunt on video (gavel bang: Reddit):
The judge sentenced Hardin to pay $250 in court costs and suspended her license for 30 days and more.
Hardin must also stand at the intersection of E. 38th Street and Payne Avenue wearing a sign next Tuesday and Wednesday that says “Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus.” She has been ordered to wear the sign from 7:45 a.m.
Apparently, Hardin pulled this stunt on a daily basis, Herron told the news station. Thank God for cell phone cameras, and the clip’s awesome narration and cheering children. Check it out:
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I don’t blame Hardin for getting impatient waiting for the bus. It is annoying, and we’ve all been there. But patience is a virtue, and apparently it’s directly correlated with maintaining your dignity.
Woman who drove on sidewalk to avoid stopping for Cleveland school bus must wear ‘idiot’ sign [ABC5]