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Creative Punishment
02/25/2003

I like a bit of punishment-fits-the-crime creativity in meting out the law. Here's a good example:

Curtis Lee Robin last week pleaded guilty to a felony charge of injury to a child and, along with his attorney and an Orange County prosecutor, signed the below "Agreed Punishment Recommendations" form that will be forwarded to District Court Judge Buddie Hahn in advance of Robin's March 13 sentencing. The plea agreement calls for Robin to receive an 8-year probation term, pay a $1000 fine, and "sleep in doghouse on his property or at Orange County Jail for thirty (30) consecutive nights."

I think we'd be a much healthier and happier society if such innovative (and public) punishments were to flourish.

Posted by Justin Katz @ 06:18 PM EST