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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:37 PM Nov 2012

Woman must wear sign for 2 hours "Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus." [View all]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-drove-sidewalk-wear-idiot-sign-17650037

A woman caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to avoid a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children will have to stand at an intersection wearing a sign warning about idiots.

Court records show a Cleveland Municipal Court judge on Monday ordered 32-year-old Shena Hardin to stand at an intersection for two days next week. She will have to wear a sign saying: "Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus."

The judge ordered her to wear the sign from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. both days.

Hardin's license was suspended for 30 days and she was ordered to pay $250 in court costs.

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Woman must wear sign for 2 hours "Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus." [View all] Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 OP

GOOD! I read about that idiot - and she had reportedly done it EVERY DAY!! codjh9 Nov 2012 #1

so she's the type that doesn't think the rules apply to her. n/t Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #4

Exactly - and I hate them. Like the type who's sitting there in their SUV right in front of a codjh9 Nov 2012 #7

that happens near the redbox and water machines at my local stores Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #9

my...what an UNUSUAL punishment. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #2

I wonder if the judge specified the exact details of the sign? -..__... Nov 2012 #8

wow. She drives on the sidewalk at full speed. Good sting, good catch by the cops Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #30

Nope. Has to be be CRUEL too (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #11

depending on the emotional state of the defendant... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #15

All things being equal, precisely how could wearing a sign be considered cruel? LanternWaste Nov 2012 #17

what if the person suffers from severe agyrophobia...? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #18

Then that person would have had ample opportunity to present evidence demwing Nov 2012 #19

exactly- and if they did, the punishment would be deemed cruel. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #20

whatever demwing Nov 2012 #27

Public humiliation is cruel. Matariki Nov 2012 #22

yep. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #28

Sounds like a slap on the wrist to me. What she did was outrageous. AtomicKitten Nov 2012 #3

fine and 30 day suspended license also Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #6

They should make her wear a Hillsdale College or Liberty University sweatshirt. cloudbase Nov 2012 #5

I think that would violate her constitutional rights (cruel and unusual punishment). n/t hughee99 Nov 2012 #10

GOOD! nt cecilfirefox Nov 2012 #12

She's messing up that nice grass too. Someone should go drive on her lawn! n/t sammytko Nov 2012 #13

Hmm Sign should say I am an idiot that drives on the sidewalk Egnever Nov 2012 #14

i positively loathe people like this with their elevated sense of entitlement.. frylock Nov 2012 #16

You've Used The Word Entitlement ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #23

thanks for the correction frylock Nov 2012 #29

Oh, I Wasn't Correcting You ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #31

Cruel and unusual. Matariki Nov 2012 #21

Why? ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #26

She deserves it. Quantess Nov 2012 #24

Sounds like something Larry David would do. Initech Nov 2012 #25