- Drive by the police station in Cleveland's second district this week and you'll likely see 58-year-old Richard Dameron standing outside with a sign that reads:
"I apologize to officer Simone & all police officers for being an idiot calling 911 threatening to kill you. I'm sorry and it will never happen again."
I think this could work very well if the offender is someone who has high standing in their community and would be humiliated by being seen in such a state. It may not work well if the person already is of low stature or is located in a spot where he won't be seen by many people they know.
You honestly think that the judge will ascribe this same punishment to his golf buddy that mouthed off to a cop after being drunk? Nope. This is a way to further shame those that are likely already at rock bottom.
Good point, I didn't consider that. Perhaps it's a good idea in theory but in reality it doesn't work as intended.
Well, if I can trust the morning news here in the Netherlands (yes, for some reason they covered this), he is not seen by many first hand. What they showed was a completely empty street in the middle of a suburban neighbourhood.
I don't think it matters much how many people saw him. Even if it is just one person, it is humiliating. Consider that this was shown in The Netherlands and the amount of people that saw him wearing the sign escalates pretty quickly. In my opinion it is a childish punishment and community service would make much more sense.
Completely true, didn't think about it in that way. (The news part that is)
Seriously? I doubt that this helps to be honest. Community service seems to be more appropriate...
I think, much like cutting off a thief's hand, it is supposed to let other would-be "idiots" know that there are consequences to their actions. I think it's an idiotic punishment that makes the justice system look petty and childlike. I agree completely that community service would be a much better use of the time.