A Putnam County judge sentenced a teenager guilty of shoplifting with a public punishment. The teenager Britney Ernst was sentenced to carry a sign in front of the courthouse saying, "I Stole From a Local Store" where everyone could see. Judge Miller has been doing this for years and he claims that the people hate it! He thinks that he's doing something right. Ernst says that it is not embarassing she has done it before. However, even if the punishment does not stop a person from becoming a repeat offender, it can save taxpayers money by not putting someone in jail. Britney doesn't mind she says it is just good exercise.
I honestly don't think that this would work as a way of punishment what do they learn? Nothing they just know that they can commit a crime and get away with just carrying a sign. This is a stupid way of punishing a person!
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