Mail Thief Must Wear Sign Outside Post Office

[BertRoot]

SUPREME COURT -- The Supreme Court has rejected a San Francisco man's appeal that his sentence for stealing mail amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.

A lower court has ordered Shawn Gementera to stand outside a post office for 100 hours wearing a sandwich board that reads: "I have stolen mail. This is my punishment." Gementera argued that this was prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution and the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.

Gementera's attorney said he is disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the case without comment.

In February 2003, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judge added the sandwich-board penalty to Gementera's sentence of two months in prison and three years of supervised release.


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[Q-Buster]

You were searching for 'humiliation' and 'punishment' when you stumbled across this?

Q-Buster

[BertRoot]

You were searching for 'humiliation' and 'punishment' when you stumbled across this?

I always search for things like that. Is it not obvious.

[Thrush]

That is a great idea, In the future I'd like to see a stockade with rotten fruit and vegetables present. Pelt the thief.

[Raptor]

this is brilliant. you wont see it in PC britain tho unfortunatley

[Deadly]

Haha, would never happen here, shame really lol