A Puritan punishment, 21st century style

English: Hester Prynne & Pearl before the stocks (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Instead of a scarlet letter, this Clevelander was ordered to stand on the corner with a sign that said, "Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus."

http://jonathanturley.org/2012/11/07/cleveland-judge-orders-woman-to-wear-sign-calling-herself-an-idiot-in-latest-shaming-punishment/

Hester Prinn must be cackling in her grave.

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