A judge in Houston, Texas, sentenced a convicted drunk driver to humiliation. The drunk driver killed another man when he crashed into his car. Now the whole city will know what happened.
In June of 2011, 20-year-old Aaron Pennywell was killed when he was struck by 38-year-old Michael Giacona.
On Saturday, after spending 90 days in jail, Giacona re-visited the scene, but not because he wanted to.
Harris County Judge Mike Fields has ordered him to spend the next four Saturdays out there from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. while holding a sign that says he killed Pennywell.
There's a news video here.
3 comments:
This is about five minutes from my house. They've had banner-sized photos of the dead kid up on the fence for months now, but I haven't seen drunk-boy out there with his sign yet. Not that I really give a rat's ass, mind you. Dead is dead, and it ain't me. Whatever.
If i'm reading the stories right it was his second DUI, killed a person, and got 90 days in jail? Some justice system.
He shouldn't be able to wear sunglasses or baseball cap -- if this is intended to be shaming (and he certainly deserves be be shamed, to my mind) he should be recognizable.
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