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US judge orders woman to walk 48 km for ditching taxi fare
31 May 2015
In a first of its kind judgement, a judge in the US sentenced a woman to walk over 48 kilometres -- the same distance of the taxi fare she had ditched.
In Lake County, Ohio, Judge Michael Cicconetti is known for giving people a taste of their own medicine and he delivered two such verdicts recently.
In the first case, prosecutors said Victoria Bascom called a cab to take her from Cleveland to Painesville. After arriving at her destination, she bailed without paying.
Bascom was found guilty and Judge Cicconetti gave her a sentence of her choice: either to serve 60 days in the Lake County Jail or walk over 48 kilometres within 48 hours because that was the distance the taxi drove her. Bascom chose the latter.
Bascom was also sentenced to four months probation and ordered to pay United Cab USD 100 in restitution, WOIO-TV reported.
"What would you do if you didn't have a cab?" Cicconetti asked Bascom. "Walk," Bascom responded.
"So I think it's only appropriate that you walk 30 miles (48.2 km)," the Painesville Municipal Court judge said.
US judge orders woman to walk 48 km for ditching taxi fare | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
31 May 2015
In a first of its kind judgement, a judge in the US sentenced a woman to walk over 48 kilometres -- the same distance of the taxi fare she had ditched.
In Lake County, Ohio, Judge Michael Cicconetti is known for giving people a taste of their own medicine and he delivered two such verdicts recently.
In the first case, prosecutors said Victoria Bascom called a cab to take her from Cleveland to Painesville. After arriving at her destination, she bailed without paying.
Bascom was found guilty and Judge Cicconetti gave her a sentence of her choice: either to serve 60 days in the Lake County Jail or walk over 48 kilometres within 48 hours because that was the distance the taxi drove her. Bascom chose the latter.
Bascom was also sentenced to four months probation and ordered to pay United Cab USD 100 in restitution, WOIO-TV reported.
"What would you do if you didn't have a cab?" Cicconetti asked Bascom. "Walk," Bascom responded.
"So I think it's only appropriate that you walk 30 miles (48.2 km)," the Painesville Municipal Court judge said.
US judge orders woman to walk 48 km for ditching taxi fare | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
