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Fla. Judge Orders Woman to Wear Sign Outside Police Station
The AP via YellowBrix
January 13, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando police officer wanted a unique punishment for the 24-year-old Alabama woman who pushed her palm to his face.
Something to bring awareness to the problem. And what better way than advertising?
Alexandra Espinosa-Amaya wore a sign reading “I battered a police officer. I was wrong. I apologize.” for four hours Tuesday outside the police station.
It was part of a plea agreement on simple battery and resisting an officer without violence charges. The judge also ordered an apology letter, anger management counseling, 50 hours of community service and two years’ probation.
Espinosa-Amaya, a student at Jacksonville State University in Alabama, was arrested after clashing with bouncers when she got thrown out of an Orlando bar in 2008.
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AKangel
over 3 years ago
4824 Comments
NICE!
SWEETLUCY
over 3 years ago
12006 Comments
vsp_lowe
over 3 years ago
2962 Comments
serves her right, never put your hands on a police officer!!!
Bury
over 3 years ago
1344 Comments
NICE!
Avacop310
over 3 years ago
454 Comments
Pics or shenanigans! Very cool though.
david_j9
over 3 years ago
256 Comments
Very cool.
kevw25
over 3 years ago
1298 Comments
Haha, We have a judge in the area that makes rulings like this all the time, sentenced paint balling drive-byers to paintball their own car, a woman charged with animal neglect to spend a night outside, I really enjoy reading about creative sentencing.
IowaNinersFan
over 3 years ago
8086 Comments
Anyone got pics of this "advertisement?"
RescueNanny
over 3 years ago
2646 Comments
Very inventive!
Anonymous
over 3 years ago
Awesome! I love it!
Ahi
over 3 years ago
1990 Comments
ha ha, that's awesome.
MIKIESPLACE
over 3 years ago
1106 Comments
oooohh-man do i love this one
hbg522
over 3 years ago
7006 Comments
might have to use this one
rhood
over 3 years ago
23592 Comments
Two thumbs up to this novel way to make a defendant repent their misdeeds in a very public way. A very public attitude adjustment.
servingproud
over 3 years ago
4684 Comments
Great call by the Judge. I wish they posted a picture of her in the paper.