10 most bizarre punishments on earth
(Baonghean.vn) - In many places around the world, even the smallest violations are punished very severely. Below are some of the strangest punishments for those who deliberately violate the law.
1. Punishment for leading a donkey on the street
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| In December 2002, Jessica Lange and Brian Patrick wrote “666” on the forehead of a statue of the baby Jesus. In early 2003, Judge Michael Cicconetti sentenced the pair to buy a new statue to replace the old one and to lead a donkey through the streets of Fairport. |
2. Fine for charging phone
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| In 2012, Darren Kersey, a 28-year-old homeless man from Sarasota County, Florida, was arrested and jailed after he went into a fire escape at a picnic area to charge his phone. However, Kersey was later released because the judge found that Kersey had not stolen public property but was merely using public property. |
3. Must marry the victim
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| In 1995, Scott Hancock, a young man in the US, was accused of punching his then-girlfriend, Yvonne Sevier, in the face. Judge Albert Mestemaker ordered Scott to marry the victim within nine months of the court's verdict. |
4. Wrote an apology on Twitter 446 times
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| In May 2012, two French politicians won a lawsuit against a critic who ordered him to pay a fine and apologize 446 times on Twitter over 30 days. |
5. Punishment by forcing cotton harvesting
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| Cotton is the main crop in Uzbekistan. Traffic violators are taken to cotton fields to harvest. After “completing their mission,” they get their driving licenses back. |
6. Punishment by knitting a sweater
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| Angry at her neighbors for parking on the street in front of her house, 89-year-old German woman Heidi Kohl slashed the tires of about 50 cars. With no money to pay compensation, Heidi knitted sweaters for the owners of the damaged vehicles. |
7. Write an apology on Facebook for 30 days
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| Just because he used words like “vindictive” and “cruel” to talk about his ex-wife on Facebook, Mark Byron, a photographer in Cincinnati, Ohio (USA) was punished to write an apology to his ex-wife on Facebook for 30 consecutive days. |
8. Punishment by cutting hair
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| In 2012, Kaytlen Lopan, 13, from Utah (USA), had her hair cut in the courtroom because she and her friend arbitrarily cut the hair of a three-year-old curly-haired girl they met at a McDonald's store. |
9. 3 days in jail on Christmas
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| In 2013, Ohio police arrested a woman named Betina Young for making fake IDs and driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants. Normally, Betina would have been sentenced to 15 years in prison, but Judge Michael Holbrook gave Betina a suspended sentence, a $3,000 fine, and at least three days in jail each year around Christmas for five years. |
10. Listening to music at high volume
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| A judge in Colorado, USA has given a strange punishment to people who make noise. That is forcing them to listen to music at a loud volume for an hour. |
Kim Ngoc
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