Eye-for-an-eye judge has his own scales of justice

01 June 2015 - 02:03
By ©The Daily Telegraph

This punishment would make anyone think twice about not paying their taxi fare. Victoria Bascom deliberately did not pay for her journey, the cab driver took her to court and she ended up in front of Judge Michael Cicconetti, who is known for making the punishment fit the crime.He decided that, instead of going to jail for 60 days, Bascom could instead walk 48km - the length of the taxi trip - over48 hours.

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