Judge sentences teens to ride the bus to school

[f3lix]

Portage -- A judge fed up with teenage traffic violators is hitting them where it hurts -- in the driver's seat -- by sentencing them to the embarrassment of riding the school bus.

Porter Superior Judge Julia Jent got the idea after a girl in her court for a moving traffic violation appeared not to take the offense or the possible fine seriously.

The judge said she knew she had found a way to reach the teen after she ordered her to park her car and ride the school bus.

"The girl cried outside my courtroom. I guess I found the right button," said Jent, who said she's trying to save the lives of young drivers or at least teach them responsibility.

Jent not only orders teens ages 16 to 18 found guilty of traffic infractions to ride the school bus instead of driving to school, she also warns their parents that they could be held in contempt of court if they drive their child to school.

"Kid does crime, kid does time, and mom and dad can't get them out of it and don't have to feel guilty for not helping (them)," Jent said.
The judge has told every law enforcement agency in her jurisdiction that all moving traffic citations involving drivers ages 16 to 18 must go before her.
If the teens are found guilty, she orders them to ride the school bus instead of driving to high school. If they comply, the case is dismissed.

[DJ FC]

I hate cowboy judges. Yes judges have power to interpret the law, but when they become allowed to come up with such creative and amusing solutions I begin to loose faith in the system. This shit just does not rub me the right way at all.

Traffic infractions aren't the same as other criminal offenses and should not be treated as such. By not allowing parents to drive their kids to school the judge has seriously overstepped his bounds.

[theMerciless1]

i saw someone in your state eating a brain sandwich on tv the other day.

[Beebs]

Stick with real punishments publicity whore.

[Schroeder]

Yeah, right. One of the reasons we have so much crime in the U.S. is because all the punishments don't fit the crime. Most everything is a slap on the wrist. I say if it takes something creative to get the person to quit, then so be it.

[Niger Angelus]

Shut up.

[Beebs]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Yeah, right. One of the reasons we have so much crime in the U.S. is because all the punishments don't fit the crime. Most everything is a slap on the wrist. I say if it takes something creative to get the person to quit, then so be it.

It's nothing but grandstanding, show me the correlation between sentances out of a sitcom plot and reduced crime.

[vaga1220 *]

No shit, a brain sandwich?

[Mr. Pink]

Sentenced to eat a brain sandwich?

[theMerciless1]

pork brains actually. battered and deep fried. at the somethin something inn in evansville. it was a big white place on a corner.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Niger Angelus

Shut up.

Oh, I can't imagine why you would say that Niger. What with all your rants about speeding tickets and defensive driving courses, you would have been riding the bus all the way through high school.

[theMerciless1]

DAMN SON!

schroeder is vicious!

[Ironic Mustache]

Having to eat brain sandwiches should be the punishment for abusing zombies in their natural habitats.

[THEINCREDIBLEdork]

whats the big deal about making them ride the bus? sounds like a good idea to me, as well as brain sammitches.

[Ugly Bastard]

Like, I literally get boiling mad reading Schroeder's posts. I know there are more people in this country who are JUST like him too. That's what bothers me. It scares me actually. Scares me that someone so helpless is like... not far off of raising kids and shit.

Oh who am I kidding? No one will ever bear a child with Schroeder...

[random thought]people should have to take tests to be diagnosed as idiots, and then not be allowed to produce offspring if they test positive[/random thought]

[Schroeder]

I see nothing helpless about trying to see the country go in the right direction for once. I wouldn't say "bus-riding" as a punishment comes anywhere near cruel and unusual.

I'd hardly consider myself helpless or an idiot, but whatever you'd like UB. Oh, and did you forget that I'm going to be a teacher? Not just one kid, UB, more like 25-30 of them every year.

Now, how about your actual thoughts on the issue, Supreme Court Justice Albertson, instead of just some petty name calling?

[ninjaface]

UB, stick with the petty name calling.

Schroeder, what are you going to teach?

[Beebs]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

I see nothing helpless about trying to see the country go in the right direction for once. I wouldn't say "bus-riding" as a punishment comes anywhere near cruel and unusual.

Just without a legal leg to stand on, this judge and others like him are simply looking for attention or on a power trip. A good judge should be swift, just, and equitable, most importantly a good judge will not draw attention to himself if he is doing his job right.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Beebs

Just without a legal leg to stand on, this judge and others like him are simply looking for attention or on a power trip. A good judge should be swift, just, and equitable, most importantly a good judge will not draw attention to himself if he is doing his job right.

Now, I'm definitely more of an optimist than most on this site, but I see the judge's actions from a different viewpoint. While the other traits of a good judge you have are most certainly correct, I also feel that it is a judge's job to lay down a punishment that is going to stop further problems, as well. If the standard punishments aren't going to have an effect, the judge has an obligation to herself, to the convicted, and to society to do her best (within reason) to make sure the crimes don't happen again.

[ninjaface]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Now, I'm definitely more of an optimist than most on this site, but I see the judge's actions from a different viewpoint. While the other traits of a good judge you have are most certainly correct, I also feel that it is a judge's job to lay down a punishment that is going to stop further problems, as well. If the standard punishments aren't going to have an effect, the judge has an obligation to herself, to the convicted, and to society to do her best (within reason) to make sure the crimes don't happen again.

It is a Judge's duty to conduct sentencing and issue legislatively prescribed punishment. Creativity has no place in the judicial system.

[Beebs]

Correct, taking away third parties rights and threatning them with contempt of court for not taking part in the punishment is overstepping judicial authority.

[f3lix]

I guess the kids in Portage don't participate in any extra-curricular activities.

[angry pancake]

No way in fuck does that stick. I seriously doubt that any Judge hearing traffic tickets has the power to restrain a person from driving. Typically, that power rests with the administrative agency of the state that issued the license. "The judge has told every law enforcement agency in her jurisdiction that all moving traffic citations involving drivers ages 16 to 18 must go before her" --this statement is confusing as fuck and really doesn't make much sense.

I kinda suspect that whoever wrote this article might have added a little bit of fiction. Any judge should know better than pull all of that shit that's spelled out in this story. Those who don't know better, and can't figure it out after getting spanked by a court of review, usually get removed from being judge very quickly.