Appropriate punishment

Some crimes are so heinous that they must be punished immediately and severely.  Other crimes are horrible, but show such a complete lack of common sense that they deserve a punishment designed to humiliate the offender and shame him or her into complying with the rules in the future.  Such a case was Shena Hardin's decision to repeatedly avoid stopping for a school bus by driving on the sidewalk around the stopped cars.  We applaud the decision of the judge to make her wear a sign stating that "Only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus" as we believe that it may discourage her and other from endangering children in such a selfish and misguided attempt to save a few seconds on a commute.  At the GNU Public Dictatorship we are nothing if not displeased with such selfish acts!