US man angry over judge’s order for him to display bully sign on street
An Ohio man who spent hours on a street corner with a sign declaring he's a bully says that the punishment in a disorderly-conduct case was unfair and that the judge who sentenced him had ruined his life.
An Ohio man who spent hours on a street corner with a sign declaring he's a bully says that the punishment in a disorderly-conduct case was unfair and that the judge who sentenced him had ruined his life.
Sixty-two-year-old Edmond Aviv mostly ignored honking horns and people who stopped by to talk with him on Sunday in South Euclid, the Northeast Ohio Media Group reported.
"The judge destroyed me," Aviv said. "This isn't fair at all."
The sentence stemmed from a neighbourhood dispute in which a woman said Aviv had bullied her and her disabled children for years. Aviv pleaded no contest to a misdemeanour disorderly conduct charge, and municipal court judge Gayle Williams-Byers ordered him to display the sign for five hours as part of his sentence.
The judge selected the wording for it: "I AM A BULLY! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in."
Aviv arrived at the corner with the sign just before 9am on Sunday. Dozens of drivers honked their horns and some passers-by yelled at him.
