Woman ordered to wear sign declaring her crime
SALISBURY, Maryland (AP) -- A woman who stole $4.52 worth of fuel was
ordered to stand outside the gas station Friday wearing a sandwich board
sign that declared: "I was caught stealing gas."
Sherelle Purnell obeyed the court order, although by the time she arrived
90 minutes late to her noon sentence, the crowd of people that gathered
to watch her had dispersed.
"There were parents who came with their children, wanting to teach them
a lesson," said Jan Phipps, manager of Gordy's Tiger Mart, which pushed
for the unorthodox punishment.
Purnell, 18, who was caught on surveillance tape speeding away from the
gas pump, walked along the convenience shop's grassy storefront as
passing drivers honked horns and made catcalls.
Andrew Black, who stopped by on his lunch break, was critical of the
punishment and converted an old beer poster into a sign protesting high
gas prices.
"What is this, the Middle Ages?" said Black.
Purnell declined to comment.
Some passers-by considered the punishment to be a good deterrent.
"Embarrassment is the best way to deal with these things," Randy Jedlicka said.
wonder if she had to buy that Coke or if the gas station gave it to her on her lunch break? lol!!
****...I would be stealing gas over and over again if all i had to do was wear a damn sign...and she sure doesn't seem to mind...they still do that at Wal-Mart if you steal...
Ya'll know its a way to steal gas from other peoples car..
Just get a tub that's long enough to get into the tank and suck on the tub and some how the gas will come right out and you could then put it into a gas container..
Shoot I wish thats all they would do in NC.............
Here they take away ya DL and you get fed time for more than $5 :roll:
damn i dont knwo what they do in MI...i'm bout to stop stealing gas though . . .
Yo they caught my boy, who stole like 12 dollars in gas. They took away his L's, but since he didn't have any other convictions or strikes or anything like that they fined his **** like 700 dollars and probation. It was SERIOUS!
Ya'll know its a way to steal gas from other peoples car..
Just get a tub that's long enough to get into the tank and suck on the tub and some how the gas will come right out and you could then put it into a gas container..
SALISBURY, Maryland (AP) -- A woman who stole $4.52 worth of fuel was
ordered to stand outside the gas station Friday wearing a sandwich board
sign that declared: "I was caught stealing gas."
Sherelle Purnell obeyed the court order, although by the time she arrived
90 minutes late to her noon sentence, the crowd of people that gathered
to watch her had dispersed.
"There were parents who came with their children, wanting to teach them
a lesson," said Jan Phipps, manager of Gordy's Tiger Mart, which pushed
for the unorthodox punishment.
Purnell, 18, who was caught on surveillance tape speeding away from the
gas pump, walked along the convenience shop's grassy storefront as
passing drivers honked horns and made catcalls.
Andrew Black, who stopped by on his lunch break, was critical of the
punishment and converted an old beer poster into a sign protesting high
gas prices.
"What is this, the Middle Ages?" said Black.
Purnell declined to comment.
Some passers-by considered the punishment to be a good deterrent.
"Embarrassment is the best way to deal with these things," Randy Jedlicka said.
