Man chooses to wear ‘I am a thief’ sign over going to jail – IOTW Report

Man chooses to wear ‘I am a thief’ sign over going to jail

GIRARD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man chose to wear a sign proclaiming he’s a thief rather than go to jail after trying to steal a 52-inch television.

Greg Davenport, of Liberty Township, pleaded no contest this month to a theft charge for stealing from a Wal-Mart in the township in December.

A judge in Girard gave Davenport, 44, the sentencing option of 30 days in jail or wearing a sign saying, “I am a thief. I stole from WalMart.”

Davenport has to wear the sign in front of the store eight hours a day for 10 days of his choosing.  MORE

8 Comments on Man chooses to wear ‘I am a thief’ sign over going to jail

  1. Sounds like the judge is intentionally circumventing the laws of his state. I don’t think the Legislature empowered him to come up with creative punishments. In most states, the law prescribes the ranges of acceptable punishments. Such punishments as this are by their very nature “unusual” and thus, unconstitutional.

  2. Davenport was the name of a series of sofas made by the Massachusetts furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company, now defunct. Due to the popularity of the furniture at the time, the name davenport became a genericized trademark, like aspirin.

    We had a Davenport when I was a kid. Now we have a Chinese Sofa.

  3. “Davenport said the sign is better than being in jail, and he just wants to finish his punishment. He said he isn’t embarrassed by the punishment.

    “I stole, I got punished. That’s it,” he said.”

    Yeah, that works so much better than jail. Ugh.

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