Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Pickle Assault Probation
I'm sure some of you who have read this story will feel that the punishment is out of order for the crime. After, who could be hurt with a pickle - right? Like the guy getting life for stealing a pizza and another guy getting jail time for a donut assault, the important point here isn't the item. It doesn't matter if it's a pizza, a donut or even a pickle. To me the two important items here are the fact that it was an assault - no matter its severity, but more important, it was also a break in. Now I don't really care what a criminal does after the break in, the fact is they entered someones home without their permission. It's not important how trivial the event that happens later - later the criminal is only compounding the crime. Granted if it's an life-threatening assault, murder or rape, the idiot should be put away forever (or executed) as soon as possible. But even if it's a trivial event like throwing a pickle, it's still crimes against an individual. Not only the assault but the break in as well. Quit feeling sorry for people who are out to get you or someone else. Our society has no need for people who can't function without breaking laws - whether it's breaking in and throwing a pickle or walking out with an unpaid donut.
(AP - October 30, 2007)NILES, Mich. -- Calling it silly yet serious, a judge sentenced a 35-year-old man to time served in jail and probation in a case that police say involved an assault with — and over — pickles.
Bobby Lee Bolen, who lives in the southwestern Michigan community of Buchanan, was sentenced Monday to 54 days in jail with credit for 54 days served and one year of probation as well as restitution for third-offense home invasion.
According to police reports, Bolen broke into (my emphasis) Jody Lee’s home in Buchanan Aug. 20, got into an argument and threw two large pickles at friends Lee and J.W. Romanski III.
