Michelle Says:
Kudos to this judge:
A 73-year-old man has been ordered to clean a veterans memorial with a toothbrush for taking part in a scam to solicit scrap yards for metal, saying it was to be used to build a memorial for soldiers in the Iraq war.
Philip Kolinski and another man were arrested after scrap yards reported the men soliciting metal donations for a sculpture. Detectives said the men sold the metal and kept the money.
“You certainly should be ashamed,” Saginaw County District Court Judge A.T. Frank said as he sentenced Kolinski to clean the veterans memorial in front of Governmental Center on Aug. 7. “You will have a toothbrush and bucket with a placard saying you stole from veterans,” Frank said.
I hope someone takes pictures.
More importantly, how I hope somebody posts them. The reason however that this caught my eye was as an extension to the post about honor, earlier today. somehow, I don’t see a great deal of difference between Kolinnski, here, and Jack Murtha. Both dishonored those who have served us so well, for their own personal gain.
Tags: BitsBlog, Honor those who serve
