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Sometimes jail time doesn't work, self punishment on the other hand…

A man has been ordered by a judge to stand outside a police station with an 'I'm an idiot' sign.

Sometimes jail time doesn't work, self punishment on the other hand…

Thu, 05 Sep, 2013 - 10:19

Fiona O’Donovan

A man who threatened police officers in Cleveland has been ordered by a court to stand outside a police station with a sign describing himself as an idiot.

Man forced to wear 'idiot' sign for threatening police http://t.co/AAaa73DPuc pic.twitter.com/lYTmgWdU2Q
— Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) September 5, 2013

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