Man Ordered to Wear "I Am a Sex Offender" T-Shirt

I can't decide if this is a "stupid human tricks" thread or a "horrible crime" thread. Anyway:

A Delaware judge on Friday ordered a man who twice exposed himself to a 10-year-old girl at his workplace to wear a T-shirt with the words: "I am a registered sex offender" in bold letters, a prosecutor said.

Russell Teeter, 69, who pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent exposure, also was sentenced to 60 days in jail by Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden in Wilmington.

Deputy Attorney General Donald Roberts said he requested the unusual T-shirt punishment because he was concerned about Teeter exposing himself to children at the gardening business he runs with his wife.

"This is a unique way to let his customers know that he is a sex offender," Roberts told Reuters.

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Originally Posted by Lemur

I can't decide if this is a "stupid human tricks" thread or a "horrible crime" thread. Anyway:

A Delaware judge on Friday ordered a man who twice exposed himself to a 10-year-old girl at his workplace to wear a T-shirt with the words: "I am a registered sex offender" in bold letters, a prosecutor said.

Russell Teeter, 69, who pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent exposure, also was sentenced to 60 days in jail by Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden in Wilmington.

Deputy Attorney General Donald Roberts said he requested the unusual T-shirt punishment because he was concerned about Teeter exposing himself to children at the gardening business he runs with his wife.

"This is a unique way to let his customers know that he is a sex offender," Roberts told Reuters.

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is this type of punishment written out on the law?....I doubt it.

I don´t see how a judge can legally make up whatever sentence he sees fit.

Sounds like a very fitting sentence.

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Is he allowed to wear a hat that says: "ignore this t-shirt"

There are so many ways to get around that and make it seem like he's wearing it for a joke or something, it's silly.

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I see some problems with that. Like how you're going to make him go through with it.

"I haven't worn it for some time but it's not my fault. I haven't washed it for 2 months and laundry machine broke down."

Doesn't the US constitution prevent this?

I also just noticed that he can just wear it under another shirt.

just silly...and downright illegal from my standpoint.

Constitution isn't generally very lax on Sex Offenders... I think once you've been convicted you lose the Right to your most basic freedoms if the court orders it.

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Originally Posted by Wakizashi

Constitution isn't generally very lax on Sex Offenders... I think once you've been convicted you lose the Right to your most basic freedoms if the court orders it.

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but can´t the court just aplly punishments that are described in the law?......or is there actually a point in the american penal code describing the use of tshirts with messages as penal discipline?

Ultimate sentence is up to the judge unless there is a law that clearly states minimum and maximum, and even then the judge can skirt that if he wants (at the risk of his career of course)

His wife should divorce him and take the business, before it ruins the company. While the punishment seems kind of funny and veangeful, in reality it is also punishing this mans family and thats wrong.

He Should Wear that Shirt, Sure.... In Jail. I hear Jail Inmates Really don't Like People who do bad things with kids....

Its just wrong making him wear it, it is humiliating for his family, it could be taken as a joke, it could leave to him being beaten/hurt on the street by random passers-by, and he might even get round wearing it... silly :egypt:

Dude, how do you think the 10 year old girl feels now?? If he gets beat up, Tough. You do something Bad in Life, you get punished, Deal with it people.

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Originally Posted by {BHC}KingWarman888

Dude, how do you think the 10 year old girl feels now?? If he gets beat up, Tough. You do something Bad in Life, you get punished, Deal with it people.

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There are the other 3 reasons aswell :2thumbsup:

but, some inncocent members of the public might get hurt, even arrested and plausibly put before court for attacking him.... they suffer aswell,

The point of sentancing is to define the exact punishment the criminal should be subjected too, (although i admit the malleability of jail sentances makes a mockery of this) - the moment you have a sentance that allows other people outside of the elgal system top punish, you completely destroy the point of having a court proceeding anyway (once you know he's guilty)

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Were can I get these T-shirts? I have a friend who's having his birthday soon...

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Originally Posted by Wakizashi

Constitution isn't generally very lax on Sex Offenders... I think once you've been convicted you lose the Right to your most basic freedoms if the court orders it.

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Eighth Amendment: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Now I don't know whether the words "cruel and unusual" have specific legal meanings, but this judgement is certainly unusual, and you could make a strong argument that it is cruel. That is why I asked the original question.

Rather an idoitic sentence, if the judge was that concerned about the possible harm the man would do to children he should of imposed a harsher sentence in the means of jail time. The wearing of the T-Shirt smacks to much of the time depicated (SP) in the novel "The Scarlet Letter"

Edit: can't spell at all today.

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Originally Posted by {BHC}KingWarman888

Dude, how do you think the 10 year old girl feels now?? If he gets beat up, Tough. You do something Bad in Life, you get punished, Deal with it people.

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fine...then put him in jail.

hell....make it public to his new "bunk buddies" what he did to get in there...I have no problem with that.

but like it has already been stated this tshirt thing has a number of drawbacks.

-it can affect other innocent people
-it comes across as a joke
-I can think of 12 ways of getting around the punishment off the top of my head without even trying

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Originally Posted by Scurvy

There are the other 3 reasons aswell :2thumbsup:

but, some inncocent members of the public might get hurt, even arrested and plausibly put before court for attacking him.... they suffer aswell,

The point of sentancing is to define the exact punishment the criminal should be subjected too, (although i admit the malleability of jail sentances makes a mockery of this) - the moment you have a sentance that allows other people outside of the elgal system top punish, you completely destroy the point of having a court proceeding anyway (once you know he's guilty)

:egypt:

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Even Still. You do that, you get punish. I'm done posting here..

Would this same sentence also have been used if it had been a woman? No, because the law of Indecent Exposure only applies to men. I hate double standards...:wall:

Since this thread is about sex offenders, this story is appropiate:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

You hear that gents? According to the British Airlines, you are all potential child molestors so you are not allowed to sit near children on flights! Never mind the loads of evidence that show that women abuse children far more than men! Seriously, how do they get away with this blatant sexism?:furious3:

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Originally Posted by {BHC}KingWarman888

Even Still. You do that, you get punish. I'm done posting here..

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I so want to get that T-shirt.

It sounds like it'll beat the hell out of every crappy Hot Topic T-shirts out there. My Super Saiyan Snappy Emo rating will go sky high when I wear that to school and get into a trouble or two.

This is not nearly as bad/awesome as the "man forced to marry goat" on from africa.

did they make him wear a "i'm married to a goat" t-shirt :beam:

Here's another idea. Why don't they just put him and his family in stocks in the town square and encourage the locals to bring rotten fruit to throw at them?

He should be punished but not in this manner.

As worse punishment would be making the man wear a t-shirt that says "My last name is Teeter".

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Originally Posted by IRONxMortlock

Here's another idea. Why don't they just put him and his family in stocks in the town square and encourage the locals to bring rotten fruit to throw at them?

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The judge obviously didn't read The Lottery, else he'd get the idea. :tongue:

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Originally Posted by Gregoshi

As worse punishment would be making the man wear a t-shirt that says "My last name is Teeter".

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I don't get it. My last name is Teeter.

They should tatoo it on his forehead. Or from cheek to cheek across his face. This just isn't good enough. :furious3: