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Judge Michael Cicconetti, who is known for making the punishment fit the crime, has decided that, instead of going to jail for 60 days, Victoria Bascom, who has deliberately not paid for her journey, for which the cab driver took her to court, could instead walk 48km - the length of the taxi trip - over48 hours. She is also sentenced to four months probation and had to pay $100 (R1215) in fines for the taxi company.

The Ohio judge popular for his eye-to-eye punishment. He has made a teenager who was playing music too loudly to sit on his own in the woods in silence. He has made a man who shouted at the police, calling them "pigs", stand with real pigs in a town square for two hours. He made a woman who abandoned a litter of kittens, to sleep on her own in a park with no shelter or blankets for a night.

The judge Cicconetti said, "I'm not doing this for the publicity. I'm doing this to get through the people. These actions have to stop. Whatever the crime may be - theft, driving around a school bus or driving under the influence - this needs to stop. If we can help someone out there to change their behaviour and stop one or two cases, that's the idea."

The judge is much appreciated by the Ohio community for his reasonable and practical sentencing.

By Premji